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PMSS Project Details

 

Project ID:FHWA-PROJ-08-0022
Project Name: Balancing Safety and Capacity in an Adaptive Signal Control System, Phase I
Status: Completed
Contact:Last Name:   Bared
First Name:   Joe
Telephone:  202-493-3314
E-mail:         joe.bared@dot.gov
Organization:Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office: Office of Operations Research and Development
Team: Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s): Not Applicable
Project Description: Draft Phase 1 final report, submitted by contractor.
Laboratories: Not Applicable
Start Date: September 3, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2009
Funding Amount:$100,000.00
FHWA Program Name: Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA)
Goals: The safety of signal variations or adjustments within Adaptive Control Software Lite.
Project Type: Offsite
Background Information: Data not yet available
Test Methodology: Traffic simulation and surrogate measures of safety.
Other Information: Related to project: Surrogate Safety Assessment Model and Validation: Final Report, Publication No. FHWA-HRT-08-051
Partners: Data not yet available
More Information URL(s):
Fieldtest: None
Expected Benefits: Safety and operational improvements.
Deliverables: Name: Draft research report of Phase I.
Product Type(s): Research report
Description: Final Report.
Audiences: Operations researchers, Researchers, Safety researchers
Secondary Audiences:
Related URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/08051/index.cfm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/08051/08051.pdf
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/10038/index.cfm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/10038/10038.pdf
Project Findings: Data not yet available
FHWA Topics: Road Operations and Congestion--Congestion Mitigation
TRT Terms: Operations
Safety
Research
Traffic Signals
Traffic Congestion
Highway Traffic Control
Traffic Conflicts
Traffic Accidents
Collisions
FHWA Disciplines: Operations
Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management