A Smart IoT Proximity Alert System for Highway Work Zone Safety

This project will develop and validate a smart IoT proximity alert system for proactive safety warning at dynamic roadway work zones. Work in Stage 1 will focus on developing and prototyping the proposed system. Both personal and equipment protection units (PPUs and EPUs) will be developed by designing a printed circuit board (PCB) in a small form so that it could be converted to a wristwatch or attached to a safety vest to increase workers’ alert perception. Workers’ feedback will be used to evaluate PPU performance. A mesh network with no single point of failure, simple connectivity, and low power will be developed and investigated in the prototyping stage for an efficient management of the tradeoffs between power consumption and network connectivity. A cloud server system will be developed to collect incident data (e.g., near misses) detected by the PPUs and EPUs. The data will be transferred to the server system from EPUs via the mesh network. The server system will monitor each PPU and EPU, and data analysis reports will be generated from the web server’s interface. In Stage 2, the prototype system will be tested under various real-world field conditions to validate its effectiveness. These tests will be conducted in collaboration with Georgia DOT’s construction and maintenance groups, equipment manufacturers, and general contractors. The system will be continually improved through industry feedback and simulated laboratory tests. Business meetings will be scheduled with potential industry licensees for further development and commercialization. After gaining confidence in the product through a series of systematic tests, industry beta testing and commercialization plan will begin.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5060

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-30, IDEA 226

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Jawed, Inam

• Performing Organizations:

  Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Principal Investigators:

  Cho, Yong

• Start Date: 20210101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Personal protective equipment; Prototypes; Validation; Warning systems; Work zone safety
• Identifier Terms: Georgia Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01757154
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-30, IDEA 226
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 4 2020 10:55AM