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State of ITS Research at the National Labs

State of ITS Research at the National Labs. ITS America Research Workshop Washington, DC January 15 th , 2010 Katherine A. Stusrud stusrudka@ornl.gov (865) 250-4701 John A. Bobo, Jr. jbobo@akinscrisp.com (202) 870-2260 Paul D. Ewing ewingpd@ornl.gov (865) 576-5019.

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State of ITS Research at the National Labs

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  1. State of ITS Research at the National Labs ITS America Research Workshop Washington, DC January 15th, 2010 Katherine A. Stusrud stusrudka@ornl.gov (865) 250-4701 John A. Bobo, Jr. jbobo@akinscrisp.com (202) 870-2260 Paul D. Ewing ewingpd@ornl.gov (865) 576-5019

  2. National Laboratories Have a Diverse Transportation Research Portfolio Activities encompass energy efficiency, environmental concerns, safety and security challenges, planning and policy issues, and sustainability issues RESEARCH PORTFOLIO • Intelligent Transportation Systems • Air Traffic Management Analysis • Climate Change • Data, Statistical Analysis • Geo-Spatial Information Tools • Military Transportation • Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis • Highway Safety • Modeling and Simulation • Freight and Passenger Vehicle Flows • Planning and Systems Analysis • Security • Energy Policy and Systems Analysis • Program Effectiveness and Impact • Logistics and Supply Chain Management • Vehicle Safety Major federal sponsors

  3. National Laboratories are National Assets for ITS Research • National labs have significant research capabilities that – for the most part – have not been tapped into from the mobility perspective • Energy efficiency research and ITS/IntelliDrive mutually complement one another – hence, a joint cooperative DOE/DOT program to develop a system for super efficient commodity flow makes sense Energy Efficiency and Quality Mobility – The Formula for the Future

  4. Glimpse of Past Major ITS Related Projects • Data Acquisition System for Crash Avoidance Research • Acquired vehicle, driver, and environmental data for NHTSA’s Office of Crash Avoidance Research • Dynamic Traffic Assignment – DTA • Incorporated the effects of ITS into traffic modeling (UTx/Austin, MIT) • Atlanta Driver Advisory System – ADAS • Installed navigation systems in 100 Fed-Ex trucks during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and was an independent evaluator of ADAS

  5. Glimpse of Past Major ITS Related Projects (cont.) • Parking and Routing Information System – PARIS • Provided human factors support and functioned as an independent evaluator • Cell-Phone Tracking • Analyzed data from AirSage/Sprint and from a Ground-Truth Source (paid students driving with GPS to “drive with the flow”); sought to estimate travel time and speed on Knoxville arterials • Advanced Law Enforcement Response Technology – ALERT • Provided in-vehicle architecture to support wireless communications between officers, their vehicles, and police central

  6. Glimpse of Past Major ITS Related Projects (cont.) • Driver Distraction Research • Looked at multiple and simultaneous in-vehicle information sources (navigation/routing, driver warnings, cell-phone and internet news) and their effect on driver distraction; utilized a driving simulator; also instrumented a new 1999 Dodge Intrepid with lane-tracking, heads-up displays, and night vision; conducted controlled runs to compare results • Real-Time Data for Emergency Evacuation • Deployed advanced inductive signature loop detector with wireless transmission capabilities to acquire speed/travel time estimates for evacuation emergencies; explored messages-to-driver capabilities • ITS Data Bus Consortium • Participated as one of the team members

  7. Current Projects of Interest • ITS Deployment Analysis System • Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Corridor • Wireless roadside inspection • Future plans • Cognitive Radio Technology

  8. ITS Deployment Analysis System - IDAS • Tracking and analyzing national ITS program deployments for USDOT since 1997 • ITS Deployment Statistics Website is a unique source of ITS information • ITS deployment in cities and states across the U.S. • Covers 108 metropolitan areas and all 50 states • Provides answers to almost 1,000 deployment questions sorted into 12 technology categories • 2,300 agencies are involved; response rates are typically 90% or greater www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov

  9. Plans for Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Technology Corridor • 70-mile corridor anchored by two inspection stations • 28,000 trucks per day • Currently – conducting wireless roadside inspection tests • Future plans – initiate a CMV IntelliDrive testbed • WiMax on rural freeways • DSRC in metro areas

  10. Wireless Roadside Inspection • Goal is to improve motor carrier safety (reduction in accidents) by increasing compliance with technology • Instrumented motor carriers with data loggers and wireless technology • Continue to collect data • Vision is a change in motor carrier and driver behavior caused by a higher frequency of roadside safety inspections • Frequent driver and vehicle safety assessments ensure compliance • Safe and legal motor carrier transportation not hindered • Wide industry and public agency participation

  11. Data From Trucks – IntelliDrive Opportunities • Contrary to what we think, we really do not know a lot about the performance of trucks on our highways • Technology investment decisions are being made without knowing what trucks really do • On-board data-bus is rich with data; this plus other on-board sensors can give a good profile of what trucks do • Trucks may be the vehicle that can catalyze greater user acceptance of IntelliDrive technologies

  12. hameleon …the power of change… From Software Defined Radio to Cognitive Radio… Software Defined Radio • Programmable hardware (radio) controlled by software • Serve multiple roles ─ perform different functions at different times • Tune to any frequency band across a large frequency spectrum • Download multiple waveforms and modulation schemes • Dynamically add new waveforms Cognitive Radio • Senses: acquires and maintains knowledge of its environment and user needs • Reasons: uses goal-oriented rules/reasoning to adjust adaptation goals • Adapts (reconfigurable): adjusts Rx/Tx parameters (frequency, modulation, power) in real-time to meet user requirements and goals • Learns: uses statistical signal processing and machine learning to reflect on past performance and achieve better performance • Plans/Acts: anticipates and schedules required future actions based on current and past conditions Future Cognitive Systems:“will converse with the user, anticipate their needs and adapt to meet them … ”

  13. Cognitive Radio Concept PROM uP Memory SecurityModule Xdcr NVRAM GSM/EDGE GSM/EDGE NFC NFC Transducer Transducer Transducer DHM DHM DHM PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 PPC405 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory AHM AHM AHM AHM Wi-Fi Wi-Fi DHM DHM DHM GPP GPP GPP CODEC CODEC CODEC CODEC AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM WiMAX WiMAX DHM DHM DHM DHM AHM AHM AHM UWB UWB UWB Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) Antenna(s) DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM GPP GPP GPP GPP GPP GPP GPP GPP Power Module Power Module Power Module Bluetooth Bluetooth DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM DHM AHM AHM AHM GPS GPS Power Module Power Module Power Module Power Module Power Module Iridium Iridium SecurityModule SecurityModule SecurityModule SecurityModule DHM DHM DHM DHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM AHM XM Radio XM Radio Dynamically Re-Configurable Antenna Dynamically Re-Configurable Digital Fabric Dynamically Re-Configurable Analog Fabric

  14. CR Technology Offers Prospect for Integrating Multiple Radio-Based Devices on a Single Platform • Dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) • Cellular communications • Bluetooth, WiFi, and WiMAX • Satellite communications (voice, data, and paging) • Satellite broadcasting (radio and television) • Geospatial positioning

  15. CR Technology Could Have Huge Impact on Transportation Sector • Drivers could have continuous connectivity (pervasive access to information) • Automobiles/trucks will become an integral part of the existing high-bandwidth communications ecosystem • Elimination of multiple communications devices offers the potential for less driver distraction and lower deployment costs • Some aftermarket products could be easily incorporated with only software modifications • Existing infrastructure could enhance transportation-related communications coverage

  16. NetworkSecurity Transportation-Related CR Technology Issues • Confidentiality • Authenticity • Access control SDR/CR Technology Antennas • Broadband • Multi-band • Reconfigurable Broadband Front Ends • Nom. 900 MHz to 6 GHz • Multiple frequencies • Simultaneous operation Cognition Waveforms • Sensing • Learning • Adapting • DSRC • Commercial • Custom

  17. QUESTIONS

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