Traffic Control Workstation Warning Lights




"In 2013, 67,523 crashes were estimated to have occurred in work zones nationwide"
- U.S. DOT

A Call for Safety

Every year, thousands of incidents occur in work zones all in which could have been preventable. Our project's purpose is designed to alert drivers in a stronger way to protect the workers and other drivers. 

Our Solution

We have designed a tower system in which better alerts the drivers using manual and auto flashing lights with various intensities depending on the weather. There will be two towers on each side of the road to maximize visability while remote controlled for flaggers to take action immediately. 

Project Overview

-Solar powered to allow continual uninterrupted use
-Smart dual-powered lighting circuit to maximize battery life
-Battery continually reenergizes while capable of lasting over a full work day
-Designed under DOT regulations
-Plug-n-play for easy production, repair, set-up

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Flagger Pros USA
Steve Risius,
David Dargel



Advisor
Dr. Chinmey Hegde

Matthew Ruebbelke

Team Leader
Electrical Engineer

Degree focused in control systems. Graduating this December and going into industry. Main contributions to the project was finding, building, and testing all the industrial components and communication with FlaggerPro.

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Johnny Panicola

Communicator
Electrical Engineer

Degree focused in semiconductor fabrication and biosensing technologies. Will be graduating this Dec 2016 to join industry. Main contribution to the projects was circuit design and overall synthesis of the components.

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Ryan Ostwinkle

Concept Head
Electrical Engineer

Degree focused in power and control systems. Graduating this December and going into industry. Main contributions to the project was background experience to flagger operations, and provided assistance in circuit design.

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Daniel Kim

Web Master
Software Engineer

Degree focused in web application with interest in game development. Graduating in the upcoming year of 2017 and currently open for job opportunities. Main contributions to the project was the design phase and our website.

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