Controlled resurfacing of roads and the like
First Claim
1. A method of resurfacing an existing road surface or the like comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining a measurement of actual surface profile as a function of distance over the existing road surface,(b) identifying a desired road profile by electronically simulating characteristics of vehicle response travelling over the measured road surface profile while selectively electronically altering wavelength content of said measured profile until said characteristics of vehicle response achieve a preselected standard, and(c) modifying the existing road surface to obtain said desired profile by propelling road resurfacing equipment over the existing road surface while continuously controlling said road resurfacing equipment as a function of a difference between said desired profile and said measured profile.
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Abstract
A method of resurfacing a road or the like wherein existing surface profile is first measured as a function of distance over the road surface. A desired profile is then identified as a function of measured road profile by simulating travel of a vehicle over the road surface and observing the quality of vehicle ride and/or pavement dynamic load while the spatial wavelength characteristics of measured profile are progressively attenuated. When ride quality and/or dynamic load of desired preselected standard is obtained, a resurface control signal is obtained as a conjoint function of distance along the road surface and the difference between measured profile and spatially attenuated profile. Road resurfacing equipment is also disclosed for selective removal of pavement surface material or selective deposition of paving material as a function of the control signal so obtained to achieve the desired resurfaced road profile.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of resurfacing an existing road surface or the like comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a measurement of actual surface profile as a function of distance over the existing road surface, (b) identifying a desired road profile by electronically simulating characteristics of vehicle response travelling over the measured road surface profile while selectively electronically altering wavelength content of said measured profile until said characteristics of vehicle response achieve a preselected standard, and (c) modifying the existing road surface to obtain said desired profile by propelling road resurfacing equipment over the existing road surface while continuously controlling said road resurfacing equipment as a function of a difference between said desired profile and said measured profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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