Research and Field Testing of Vehicle-Traffic Control with Limited-Capacity Connected/Automated Vehicles

While connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) have received much attention in transportation especially on how they may transform future urban traffic/vehicle control, it is becoming increasingly clear that in the near future, we will have to deal with a relatively low penetration of CAVs with limited level of autonomy (e.g., Level 2 or Level 3). Thus how to understand and test in real world the benefits of CAVs with limited penetration and autonomy for vehicle-traffic control remains an interesting and imperative question. This research aims to extend and field test the CAV-based traffic signal/vehicle control methods the team has developed in the past (many were supported by C2SMART) to understand and quantify the benefits of CAV-based control in real world. The team will collaborate with UW’s EcoCar3 team to conduct field testing and to involve students from different levels (Ph.D., graduate and undergraduate students) and backgrounds to participate in this multidisciplinary and cutting edge research project.

• Record URL:
  https://c2smarter.engineering.nyu.edu/research-and-field-testing-of-vehicle-traffic-control-with-limited-capacity-connected-autonomous-vehicles/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $157500
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747124

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
  201 More Hall, Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Performing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Ban, Xuegang (Jeff)

• Start Date: 20190301
• Expected Completion Date: 20201231
• Actual Completion Date: 20201231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Field tests; Signalization; Simulation; Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01705183
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747124
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 22 2019 1:05PM