PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0037
Project Name:	Balancing Safety and Capacity in an Adaptive Signal Control System, Phase II
Status:	Active
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:	This research focuses on the development of a real-time signal timing methodology and algorithms that balance safety and efficiency.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	August 10, 2010
End Date:	June 2, 2013
Funding Amount:	$750,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA)
Goals:	Signal efficiency and safety.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Statistics, neural network, and optimization
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Maybe
Expected Benefits:	Data not yet available
Deliverables:	Name: Final Research Report Product Type(s): Research report Description: The final report will include all tasks conducted in this study: Safety performance functions (SPF) development.Validation of safety performance functions (SPF).Algorithm development.Testing of algorithm.Simulating and evaluating algorithm. Audiences: Safety researchers, State highway agencies, Operations researchers, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences: Cities and other local jurisdictions
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Congestion Mitigation
TRT Terms:	Adaptive Control Operations Research Safety Traffic Signals Highway Traffic Control Traffic Congestion
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations Safety
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management Research