A Low-cost Roadside Device System for Cooperative Automated Driving Phase 2: Work Zone Safety Applications

Despite the significant progress in automated driving, technical challenges still exist, especially for complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs). A low-cost roadside device system, the Connected Reference Marker (CRM) System, was developed to facilitate connected and automated vehicle (CAV) localization. A project was funded by Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) FY2024 to build a prototype system and evaluate its performance. The initial results show that the CRM System is capable of maintaining low positional errors and, therefore, has the potential to be a reliable solution for vehicle localization for cooperative driving automation (CDA). In this project phase, the research team aims to develop a deployable work zone safety system built upon the prototype CRM system from the previous project phase. Specifically, the work zone safety system can track and predict the trajectories of individual vehicles, estimate the vehicle’s collision risk, and send customized warning messages if the risk is elevated. This work zone safety system will also incorporate modules from the CARMA CDA platform to ensure system interoperability.

• Record URL:
  • https://ccat.umtri.umich.edu/research/wisconsin/a-low-cost-roadside-device-system-for-cooperative-automated-driving-phase-2-work-zone-safety-applications/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $170,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348305

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

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

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, Michigan  United States  48109
• Project Managers:

  Bezzina, Debra

  Stearns, Amy

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  1415 Engineering Drive
  Madison, WI  United States  53706
• Principal Investigators:

  Ran, Bin

  Parker, Steven

• Start Date: 20251015
• Expected Completion Date: 20241015
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Mobile communication systems; Vehicle detectors; Vehicle trajectories; Work zone safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01970961
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348305
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 13 2025 2:51PM