METHODOLOGY
This proposed controller was first tested at an isolated signalized intersection to validate its performance and then on an arterial road in downtown Blacksburg with multiple traffic…
The team built models for each city, drawing on data on consumer habits and business performance and dozens of interviews with business owners and government officials. The models projected consumer…
Findings:
The TSP based on CV technology (TSPCV) logic was capable of providing a green light for the transit vehicle 100 percent of the time.
Though both conventional and differential GPS devices…
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Methodology
Four prototype warning interface displays covering three warning mode alternatives (auditory, visual and haptic) were designed and developed for the motorcycles. The warnings were also…
For the test track experiment, the in-vehicle adaptive display system utilized a five-inch LCD monitor, positioned so it was slightly offset from the vehicle’s steering wheel and plugged in the…
Methodology
The effectiveness of the cruise control system was tested by running 2100 agent-based simulations in a MATLAB environment. The combination of controller-agents, ECACC-agents and driver-…
MethodologyThe buried cable animal detection system was installed at the Virginia Smart Road location and monitored continually from May 2014 to February 2015. A reliability analysis was performed on…
FINDINGSThe following conclusions were derived from 38 simulation runs:Eco-speed control is able to reduce the overall fuel consumption of vehicles by approximately 30 percent in the vicinity of…
METHODOLOGY
After participants were exposed to each functional application, the experimenter asked a series of questions to capture data on immediate impressions, safety application effectiveness,…