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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-10-0012 | |
| Project Name: | Development and Evaluation of Technological Innovations in Transportation for People with Disabilities (Exploratory Advanced Research Program) | |
| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Start Date: | March 1, 2010 | |
| End Date: | June 30, 2011 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Yousuf | |
| First Name: | Mohammed | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3199 | |
| E-mail: | mohammed.yousuf@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Operations Research and Development | |
| Team: | Trans Enabling Technologies Team [HRDO-10] | |
| Program: | Exploratory Advanced Research | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Livability | |
| Project Description: | Explore and build on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and other technologies to provide a set of new methods and devices that would help a person with vision impairment navigate a path, help a person with mobility impairment cross an intersection or a roundabout, and increase the personal mobility of a person with a cognitive or learning impairment. | |
| Goals: |
The key project objectives are to:
(1) Conduct a targeted conveying.
(2) Develop a Statement of Work (SOW) for Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) broad agency announcement (BAA) solicitation.
(3) Review proposals and submit an evaluation report and recommendation.
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| Background Information: | People with disabilities and accessible transportation. | |
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| Product Type: | Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | EAR | |
| Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is the implementation of new solutions for people with disabilities to increase mobility and travel confidence. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Workshop report and evaluation report. Product Type(s): Research report Description: The deliverable is a report from the targeted conveying activity and a report from the review panel. | |
| Project Findings: | Three projects have been awarded as part of this scoping effort. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology | |
| TRT Terms: | Robotics Operations Research Transportation Physically Handicapped Persons Visually Impaired Persons Accessibility Navigation Wayfinding Artificial Intelligence Global Positioning System |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Design Civil Rights Operations Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Data and Information Technology Highways Operations and Traffic Management Passenger Transportation Pedestrians and Bicyclists Research Public Transportation Safety and Human Factors Vehicles and Equipment Transportation (General) Terminals and Facilities |
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