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  • Current pavement condition assessments rely on manual inspections and the International Roughness Index (IRI).
  • Modern vehicles are equipped with advanced sensors capable of collecting infrastructure condition data.
  • Connected vehicle technology offers potential for innovative infrastructure monitoring solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the use of on-board sensors in Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) connected vehicles for crowdsourced ride quality estimation.
  • To assess the viability of using connected vehicle data to estimate the International Roughness Index (IRI).
  • To compare crowdsourced IRI data from connected vehicles with traditional inertial profiler measurements.

Main Methods:

  • A case study was conducted along 112 km (70 mi) of Interstate-65 in Indiana.
  • Data was collected using both a high-precision inertial profiler and production vehicle data from connected vehicles.
  • Statistical analysis, including correlation (R2) and p-value, was performed to compare the datasets.

Main Results:

  • A strong linear correlation (R2 = 0.79, p < 0.001) was found between inertial profiler measurements and crowdsourced connected vehicle data.
  • Connected vehicle data demonstrated a high degree of accuracy in estimating ride quality.
  • The study confirmed the potential for using readily available vehicle data for pavement assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Crowdsourced roughness data from connected vehicles is a viable tool for network-level pavement quality monitoring.
  • This approach can supplement or potentially replace traditional methods for large-scale pavement assessments.
  • Further development of standards is recommended for the widespread adoption of connected vehicle data in pavement management systems.