PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-11-0170
Project Name:	Expert System Signal Operation Analysis Tool, Phase II
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):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	This is a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project to develop a prototype system with a data management subsystem, a data collection subsystem, and a data analysis and expert system. The whole system will provide better data collection and data analysis techniques and provide advanced techniques for indepth system analysis and generate systemwide solutions for more effective signal operations. The data management system has three major interfaces. The first interface is for data input, which can take in various regular traffic sensor data and wireless sensor network data. The second is an interface to third-party simulation software. The third is an interface to a knowledge-based expert system. The data collection system consists of multiple wireless sensors and regular traffic sensors. The sensors are networks with common clock and location references. The expert system will store localized knowledge in signal analysis and help generate data analysis results and operational advice.
Laboratories:	Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory
Start Date:	October 24, 2011
End Date:	November 1, 2013
Funding Amount:	$700,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA)
Goals:	The goal is to improve signal systems operations.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Signal timing practice needs a better data collection system and knowledge-based expert systems to get better data and to perform better analysis. This project will provide both to improve signal timing.
Test Methodology:	Lab test
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	No
Expected Benefits:	Providing an effective tool for systemwide signal time strategies and analysis.
Deliverables:	Name: Final report and software. Product Type(s): Research report, Software, Techbrief, Article Description: Introduce a tool for intersection operations analysis. Audiences: Researchers, Traffic engineers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Transportation Management
TRT Terms:	Signalization Systems Analysis Intersections Operations Research Data Collection Highway Traffic Control
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management