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FHWA Commitment and Corporate Objectives for Advanced Research

FHWA Commitment and Corporate Objectives for Advanced Research. TRB Annual Meeting Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Session 505. FHWA Mission. Enhanced Mobility through Innovation , Leadership, and Public Service …and Roles Leaders for National Mobility Stewards for National Highway Programs

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FHWA Commitment and Corporate Objectives for Advanced Research

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  1. FHWA Commitment and Corporate Objectives for Advanced Research TRB Annual Meeting Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Session 505

  2. FHWA Mission Enhanced Mobility through Innovation, Leadership, and Public Service …and Roles • Leaders for National Mobility • Stewards for National Highway Programs • Innovators for a Better Future

  3. Scope of FHWA Role in R&T • Conducting research • Supporting research by: • State DOT’s • Universities • Private industry • Stimulating development and innovation • Facilitating technology transfer and deployment • Educating the transportation professional of the future

  4. FHWA R&T Focus Areas R&T in FHWA covers the entire innovation process, including research, development, innovation deployment, education, and training. • Safety • Infrastructure • Transportation System Management and Operations • Planning/Environment/Real Estate Services • Policy • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

  5. Corporate Master Plan for Research and Deployment of Technology & Innovation A Strategic Approach FHWA Commitment recognizes the need to focus on high-risk research with high payoff potential.

  6. FHWA ADVANCED RESEARCH PLAN National Science Foundation National & International Laboratories FHWA Mission Oriented Advanced Research BASIC RESEARCH FHWA APPLIED RESEARCH Exploratory Advanced Research Universities/ Centers of Excellence Advanced Transportation Research at DOT, DOE, DOD, EPA, etc. Nat. & Int’l Transportation Institutes Advanced Research in Context

  7. Advanced Research defined: “Research that involves and draws upon basic research results to provide a better understanding of phenomena and develop innovative solutions. Sometimes referred to as exploratory research in order to convey its more fundamental character, its broader objectives, and the greater uncertainty in expected outcomes compared to problem-solving research.”

  8. Advanced research project leads to licensed technology • Southwest Research Institute developed a nondestructive inspection system using magnetostrictive sensing (MsS) • “CableScan” is a commercially available service resulting from this study, which originated out of FHWA’s advanced research program.

  9. Authorized Funding for RT&E Programs Note: ITS Deployment receives $122 million under SAFETEA-LU, but only in FY 2005.

  10. SAFETEA-LU Funding for Exploratory Advanced Research $14 Million for each of fiscal years 2005 - 2009

  11. SAFETEA-LU Program Guidelines • Consistent with surface transportation research and technology strategic plan • Address long-term, higher-risk research with potentially dramatic breakthroughs • Strive to develop public and private partnerships

  12. SAFETEA-LU Research Areas • Characterization of materials used in highway infrastructure. • Assessment of the effects of transportation decisions on human health. • Development of surrogate measures of safety. • Environmental research. • Data acquisition techniques for system condition and performance monitoring. • System performance data and information processing.

  13. Where do we go from here? SAFETEA-LU Think Tank Recommendations R&T Leadership Team & Roadmaps RTCC Recommendations

  14. Program Delivery • UTC Program – Universities address identified Adv. Research focus areas • NSF - $1.5M leveraged w/ $1.5M match (joint research, NSF-managed) - Facilitate TFHRC/University partnerships (principal investigator with lab manager) • TRB IDEA Program for AR

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