Non-Invasive Asphalt Pavement Repair System
Summary
A non-invasive asphalt pavement maintenance system that makes road maintenance easier by lowering the consumption of non-renewable resources, reducing user impact and cutting road maintenance costs. The system consists of a specially-designed method and machine for carrying out preventive maintenance of asphalt pavements that relies on microwaves that allow the pavement to self-repair when they come into contact with the pavement.
Potential Applications
- Highway, street, and asphalt road maintenance
- Runway, car park, asphalt container yard maintenance
- Maintenance of public spaces with asphalt surfaces
Development Status
TRL 5: Technology validated in relevant (simulated) environment
Advantages
- Doubles the useful life of asphalt
- 50% reduction in time associated with urban pavement repair
- 75% reduction in the costs associated with urban pavement repair
- Minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources
Intellectual Property
Patent Application No. PCT CL 2019/ 050146 pending, 2019
Opportunity
This technology is available to companies interested in acquiring the rights to the innovation in order to bring it to market.
Research Team
- Álvaro González, Assistant Professor School of Engineering
- Francisco Rioseco, Researcher at Linktech