PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-11-0101
Project Name:	Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) Evaluation Project
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):	Air Quality and Climate Change
Project Description:	This is a three-and-a-half-year project to evaluate the environmental impacts of United States Department of Transportation's (USDOT's) Connected Vehicle (CV) programs. This project involves three major objectives: (1) To identify the possible CV applications that will have significant environmental impacts.(2) To quantify the impacts through extensive field testing and modeling.(3) To conduct a cost/benefit study for providing the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) with the findings to gain better understanding of the environmental impacts of the CV programs, and to support the USDOT's decisionmaking process on CV investment.
Laboratories:	Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory
Start Date:	October 24, 2011
End Date:	October 31, 2014
Funding Amount:	$1,377,767.00
FHWA Program Name:	Advanced Vehicle Technology
Goals:	The key project objective is to evaluate the environmental impacts of Connected Vehicle programs.
Project Type:	Onsite and Offsite
Background Information:	The Connected Vehicle program is a major United States Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program. For detailed information, please see the Joint Program Office's (JPO) Web site for the introduction of the programs and the technologies.
Test Methodology:	Field testing and modeling.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Field testing will occur at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center's (TFHRC) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (TOL) and on public roadways.
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is a better understanding of environmental impacts of CV programs, and the support of the United States Department of Transportation's decisionmaking on the CV investment.
Deliverables:	Name: Final Report Product Type(s): Research report, Article, Conference displays, Data, Techbrief, Technical report Description: The final report is a document containing evaluation findings, modeling processes, field testing data, and working documents. Audiences: Academics, Federal Highway Administration: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Operations researchers, 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:	Environment--Air Quality Environment--Vehicles
TRT Terms:	Vehicles Operations Research Environmental Impacts Field Tests Intelligent Transportation Systems
FHWA Disciplines:	Environment Operations
Subject Areas:	Environment Vehicles and Equipment Research