Appendix B: Technology Transfer Workshops The first workshop with focus on the Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) was conducted virtually on April 6th, 2022, with a presentation from the major vendor and developer of this technology. Over forty participants attended the workshop. For the other technologies, a combined workshop was held in-person (with virtual participation as well) on May 24th, 2022, with presentations from experts in both technologies. Again, over forty participants attend the workshop. A field demonstration of the density profiling system (DPS) was conducted at the end of the IRISE Annual Meeting on May 25th, 2022, in a parking lot. Another field demonstration of the DPS was conducted for Allegheny County and invitees on June 9th, 2022, in an active paving project. Recordings of these presentations are available at the IRISE website.
B.2. Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle Workshop The workshop was presented by Maynard Factor from Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. Mr. Factor is the Vice President of Business Development for the Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Unmanned Systems Division. He is responsible for the generation of new business opportunities, world-wide sales, and marketing, and provides technical direction for long range strategic planning including the development of new products, capabilities, and internal research and development endeavors. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions works in collaboration with Royal Truck and Equipment Inc. to develop the autonomous truck mounted attenuators (ATMA) also known as Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV).
B.2.1. ATMA workshop presentation minutes Standard truck mounted attenuators (TMA) are regularly used in moving work zones in all 50 states and worldwide. Moving work zones are common practice for operations like line painting or patching. These work zones typically move at speeds of 7 – 15 mph along regular
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