Development of a Portable Work Zone Traffic Information System with DSRC based V2I or V2V Communication and BT Cell Phones -FY10 NATSRL
Principal Investigator:
M. Imran Hayee, Asst Prof, Dir. of Grad Studies, UMD-Electrical & Computer Eng
Project Summary:
Each year, several hundred people are killed, and many more injured, in work zones on U.S. highways. The primary goal of this project is to develop a traffic information system that is portable to work zones and that will improve safety conditions for U.S. highway workers. The research team will incorporate GPS functionality into Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) and use these devices for communication between vehicles and infrastructure. The system will also be capable of estimating important congestion parameters (for example, vehicle speed and travel time) and will communicate these estimates to other DSRCs. Ultimately, the information will be translated into safety and warning messages that will be relayed to bluetooth-enabled cell phones and communicated to all vehicles within range, including those approaching the work zone.
Sponsors:
- ITS Institute (RITA)
Project Details:
- Start date: 06/2009
- Project Status: Active
- Research Area: Transportation Safety and Traffic Flow