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LEAD STATES TEAM SYNOPSIS Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) Team What the LST Did Automated machine guidance (AMG) uses software to direct the operation of construction equipment. Computer models analyze construction data to create an accurate picture of the terrain and conditions, then track the performance of each action. Because of AMG’s many benefits, the lead states team (LST) aimed to evaluate and encourage its use by contractors and its specification by state agencies. The LST’s ultimate goal is to produce best-practice guidelines to encourage specification of AMG in appropriate contracts. Over a four-year period, the LST performed several major tasks: • identified a core group of prospective adopter states by creating information resources, presenting AMG at meetings, and evaluating target states; • measured contractor use of AMG before and after the LST project to measure any increase in AMG use; • enlisted the assistance of AASHTO to adopt a data standard to help states streamline and make consistent the data collection process for AMG implementation; and • established a liaison with relevant allied organizations and committees to enlist their support/coordination in accelerating AMG adoption by state agencies. What the LST Accomplished ASHT1101.0711.20 The shaded states on the maps are the lead states and those known to have experience using AMG before and after the lead states team period of activity. 500 Miles 0 BEFORE AFTER Proven Benefits of AMG: • Improves the speed and accuracy of highway construction processes • Eliminates the need for much of the skilled manual control and labor involved in traditional methods • Improves worker safety by placing fewer workers in dangerous work zones • Improves the accuracy of planning and construction, and results in fewer changes and less reengineering and rework • Allows greater flexibility in the work schedule • Increases communication and credibility in the environmental process • Produces better ride quality in the roadway and fewer traffic interruptions for drivers • Saves agencies and contractors time and money Lou Barrett, Chair, Minnesota DOT Stephen Atkinson, Missouri DOT Dan Belcher, Michigan DOT Todd Broadwell, Minnesota DOT Craig Collison, Minnesota DOT Charlie Brown, North Carolina DOT Beverly Sutphin, Florida DOT Craig Hancock, Utah DOT Brad Hollister, Wisconsin DOT Greg Mayo, Georgia DOT Dan Streett, New York DOT Douglas Townes, Federal Highway Administration Steve Nelson, Ames Construction Butch Trebesch, Ames Construction Dominick Izzo, Lancaster Development, Inc. AMG computer software guides construction equipment such as this bulldozer for improved speed and accuracy. Activity Period 2007-2010 Cost of LST Effort $23,185 LST Members
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LEAD STATES TEAM S Y N O P S I SAutomated Machine Guidance (AMG) Team
What the LST Did
Automated machine guidance (AMG) uses software to direct the operation of construction equipment. Computer models analyze construction data to create an accurate picture of the terrain and conditions, then track the performance of each action. Because of AMG’s many benefits, the lead states team (LST) aimed to evaluate and encourage its use by contractors and its specification by state agencies. The LST’s ultimate goal is to produce best-practice guidelines to encourage specification of AMG in appropriate contracts.
Over a four-year period, the LST performed several major tasks:
• identifiedacoregroupofprospectiveadopterstatesbycreatinginformation resources, presenting AMG at meetings, and evaluating target states;
• measuredcontractoruseofAMGbeforeandaftertheLSTprojectto measure any increase in AMG use;
•enlistedtheassistanceofAASHTOtoadoptadatastandardtohelp states streamline and make consistent the data collection process for AMG implementation; and
• establishedaliaisonwithrelevantalliedorganizationsandcommittees to enlist their support/coordination in accelerating AMG adoption by state agencies.
What the LST Accomplished
ASHT1101.0711.20
The shaded states on the maps are the lead states and those known to have experience using AMG before and after the lead states team period of activity.
500 Miles0
Parallel scale at 40˚N 95˚W
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500 Miles0
Parallel scale at 40˚N 95˚W
500 KM0
BEFORE AFTER
Proven Benefits of AMG:
• Improvesthespeedandaccuracy of highway construction processes
• Eliminatestheneedformuch of the skilled manual control and labor involved in traditional methods
• Improvesworkersafetybyplacing fewer workers in dangerous work zones
• Improvestheaccuracyof planning and construction, and results in fewer changes and less reengineering and rework
• Allowsgreaterflexibilityinthe work schedule
• Increasescommunicationand credibility in the environmental process
• Producesbetterridequalityin the roadway and fewer traffic interruptions for drivers
• Savesagenciesandcontractors time and money
Lou Barrett, Chair, Minnesota DOTStephen Atkinson, Missouri DOTDan Belcher, Michigan DOTTodd Broadwell, Minnesota DOTCraig Collison, Minnesota DOTCharlie Brown, North Carolina DOT
Beverly Sutphin, Florida DOTCraig Hancock, Utah DOTBrad Hollister, Wisconsin DOTGreg Mayo, Georgia DOTDan Streett, New York DOT
Douglas Townes, Federal Highway AdministrationSteve Nelson, Ames ConstructionButch Trebesch, Ames ConstructionDominick Izzo, Lancaster Development, Inc.
AMG computer software guides construction equipment such as this bulldozer for improved speed and accuracy.
Activity Period2007-2010
Cost of LST Effort$23,185
LST Members
