Monitoring and Control of Overweight Trucks for Smart Mobility and Safety of Freight Operations

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Monitoring and Control of Overweight Trucks for Smart Mobility and Safety of Freight Operations Overview This project will investigate technologies to screen overweight trucks including high-speed weigh-in-motion (HS-WIM) system integrated with license plate reader and/or security camera, and to evaluate the feasibility of such technologies compared to current screening practices at weighing stations. In addition,…

Integrative Vehicle Infrastructure Traffic System (iVITS) Control in Connected Cities

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Integrative Vehicle Infrastructure Traffic System (iVITS) Control in Connected Cities Overview This project will develop network-wide iVITS, leveraging team members’ current research on local and regional iVITS models and algorithms. Connected vehicle (CV) technology is taking shape with the government mandating the inclusion of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (IVI) equipment such as the DSRC technology,…

Screenshot of a trajectory synthesizer application for shared electric vehicles

Designing and Managing Infrastructure for Shared Connected Electric Vehicles

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Designing and Managing Infrastructure for Shared Connected Electric Vehicles Overview The research team developed a trajectory synthesizer that allows for selection of number of trips and time block during the day and then predicts the trajectory of a carshare vehicle based on a given start location. Electric vehicles (EVs) generally lead to a reduction in…