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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-12-0098 | |
| Project Name: | Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory TO-13003: Improved Data Collection for Work Zone Gap Acceptance Field Test | |
| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Start Date: | April 1, 2012 | |
| End Date: | September 20, 2013 | |
| 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: | The Contractor shall recruit 64 participants to conduct the data collection for the driving portion of work zone driver behavior study being conducted in the Saxton Transportation Operations Lab. | |
| Goals: |
(1) Recruit 64 participants.
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Conduct experiment with 64 participants.
(3) Develop Tool for Data Analysis.
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| Background Information: | There is a lot of current research that focuses on work zone safety and mobility but there has been little that focuses on the driver behavior that is specific for simulation parameters. Some of these parameters used in simulation could be car-following, lane-changing, merging, etc. These are very important factors that can impact the work zone capacity modeling. Without adequate calibration and understanding of these parameters specific to work zones, simulation results may not be accurate. | |
| Field Test: | Instrumented Research Vehicle will be driven through a Work Zone Living Laboratory. | |
| Product Type: | Data Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | The use of an Instrumented Research Vehicle to collect real-time driver behavior data. | |
| Partners: | Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Safety Research and Development; Role(s): Advisory, Technical | |
| Expected Benefits: | Work Zone specific naturalistic driving data. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Data from drivers. Product Type(s): Research report, Data Description: Data from 64 participants. | |
| 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 |
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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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