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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-11-0025 | |
| Project Name: | Calibration of Driver Behavior Parameters for Optimization of Work Zone Throughput | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | April 1, 2011 | |
| End Date: | January 31, 2014 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Lochrane | |
| First Name: | Taylor | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3293 | |
| E-mail: | taylor.lochrane@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Operations Research and Development | |
| Team: | Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team [HRDO-20] | |
| Laboratory: | Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory | |
| Project detail | ||
| Project Description: | This project investigates the driving behavior in terms of car-following for work zones and comparing it to nonwork zone conditions. The overall objective of this project is to calibrate vehicle behavior specific to work zones in microsimulation to optimizing work zone throughput. This project will use an Instrumented Research Vehicle (IRV) equipped with global positioning systems (GPS), speed sensors, cameras, data acquisition systems, and Universal Medium Range Radar (UMRR) systems to measure the gaps and headway in real-time at 10 Hz. The study will use the data from 64 participants who were recruited to drive the IRV through a Living Laboratory (LL) set up along I-95 in Virginia to capture their car-following behavior. The data collected will be used to calibrate car-following models in simulation. | |
| Goals: |
(1) Evaluate the driver behavior and response while driving in work zones.
(2) Collect real-time gap data for vehicles traveling in the work zone.
(3) Examine the data with current psychophysical car-following equations.
(4) Develop specific thresholds parameters with real-time data and the observed driving behavior to advance modeling and simulation of work zones.
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| Background Information: | This study will involve many units within the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Such offices include but are not limited to the Office of Traffic Operations, Office of Traffic Management, Office of Safety Research and Development, and Office of Operations Research and Development. The University of Central Florida, Civil Environmental and Construction Engineering Department, is also a partner in this project. | |
| Field Test: | There will be two field tests: Instrumented Vehicle and Driving Simulator. | |
| Product Type: | Article Conference displays Data Research report Technical report | |
| Test Methodology: | Questionnaire data and vehicle data will be collected from participants in the study to calibrate parameters in the car-following model. | |
| Partners: | Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Safety Research and Development; Role(s): Advisory, Technical | |
| Expected Benefits: | Modeling and simulation of work zones. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Report with parameters for modeling work zone driver behavior. Product Type(s): Research report, Conference displays, Technical report, Article, Data Description: The report will include the various thresholds to the Wiedemann Psycho-Physical model to model driver behavior accurately in work zones. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) | |
| TRT Terms: | Work Zones Car Following Transportation Operations Testing Operations Instrumented Vehicles Human Factors Data Collection Lane Changing |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Operations Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Vehicles and Equipment Safety and Human Factors Research Operations and Traffic Management Data and Information Technology Highways Planning and Forecasting |
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