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Wheeled Instrumentation Sensor Package (WISP)

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Operating System Requirements

• Weather resistant laptop or tablet computer with touch screen recommended with external battery power supply

• The sensor box requires a separate USB Windows interface on a laptop or tablet computer

Software Features

• Programming code is Python with various 3rd party modules (all open source tools)

• Grade and cross slope sensors information is reported as a floating-point number representing percentage of slope

• Grade and cross slope sampling rate of approximately 300 Hz

• Active, adjustable digital filtering (0.5 sec time constant) for almost on the fly data recording

• Fully object oriented architecture layout

• Component Object Module (COM) interface to request distance grade and cross slope

• A separate calibration routine is provided for distance. A minimum pre-measured distance of 25 feet is required

• A calibration routine is provided for calibration of grade and cross slope
  Compatible with High Efficiency Trail Assessment Process Software (HETAP)
   

Hardware Features

• Sensor package usable on Roll-a-wheel, jogging stroller, ATV or OHV platforms

• Five magnets per wheel used on jogging stroller for a resolution of approximately 5 inches

• Dual reed switch pickup provides accurate distance information, and forward and reverse sensing (back up to collect missed data points/features)

Jogging Stroller	Roll-a-Wheel	ATV