Generation of efficiency in pavement condition inspection on Panamericana Sur Km 16.3 using the remotely piloted aircraft system, VES, 2024. (#1941)

Authors

Costilla Hurtado, Stalin

García Romero, Charlotte Esther

Abstract

Civil engineers are responsible for the design, management, projection, and construction in the fields of geotechnics and roadways. The CE.010 Pavement Standards, section 6.4, outlines the foundations for justifying the need for pavement rehabilitation, specifying the application of inspections to determine the road's condition and execute the necessary rehabilitation. Highways are critical for Peru's development, facilitating access, communication, and economic growth for society. However, the high costs and poor quality of inspections caused by outdated methodologies in the current standards, which have remained unchanged for 14 years despite scientific and technological advancements, are concerning. Therefore, it is proposed to improve the efficiency of pavement condition inspections by implementing a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) and subsequently updating the standards with a detailed methodology that incorporates the roughness index. The RPAS allows for the identification of the International Roughness Index (IRI) in pavements with greater efficiency, offering advantages over the Merlin device. This facilitates better management and productivity in evaluation tasks. The proposed objectives include determining how the implementation of RPAS influences efficiency, as well as its impact on performance, data collection, and operation in generating efficiency for inspecting the pavement condition of the Panamericana Sur at Km 16.3 in Villa El Salvador, in 2024. Keywords: Efficiency 1, Management 2, Remotely Piloted Aircraft 3, IRI 4.