System for monitoring application of roadway marking tape
AssigneeEPIC Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Arnold Wilkens, Gary Ricker
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring physical and/or environmental conditions during application of roadway marking tape. The system includes a data logging system that is operative to monitor one or more environmental parameters and geographical location during application of roadway marking tape. The data logging system generates a record of the parameters indexed to location. The record may be used to ensure application compliance and/or allow a user to alter one or more application parameters to ensure application compliance.
Claims20
An application system for applying a marking tape to a roadway surface, comprising:
- a tape applicator configured to apply roadway marking tape to a roadway surface, the tape applicator attached to a tape application vehicle configured to travel over the roadway surface;
- at least a first environmental sensor configured to measure at least a first environmental parameter while the tape applicator applies roadway marking tape to the roadway surface;
- a location sensor configured to measure a geographic location of the tape application vehicle while the tape applicator applies roadway marking tape to the roadway surface;
- a controller operatively connected to the first environmental sensor and the location sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- record the first environmental parameter received from the environmental sensor indexed to the geographic location of the tape application vehicle to an electronic record.
A method for use with applying roadway marking tape to a roadway surface, comprising:
- applying roadway marking tape to a roadway surface using a tape applicator moving over the roadway surface;
- acquiring at least one environmental measurement while the roadway marking tape is being applied to the roadway surface;
- acquiring a geographical location measurement of the tape applicator while the roadway marking tape is being applied to the roadway surface;
- generating an electronic record that records the first environmental parameter indexed to the geographic location of the tape applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.