Developing a Plan for Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Traffic Operations Applications in Virginia
Currently, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is using unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in a variety of applications that support the construction, maintenance, and operation of Virginia's highway system. VDOT would like to expand the use of UASs in traffic operations but significant technical, regulatory, and operational issues must first be addressed. A list of potential UAS applications related to operations will be developed and their viability for near-term deployment in Virginia will be evaluated. In addition, several pilot demonstrations of those applications that are considered to be most relevant to VDOT's needs - without duplicating existing work - will be conducted. Finally, a plan for how to integrate the most promising UAS applications within VDOT operations will be developed.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $249171
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Contract Numbers:
116038
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Sponsor Organizations:
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA United States 22903 -
Managing Organizations:
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA United States 22903 -
Project Managers:
Goodall, Noah
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Performing Organizations:
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
3500 Transportation Research Plaza
Blacksburg, Virginia United States 24061North Carolina A&T State University
1601 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC United States 27411 -
Principal Investigators:
Alden, Andrew
Coggin, John
Park, John (Hyoshin)
- Start Date: 20190801
- Expected Completion Date: 20210430
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drones; Highway operations; Pilot studies
- Identifier Terms: Virginia Department of Transportation
- Geographic Terms: Virginia
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01712493
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Virginia Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 116038
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 25 2019 11:13AM