Development of a Street Sweeper Fleet Management System
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UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2005 Development of a street sweeper fleet management system Ravi Shenkar Seera University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Seera, Ravi Shenkar, "Development of a street sweeper fleet management system" (2005). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1909. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/5qyp-cz8y This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DEVELOPMENT OF A STREET SWEEPER FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM by Ravi Shenkar Seera Bachelor of Technology Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada 2003 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas December 2005 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 1435640 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. 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Thesis Approval IJNTV The Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas IMovg 18^ ■ 20 (0 5 The Thesis prepared by Ravi Shenkar Seera Entitled DEVELOPMENT OF A STRF.F.T SWRRPF.R FT.KF.T MAWAOKMF.NT SYSTEM is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in C ivil Engineering Examination Committee Chair Dean of the Graduate College Examination Committee Member Examination Committee Member Graduate College Faculty Representative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT Development of a Street Sweeper Fleet Management System by Ravi Shenkar Seera Dr. Shashi Nambisan, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Civil Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas Street sweeping is a vital public service that not only facilitates traffic flow and improves the appearance of the neighborhoods. It also helps removes debris and dust from the roadways thus enhancing drainage and reducing air pollution. The need for a street sweeper fleet management system is to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of street sweeping programs. In this research, an application is developed for the management of street sweepers with the aid of a mapping system interface to query and analyze the data collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices installed in the sweeper trucks. Based on the functional needs of the system, an architecture is first developed for the system. Then, existing software and hardware components are used as the basis to design the system. Customized interfaces and processes are developed to integrate various system components. The resulting system is expected to provide accurate records of machine activity, improving fleet cost management and vehicle productivity. The system has the capabilities to generate reports and graphical summaries of various aspects of resource allocation and utilization. Examples of such reporting capabilities include records of machine usage and activity including dates, exact times and locations that vehicles start, drive, idle and stop as well HI Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. as the use of various events such as even when and where the brooms and dust suppression systems were engaged. These types of fleet usage data can also greatly reduce manual record keeping and unauthorized vehicle use, minimize billing errors, and improve route efficiencies. Other benefits include accountability of work performed, increased efficiency of resource utilization, better records for legal purposes, optimizing routes and improving service. The street sweeping program managed by the Clark County Department of Public Works, Nevada is used to demonstrate the development and use of the system. IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF TABLES.................................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS....................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 1 Background..............................................................................................................................2 Science of GPS Teehnology ................................................................................................. 3 Web-based Fleet Management System ................................................................................4 Objeetive.................................................................................................................................. 5 Outline of Thesis.....................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................ 7 History of Sweepers ............................................................................................................... 7 Trends in Sweeper Teehnology ............................................................................................8 Parking Lot Sweepers ....................................................................................................10 Airport Sweepers .................................................................................................... 10 Sidewalk Sweepers and Other Speeialty Sweeper Types .........................................II Internet and the WWAV ........................................................................................................13 Current State of Spatial Information Provision................................................................14 CHAPTER 3 MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES............................... 17 Review of Technologies .....................................................................................................17 HTML Form s....................................................................................................................... 19 Java...................................................................................................................................19 ActiveX............................................................................................................................20 Plug-ins............................................................................................................................21 GIS on the W eb ....................................................................................................................22 GIS Vendor Products ..........................................................................................................23 Assessment Criteria............................................................................................................24 Autodesk MapGuide...........................................................................................................25 Autodesk MapGuide Components.............................................................................. 25 ESRI ArelMS.......................................... 27 ESRI ArelMS Components ...........................................................................................28 Diseussion of the eomponents of the Major Produets ................................................... 30 Maps, Data and Viewers ...................................................................................................