PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0033
Project Name:	Dilemma Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems for High-Speed Intersections
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Huang First Name: Peter Telephone: 202-493-3484 E-mail: peter.huang@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):	Intersections
Project Description:	The project will include hardware and software development and field testing.
Laboratories:	Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory
Start Date:	August 1, 2010
End Date:	September 1, 2012
Funding Amount:	$750,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA)
Goals:	The key project objective is to reduce the risk of the dilemma zone, which is a safety problem at high-speed intersections when a driver sees a yellow light and does not know whether to go or stop. This project will develop a warning system to help drivers overcome the dilemma zone problem.
Project Type:	Onsite and Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	simulation and field testing
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	The field test was performed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center's (TFHRC's) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (TOL) testbed, and on public roads in Maryland and Virginia.
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is improved safety at high-speed intersections.
Deliverables:	Name: Final report and a prototype system. Product Type(s): Research report, Hardware, Software Description: The prototype system will be installed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) for testing and demo. The final report will be published for public distribution. Audiences: Academics, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Operations researchers, Safety researchers, Signal phase and timing subject matter (SME) expert group, State highway agencies, Traffic engineers, U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Secondary Audiences: , Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Managers
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology
TRT Terms:	Intersections Safety Dilemma Zone Traffic Signals Operations Research
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations Safety
Subject Areas:	Safety and Human Factors Operations and Traffic Management