PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-09-0013
Project Name:	Real-Time Signal State Transition Software for the Advanced Traffic Controller (06-FH1)
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Gibson First Name: David P Telephone: 202-493-3271 E-mail: david.gibson@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Operations Research and Development
Team:	Trans Enabling Technologies Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Findings:	It is possible to develop a software that does signal state transitions in the footsteps of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 3-66.
Project Description:	National Cooperative Highway Research Program 3-66, has developed a real-time traffic signal State Transition Logic Software. This logic allows local intersection control programs to be aware of the distinctions between different kinds of preempts and the meanings (e.g., the difference between railroad and light rail preempts, fire trucks, ambulances, police, and mass transit vehicle priority requests). This project will develop versions of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program 3-66 logic in C and Ada programming languages to ride to work with Path traffic signal control program logic and the real-time Linux Advanced Transportation Controller operating system for the Advanced Transportation Controller. Objectives of this research study are: 1) Examine the state of the art in open source traffic signal controller logic; 2) Convert the Path Logic to run on the prototype development hardware; 3) Develop interactions with traffic simulator for extended testing; 4) Integrate selected elements of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program 3-66 signal state transition logic.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	May 13, 2009
End Date:	December 13, 2011
Funding Amount:	$604,498.00
FHWA Program Name:	Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA)
Goals:	The key project objective is to develop a logic for signal state transitions that follows in the footsteps of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 3-66.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	This project is being done with the cooperation of the Houston Transtar; their signal laboratory is testing the software.
Test Methodology:	Houston Transtar signal laboratory will be conducting testing with their signal test equipment.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA); Role(s): Other stakeholder
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit of this study is improved signal state transition algorithms that provide the opportunity for utilizing enhanced traffic and pedestrian sensor data for optimization of both vehicular and pedestrian safety and operations.
Deliverables:	Data not yet available
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FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology
TRT Terms:	signal state software
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations Safety
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management Research