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1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank)
2. REPORT DATE
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
September 1995
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
5. FUNDING NUMBERS
Automation Opportunities at Corps of Engineers Locks and Dams
CWIS WU: 32722
6. AUTHORS
Kevin L. Carey
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
72 Lyme Road
Special Report 95-21
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-1290
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
10. SPONSORING/MONITORING
AGENCY REPORT NUMBER
Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314-1000
11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Available from NTIS, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)
In an investigation to determine the feasibility of automating some of the operations at navigation locks and
dams of the Corps of Engineers, a scheme of five categories composed of seventeen characteristics was devel-
oped to evaluate candidate automation measures. As a result of both a survey of Corps water resources
projects and field visits to seven lock and dam projects, 43 navigation project functions that could be automat-
ed to varying degrees are identified and described (24 associated with lock operations, 15 associated with
dam operations, and four related to navigation operations). The 43 project functions are assessed according to
the evaluation scheme, and presented in a matrix format. The matrix can be used for selections, comparisons,
sortings, or rankings of the various project functions and automation alternatives. The matrix is readily
adaptable to a database when and if it grows larger. Thus, an initial framework has been established for eval-
uating operations and functions commonly occurring at navigation locks and dams offering opportunities for
automation. This framework should prove useful for operational planning and management decision-mak-
ing.
14. SUBJECT TERMS
15. NUMBER OF PAGES
29
Automation
Navigation projects
Dams
Operations
16. PRICE CODE
Locks
17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT
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OF THIS PAGE
OF ABSTRACT
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Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89)
NSN 7540-01-280-5500
Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39-18
298-102
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