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Semi-Autonomous Pothole Patcher

Company: Carl Bromley (sole proprietor, inventor)

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: CMPSC
Optional: EE, ESC, MATSE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: YES

In one recent year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spent $93 million patching potholes with some needing a do-over one year later. The goal of this project is to provide the means of quickly removing loose debris from a pothole, gauging to near perfection the amount of material needed to fill the hole, filling the hole and compacting the patch material to a smooth drivable surface. Deep potholes will be filled in layers with each layer no more than two inches thick and compacted separately to provide a good foundation for additional layers above it. The final layer will be filled, leveled, and shaped prior to compacting so that its final configuration after rolling is flat and (ideally) bump-free.