Profilographs

SSI has supplied the original California Profilograph frames since 1995. The mechanical style collection system built by Jim Cox and Sons in Northern California was converted to electronic signals through SSI software. Now, the original frame and SSI Profiler collection software are available directly from SSI.

• Custom 25-foot aluminum frame and support wheels
• Guaranteed compliance with specifications
• Portable operator housing with AC/DC supplies
• Transports in pickup bed or optional enclosed trailer
• Bi-directional steering available
• Panasonic Toughboook operator computer
• Reversible brake for testing on slopes
• Follows CTM 526 and ASTM E1274

• SSI Profiler calibrates, collects, edits, reports, and exports data
• PDF, Excel, PPF and ERD ProVAL formats
• Report in PRI, IRI, HRI, RN
• Report in English or Metric
• Two or three tracks reported next to each other
• Rewritable data or analysis parameters

SSI Profilographs are guaranteed to comply with:

• ASTM E1274
• USACE and FAA smoothness requirements
• CTM 526 California Profilograph testing for highway pavement
• CTM 547 California Bridge profilograph testing, and
• all other DOT standards.

The original and only true California type system. (CS8500 is the new/replacement system for Cox and McCracken branded systems)

• Professionally engineered hardware refined over 50 years
• One-person assembly and operation
• Aluminum frame and support wheels assemble in minutes
• Portable operator control housing with AC/DC power supplies
• Bi-directional frame operation (reversible steering hardware orients system to test adjacent wheel path without turn-around
• Panasonic Toughbook computer with Touchscreen controls
• Toughbook computer is Mil-Spec
• Lightweight, quiet generator for AC power
  • Optional DC battery
• GPS subsystem displays of GPS position, integrates coordinates with profile stations, localized roughness, and Google Earth
• Adjustable hardware for over/under steering on curved surfaces
• Reversible brake for parking frame on sloped surfaces
• Optional enclosed cargo trailer with engineered hardware for secure storage and transit of profilograph system
• All major spare parts stocked and available by expedited delivery
• Warranty on all individual and integrated system components
• Optional on-board printer for field printing traces and reports with power assisted paper take-up for auto-scrolling of profile traces
• Bridge configuration available (e.g. CalTrans Test 547)

• Easy to learn, easy to use Windows software programs
• Multiple profile indexes supported (PRI, IRI, HRI, RN)
• Computer instructed calibration and data collection routines
• Feature rich, mature data analysis software
• Collect dual wheel paths from either direction or any starting point
• Dual wheel paths test results on one graph with results averaged
• Two trace reports allow assessment of profile across lane
• English or Metric data collection and reporting
• Real time display of test results, stationing, and profile trace during collection
• Localized Roughness navigation through trace view & Google Earth
• Must-grind bumps/dips display in real time with audible alarm
• Customized localized roughness reports display dimensions and peak magnitude for each bump and dip
• Profile reports and traces on-screen, in PDF images, or hard copy
• Raw data exports to multiple formats (Excel, ERD/PPF for ProVal)
• Raw profile data encrypted for maximum security
• Profile data infinitely re-writable with different parameters
• Parameters adjust and comply with all commonly used agency specifications (e.g. ASTM, DOT, Transport Ministry, FAA, and USACE)
• Add new data to existing profile data files for comparison of original and corrected surfaces.
  • Track ride improvement throughout project
• Troubleshooting
  • Embedded PDF user manual in software
  • Send Feedback or report issues to SSI staff directly
  • Real time diagnostics monitor system health and ease support
  • Desktop license supplied for viewing, analyzing, and printing data
  • Software updates by self-executing internet download
  • On-site customer training and support worldwide