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Exploratory Advanced Research Ongoing Research

FHWA is funding exploratory advanced research across a range of issues that are critical to the transportation industry. Researchers who rely on the EAR Program’s research areas frequently will have similar academic backgrounds in engineering, social sciences, or physical sciences.

Status: All Projects Status   No. of Projects: 75

Dates from: 9/1/2007 to 9/2/2018

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[FHWA-PROJ-07-0019] : Development and Evaluation of Selected Mobility Applications for Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0019 Click to view document
Contact   Ferlis, Robert A (Bob)
Project Start   9/1/07
Project End   7/13/11
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-07-0025] : Development of Soil Stiffness Measuring Device for Pad Foot Roller Compaction

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0025 Click to view document
Contact   Adams, Michael
Project Start   9/27/07
Project End   6/30/11
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-07-0026] : Intersection Control for Autonomous Vehicles

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0026 Click to view document
Contact   McHale, Gene M
Project Start   9/28/07
Project End   8/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-07-0028] : Increased Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0028 Click to view document
Contact   Andersen, Carl K
Project Start   10/1/07
Project End   10/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-07-0029] : Development and Demonstration of Systems-Based Monitoring Approaches for Improved Infrastructure Management Under Uncertainty

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0029 Click to view document
Contact   Ghasemi, Hamid
Project Start   10/5/07
Project End   10/4/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-07-0040] : Layered Object Recognition System for Pedestrian Collision Sensing

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-07-0040 Click to view document
Contact   Zhang, Wei
Project Start   9/25/07
Project End   12/30/09
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0003] : High-Performance, Stress-Relaxing Cementitious Composites for Crack-Free Pavements and Transportation Structures

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0003 Click to view document
Contact   Meininger, Richard C (Rick)
Project Start   2/20/08
Project End   3/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0011] : Modeling the Urban Continuum in an Integrated Framework: Location Choice, Activity-Travel Behavior, and Dynamic Traffic Patterns

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0011 Click to view document
Contact   Gardner, Brian
Project Start   7/7/08
Project End   12/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0021] : Intelligent Multisensor Measurements to Enhance Vehicle Navigation and Safety Systems

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0021 Click to view document
Contact   Gibson, David P
Project Start   9/3/08
Project End   12/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0027] : Creating Smart Pavements that Monitor and Report on Pavement Condition

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0027 Click to view document
Contact   Faridazar, Fred
Project Start   9/9/08
Project End   8/7/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0029] : Mathematical Analysis of the Empirical Mode Decomposition

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0029 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   9/10/08
Project End   11/30/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-08-0031] : Human Factors for Limited-Ability Autonomous Driving Systems

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-08-0031 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   9/11/08
Project End   12/31/11
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0020] : Greatly Increased Use of Fly Ash in Hydraulic Cement Concrete for Pavement Layers and Transportation Structures

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0020 Click to view document
Contact   Meininger, Richard C (Rick)
Project Start   7/9/09
Project End   12/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0029] : Supply Chain-Based Solution to Prevent Fuel Tax Evasion

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0029 Click to view document
Contact   Dougherty, Michael
Project Start   8/17/09
Project End   9/30/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0037] : Effects of Automated Transit, Pedestrian, and Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0037 Click to view document
Contact   Ferlis, Robert A (Bob)
Project Start   9/1/09
Project End   12/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0039] : Driver Behavior in Traffic

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0039 Click to view document
Contact   Yang, David
Project Start   9/1/09
Project End   2/29/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0054] : Behavioral Sciences Approach to Testing, Validating, and Establishing Best Practices for Alternative Highway Revenue Collection

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0054 Click to view document
Contact   White, Karen
Project Start   9/23/09
Project End   4/30/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0059] : Nanoscale Approaches for Inhibiting Corrosion: Green Advanced Coatings for Application on Steel Structures and Bridges

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0059 Click to view document
Contact   Virmani, Paul
Project Start   10/1/09
Project End   2/1/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0061] : Next-Generation Vehicle Positioning in Global Positioning System-Degraded Environments for Vehicle Safety and Automation Systems

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0061 Click to view document
Contact   Gibson, David P
Project Start   10/1/09
Project End   3/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0062] : Innovative Approaches for Next Generation Vehicle Positioning - Phase I

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0062 Click to view document
Contact   Arnold, James A
Project Start   10/1/09
Project End   3/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0066] : Advanced Freeway Merge Assistance: Harnessing the Potential of Connected Vehicles

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0066 Click to view document
Contact   Ferlis, Robert A (Bob)
Project Start   10/28/09
Project End   6/30/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0067] : Making Driving Simulators More Useful for Behavioral Research

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0067 Click to view document
Contact   Philips, Brian
Project Start   11/12/09
Project End   6/30/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-09-0068] : Advanced Integration of Private Sector Freight Information with Public Traffic Information to Reduce Metropolitan Congestion (Freight Congestion Mitigation Decision Support)

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-09-0068 Click to view document
Contact   Kuehn, David
Project Start   11/30/09
Project End   11/30/11
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0009] : Advanced Traffic Signal Control Algorithms

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0009 Click to view document
Contact   Yang, Peter
Project Start   2/16/10
Project End   5/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0010] : Nanoscale Approaches for Inhibiting Corrosion: Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Processes for Infrastructure Repair and Corrosion Inhibition

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0010 Click to view document
Contact   Virmani, Paul
Project Start   2/17/10
Project End   2/1/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0012] : Development and Evaluation of Technological Innovations in Transportation for People with Disabilities (Exploratory Advanced Research Program)

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0012 Click to view document
Contact   Yousuf, Mohammed
Project Start   3/1/10
Project End   6/30/11
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0014] : Nanoscale Sensors for Structural Health

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0014 Click to view document
Contact   Ghasemi, Hamid
Project Start   3/4/10
Project End   3/4/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0015] : Carbon Nanotube-Based Self-Sensing Concrete for Pavement Structural Health Monitoring

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0015 Click to view document
Contact   Munley, Eric P
Project Start   3/9/10
Project End   3/9/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0023] : Mechanical Material Modeling and Simulation by New Multiple Length/Time-Scale Theories and Algorithms

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0023 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   4/8/10
Project End   9/27/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0024] : Roadway Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System Towards Energy-Plus Roadways

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0024 Click to view document
Contact   Weaver, Eric J
Project Start   4/13/10
Project End   12/31/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0029] : Mechanical and Structural Nanoscale Modeling

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0029 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   6/28/10
Project End   4/27/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0036] : Kinetic-to-Electric Energy Conversion (KEEC)

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0036 Click to view document
Contact   Weaver, Eric J
Project Start   8/10/10
Project End   5/11/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0042] : Integrated Active Transportation System Operational Vision and Implementation Research Plan

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0042 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   9/9/10
Project End   2/8/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0060] : Green Energy-Powered Dirigible Transportation

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0060 Click to view document
Contact   Lee, Kunik
Project Start   9/30/10
Project End   9/30/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0084] : Improved Performance of Concrete in Rigid Pavements and Other Transportation Structures Through Modeling of Cement Hydration

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0084 Click to view document
Contact   Meininger, Richard C (Rick)
Project Start   10/1/10
Project End   3/26/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-10-0088] : Megaregional Travel

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-10-0088 Click to view document
Contact   Yoder, Supin
Project Start   9/1/10
Project End   3/31/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0007] : Scan International Technologies and Programs for Vehicle-Highway Cooperation

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0007 Click to view document
Contact   Ferlis, Robert A (Bob)
Project Start   1/4/11
Project End   12/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0028] : Agent-Based Approach for Integrated Driver and Traveler Behavior Modeling

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0028 Click to view document
Contact   Gardner, Brian
Project Start   4/1/11
Project End   6/30/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0040] : VASTO — Evolutionary Agent System for Transportation Outlook

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0040 Click to view document
Contact   Yang, David
Project Start   5/11/11
Project End   6/30/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0044] : Design of a Completely New Approach for a National Household-Based Long Distance Travel Survey Instrument

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0044 Click to view document
Contact   Patrick, Zhang
Project Start   8/12/11
Project End   8/12/13
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0049] : Multimodal Connectivity Options for a Future Seamless Transportation System

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0049 Click to view document
Contact   White, Karen
Project Start   11/22/10
Project End   6/1/14
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0055] : Foundational Knowledge to Support a Long-Distance Passenger Travel Demand Modeling Framework

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0055 Click to view document
Contact   Gudzinas, Brad
Project Start   7/20/11
Project End   6/30/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0104] : Development of a Field Prototype for the Inspection of Culverts

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0104 Click to view document
Contact   Jalinoos, Frank
Project Start   7/29/10
Project End   4/30/13
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-11-0176] : Service Life Enhancement and Reduction in Carbon Footprint of Highway Structures

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-11-0176 Click to view document
Contact   Arnold, Terry
Project Start   6/21/11
Project End   6/30/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-12-0019] : Next Generation of Smart Traffic Signals

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-12-0019 Click to view document
Contact   Gibson, David P
Project Start   9/26/07
Project End   4/28/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-12-0045] : Intelligent Situation Awareness and Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired Persons

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-12-0045 Click to view document
Contact   Yousuf, Mohammed
Project Start   5/3/12
Project End   5/2/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-12-0070] : Machine Learning for Automated Analysis of Large Volumes of Highway Video

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-12-0070 Click to view document
Contact   Cobb, Lincoln
Project Start   9/26/12
Project End   9/26/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-12-0104] : Cooperating Camera Platforms for Ultra High-Resolution Tracking of Traffic

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-12-0104 Click to view document
Contact   Gibson, David P
Project Start   8/6/12
Project End   9/30/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-12-0107] : Navigation Guidance for People With Vision Impairment

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-12-0107 Click to view document
Contact   Wilder, Carole
Project Start   9/12/12
Project End   2/29/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0046] : Development of Structural Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensing Composites for Rehabilitation of Deteriorating and Fatigue-Damaged Steel Bridges

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0046 Click to view document
Contact   Munley, Eric P
Project Start   9/30/13
Project End   9/2/18
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0076] : Assess the Feasibility of Deploying Partial Automation for Truck Platooning

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0076 Click to view document
Contact   Altan, Osman
Project Start   9/20/13
Project End   9/19/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0082] : Extended Event Horizon Navigation and Wayfinding for Blind and Visually Impaired Pedestrians in Unstructured Environments

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0082 Click to view document
Contact   Shurbutt, Jim
Project Start   3/13/13
Project End   12/31/15
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0086] : Low-Powered Wired Sensors for Asset Management or Health Monitoring of Structure and Pavements

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0086 Click to view document
Contact   Faridazar, Fred
Project Start   10/1/13
Project End   9/30/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0088] : Remote, Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensing System for Multimetric Self-Powered Monitoring of Bridge Components

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0088 Click to view document
Contact   Faridazar, Fred
Project Start   8/19/13
Project End   8/18/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0103] : Computer Vision Measurements and Analysis to Support Naturalistic Driving Studies for Road Safety

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0103 Click to view document
Contact   Cobb, Lincoln
Project Start   6/28/13
Project End   5/31/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0105] : Inorganic Polymers: Novel Ordinary Portland Cement-free Binders for Transportation Infrastructure

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0105 Click to view document
Contact   Youtcheff, Jack
Project Start   9/20/13
Project End   9/19/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0106] : A Self-Sensing Adaptive Material for New Generation of Multifunctional Highway Bridge Bearing System

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0106 Click to view document
Contact   Yen, Wen-huei (Phil)
Project Start   9/30/13
Project End   9/29/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0107] : Remote, Wireless Camera Systems for Environmental Monitoring of Transportation Corridors

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0107 Click to view document
Contact   Tchaou, Marcel
Project Start   9/30/13
Project End   9/29/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0108] : A Remote, Self-Sustained System for Monitoring Water Quality Near Highways

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0108 Click to view document
Contact   Tchaou, Marcel
Project Start   3/15/13
Project End   8/15/15
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0110] : Using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) to Form High-Performance Vehicle Streams

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0110 Click to view document
Contact   Ferlis, Robert A (Bob)
Project Start   9/20/13
Project End   12/19/15
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0111] : Novel Development of Bio-based Binder for Sustainable Construction

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0111 Click to view document
Contact   Youtcheff, Jack
Project Start   10/1/13
Project End   5/16/18
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-13-0112] : Heavy Truck Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control: Evaluation, Testing, and Stakeholder Engagement for Near-term Deployment

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-13-0112 Click to view document
Contact   Dopart, Kevin
Project Start   9/19/13
Project End   9/20/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0012] : DCode: A Comprehensive Automatic Coding System for Driver Behavior Analysis

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0012 Click to view document
Contact   Cobb, Lincoln
Project Start   3/13/14
Project End   3/12/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0027] : New Approaches for Testing Connected Highway and Vehicle Systems

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0027 Click to view document
Contact   Huang, Peter
Project Start   1/2/14
Project End   12/30/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0028] : Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation Tool for Connected Vehicle Technology Evaluation

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0028 Click to view document
Contact   Huang, Peter
Project Start   3/12/14
Project End   3/11/17
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0051] : Computer Vision Measurements and Analysis to Support Naturalistic Driving Studies. Developing calibration and metrics for automated data extraction algorithm.

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0051 Click to view document
Contact   Cobb, Lincoln
Project Start   6/28/13
Project End   5/31/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0053] : Video Deidentification in the Automobile Environment

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0053 Click to view document
Contact   Pol, James
Project Start   4/1/14
Project End   12/1/15
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0054] : DMask: A Reliable Identity Masking System for Driver Safety Video Data

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0054 Click to view document
Contact   Barkawi, Aladdin
Project Start   2/14/14
Project End   2/15/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0055] : Applications of Massive Data and Data Mining Techniques Concerning Safety Data

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0055 Click to view document
Contact   Eigen, Ana
Project Start   11/3/14
Project End   12/1/15
Project Status   Programmed

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0060] : Driver Behavioral Situational Awareness System (DB-SAM)

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0060 Click to view document
Contact   Thor, Craig
Project Start   3/13/14
Project End   4/12/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0093] : Development of Enhanced Safety Systems Based on GPS and INU System

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0093 Click to view document
Contact   Arnold, James A
Project Start   7/1/10
Project End   12/31/12
Project Status   Completed

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0123] : Quantifying Driver Distraction and Engagement Using Video Analytics

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0123 Click to view document
Contact   Yang, David
Project Start   4/10/14
Project End   10/9/16
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0133] : Behavioral-Based (or Agent-Based) National Freight Demand Modeling

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0133 Click to view document
Contact   Torres, Coral
Project Start   9/17/14
Project End   9/16/17
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-14-0134] : Novel Organic Cementitious Materials for Development of the Next Generation of Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-14-0134 Click to view document
Contact   Meininger, Richard C (Rick)
Project Start   7/1/14
Project End   7/1/17
Project Status   Active

[FHWA-PROJ-15-0003] : Applications of Knowledge Discovery in Massive Transportation Data: The Development of a Transportation Research Informatics Platform (TRIP)

Project ID   FHWA-PROJ-15-0003 Click to view document
Contact   Pol, James
Project Start   4/1/15
Project End   3/31/17
Project Status   Active

 

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NRC Postdoctoral Fellows Help EAR Program Solve Transportation Issues

The Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) conducts research across a wide range of topics and disciplines. To supplement the expertise of the permanent staff, it is important to bring in researchers with the appropriate backgrounds to investigate specific problems at short-term basis. Through the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program, FHWA utilizes the Resident Associates (or Postdoctoral Fellows) program of the National Research Council (NRC) for this purpose. The NRC provides a process for selecting candidates on a competitive merit basis and subsequently for administration of the Resident Fellows during their tenures at FHWA. [More]

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