Stay updated with breaking news from Des moines inc. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Clearing roads during whiteout conditions creates hazardous conditions beyond the risk of impassable pavements. Snow plow operators cannot see what’s ahead of them, and it is not easy stopping a Class 8 truck with a massive plow affixed to its front.
Researchers at Iowa State University have been given $500,000 toward developing a navigation system that will increase the safety of snow plows during whiteout conditions. The money comes in the form of a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation. ....
Iowa State researchers developing snowplow navigation system for blizzard conditions • News Service • Iowa State University iastate.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iastate.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A navigation system for snowplows could help operators work through low-visibility conditions when winter storms blow across Iowa. Larger photo. Photo ....
Most-read construction stories include a rebar-tying robot that cut bridge-job labor 34%, Komatsu s electric excavator powered by swappable batteries, 3 things the infrastructure plan missed, how long will the microchip shortage will choke truck supply? ....