"The support of the FHWA’s EAR Program for our project has provided us with an opportunity to explore the ability to integrate current on-board vehicle sensors to investigate ways to improve lane positioning for active safety systems,” says Dr. David Bevly at Auburn University. [more]
On March 20, 2013, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Safety R&D is hosting an “Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) 101 Webinar.” The webinar is being held to introduce ABMS to more FHWA and U.S. DOT colleagues and show its potential for wider application in the transportation field for safety, operations, planning, and policy. ABMS is a relatively new approach to modeling systems comprised of autonomous, interacting agents. Applications are growing rapidly in fields ranging from modeling the stock market to predicting the spread of epidemics. Complex adaptive systems, emergent behavior, and self-organization are a few of the notions from ABMS. During the past few years, FHWA’s Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program has awarded several studies that are using ABMS to address various transportation issues. For further information about ABMS Webnair or to register for the Webnair, click on the following link (http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1152037) or contact David Yang, 202-493-3284, david.yang@dot.gov. For more information about the EAR Program, contact David Kuehn, 202-493-3414, david.kuehn@dot.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a Broad Agency announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals that address Exploratory Advanced Research topics. The Broad Agency Announcement (number DTFH61-13-R-00011) is open through March 15, 2013. The announcement includes the following topics
For a full description of the topics and proposal requirements, please see the announcement posted at https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=792b797bee5d98c165b9271b9855b152&tab=core&_cview=0.
The National Research Council recommends and makes Research Associateship awards to outstanding scientists and engineers as guest researchers at participating laboratories. The objectives of the Research Associateship Programs are (1) to provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability opportunities for research on problems, largely of their own choice that are compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratories; and (2) to, thereby, contribute to the overall efforts of the laboratories. For recent doctoral graduates, the Research Associateship Programs provide an opportunity for concentrated research in association with selected members of the permanent professional laboratory staff. FHWA offers a number of opportunities for research at TFHRC. For more information, see http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Program.aspx?LabCode=27.
While no one can predict the future, it is important to consider the forces—both likely and unlikely—that are shaping the future. For highway research, this can mean understanding diverse forces from global population trends, to climate change, to breakthroughs in material science. For Exploratory Advanced Research this means looking as much as 30 to 50 years in the future. [more] |
Researchers from EAR Program supported projects participated in a National Science Foundation invitation-only workshop on “Developing Dependable and Secure Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems from Components.” The workshop held in Troy, Michigan on March 17-18 will provide information on how research of cyber-physical systems can improve safety, mobility, and fuel efficiency. Cyber-physical systems integrate in-vehicle, infrastructure-based, and combined vehicle-infrastructure hardware and software component systems. For more information about the workshop, please see http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://varma.ece.cmu.edu/Auto-CPS-2011/Index.html
In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted a workshop to identify interests and capabilities for nanoscale research that can be applied to highway industry subject matters. The workshop brought together FHWA technical experts with those from University Transportation Centers, Federal laboratories, and other organizations, which are conducting relevant nanoscale research. The information and thoughts shared at the workshop will shape the scope of FHWA's further investment in nanoscale research through an open solicitation, interagency agreement, or other appropriate mechanisms. The workshop supports the development of strategic roadmaps and outlines funding needs for nanoscale work that could lead to enhanced capabilities and longer term partnerships along specific lines of nanoscale investigations relevant to highway research. The FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research Program coordinated the workshop. [more]
Highway transportation research is collecting and analyzing an increasing amount of video data. While the research community is fortunate to be able to collect more and better data, the amount of data has the potential to overwhelm the capacity to assess the data using current methods. [More]
On August 23, researchers used TFHRC’s intelligent intersection to provide Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) and Geometric Intersection Description (GID) data to a test vehicle equipped with an onboard dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) modem, onboard computer processor, and a display device to provide the driver with speed advice. See how this helps cut emissions and energy [More]
Brochures |
Ear Program Research Results,(FHWA-HRT-13-032)- January 2013 |
Multimedia Downloads |
Investigating Advanced Traffic Signal Control, (N/A)- April 2011 |
Project Fact Sheets |
Predicting Materials Behavior - Advancing Multiscale Modeling Techniques,(FHWA-HRT-12-070)- October 2012 |
Reports |
Automated Video Feature Extraction Workshop Summary Report October 10-11 2012,(FHWA-HRT-13-037)- December 2012 |
Scanning and Convening Activities Fact Sheets |
Exploring Bridge Maintenance and Asset Management,(FHWA-HRT-11-052)- June 2011 |
Summaries |
Executive Summary: Technological Innovations in Transportation for People with Disabilities: Workshop Executive Summary(FHWA-HRT-11-042)- September 2011 |
Web Articles |