US 12,488,157 B2Granted

System and method for inspecting and managing roads

AssigneeSolutions Daway Inc.

InventorsDaniel Bissonnette, Guylaine Caux

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Abstract

A method, system and computer readable medium for improving road quality indexes comprising, for each road R1 from a plurality of roads, obtaining two of more datasets comprising: design data, construction data, maintenance data, inspection data, environmental data; from one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1. Deriving best practices related to road construction and/or road maintenance is performed considering the obtained datasets. During an intervention performed on a road R2, altering in real-time execution parameters of the intervention is performed considering intervention data gathered in real-time during the intervention and the best practices. The intervention is one of construction or maintenance and the execution parameters include a choice of material for R2, a construction technique for R2, a maintenance technique for R2, a design choice for one or more structures of R2, design data related to a design phase of R2.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method for improving one or more road quality indexes comprising:

for each road R1 from a plurality of roads, obtaining two or more datasets comprising:
design data related to a design phase of the road R1;
construction data related to a construction phase of the road R1;
maintenance data related to maintenance activities performed at one or more moments in a lifecycle of the road R1;
inspection data related to inspections performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
testing data related to tests performed regarding the road R1;
and
environmental data related to environmental measurements performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
and
deriving one or more best practices related to at least one of road construction and road maintenance considering, for the plurality of roads, the obtained datasets for the environmental data, the testing data, the inspection data, the maintenance data, the construction data and the design data;
during an intervention being performed on a road R2:
gathering intervention data during field activities;
computing a suggestion from the intervention data using a predictive model and the best practices;
and
altering one or more execution parameters of the intervention based on the suggestion;
wherein the gathering, the computing and the altering is performed in real-time;
wherein the intervention is one of construction, maintenance or testing at the road R2;
and
wherein the execution parameters include at least one of:
a choice of material for the road R2;
a construction technique for the road R2;
a maintenance technique for the road R2;
and
a design choice for one or more structures of the road R2.

21 more elements

A system for improving one or more road quality indexes comprising one or more processors configured to:

for each road R1 from a plurality of roads, obtain two or more datasets comprising:
design data related to a design phase of the road R1;
construction data related to a construction phase of the road R1;
maintenance data related to maintenance activities performed at one or more moments in a lifecycle of the road R1;
inspection data related to inspections performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
testing data related to tests performed regarding the road R1;
and
environmental data related to environmental measurements performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
and
derive one or more best practices related to at least one of road construction and road maintenance considering, for the plurality of roads, the obtained datasets for the environmental data, the testing data, the inspection data, the maintenance data, the construction data and the design data;
during an intervention being performed on a road R2:
gather intervention data during field activities;
compute a suggestion from the intervention data using a predictive model and the best practices;
and
alter one or more execution parameters of the intervention based on the suggestion;
wherein the gathering, the computing and the altering is performed in real-time;
wherein the intervention is one of construction, maintenance or testing at the road R2;
and
wherein the execution parameters include at least one of:
a choice of material for the road R2;
a construction technique for the road R2;
a maintenance technique for the road R2;
and
a design choice for one or more structures of the road R2.

21 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for improving one or more road quality indexes, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
for each road R1 from a plurality of roads, obtain two or more datasets comprising:
design data related to a design phase of the road R1;
construction data related to a construction phase of the road R1;
maintenance data related to maintenance activities performed at one or more moments in a lifecycle of the road R1;
inspection data related to inspections performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
testing data related to tests performed regarding the road R1;
and
environmental data related to environmental measurements performed at one or more moments in the lifecycle of the road R1;
and
derive one or more best practices related to at least one of road construction and road maintenance considering, for the plurality of roads, the obtained datasets for the environmental data, the testing data, the inspection data, the maintenance data, the construction data and the design data;
during an intervention being performed on a road R2:
gather intervention data during field activities;
compute a suggestion from the intervention data using a predictive model and the best practices;
and
alter one or more execution parameters of the intervention based on the suggestion;
wherein the gathering, the computing and the altering is performed in real-time;
wherein the intervention is one of construction, maintenance or testing at the road R2;
and
wherein the execution parameters include at least one of:
a choice of material for the road R2;
a construction technique for the road R2;
a maintenance technique for the road R2;
and
a design choice for one or more structures of the road R2.

22 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/708,745Filed 21 Dec 2022 · us provisional application
Priority: 21 Dec 2021
Published: US 2024/0419850 A119 Dec 2024
Granted: 2 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

E01C 23/01
Auxiliary devices or arrangements for constructing, repairing, reconditioning, or taking-up road or like surfaces: devices or auxiliary means for…
G06F 30/13
Geometric CAD: architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes,…
E01C 1/002
Design or layout of roads, e.g. for noise abatement, for gas absorption: design or lay-out of roads, e.g. street systems, cross-sections ; Design…
G06Q 10/0637
Operations research, analysis or management: strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions…