ITS Institute (RITA)

• Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement - FY12 TechPlan
• Testing and Development of Smartphone Applications for Bicycle Route Tracking - FY12 TechPlan
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
• Video Detection and Classification of Pedestrian Events at Roundabouts and Crosswalks
• Hand Images in Virtual Spatial Collaboration for Traffic Incident and Disaster Management
• Spatial Cognition of the Blind and Visually Impaired While Using a Mobile Accessible Pedestrian System (MAPS) at Signalized Intersections
• Limited Deployment of Friction Measurement and Applicator Control Systems for Winter Road Maintenance
• A Prototype System for Chemical Hydrogen Generation and Storage for Operating ITS Devices - FY12 NATSRL
• An Onboard Virtual Rumble-Strip Based Operation for Road Departure Warning Phase II - FY12 NATSRL
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
• Continued Field Testing and Refinement of Novel Water and Ice Sensor Systems on Bridge Decks - FY12 NATSRL
• Development of a Multiple-Camera Tracking System for Accurate Traffic Performance Measurements at Roundabouts/Intersections - FY12 NATSRL
• Evaluating Twin Cities Transitways' Performance and their Interaction with Traffic on Neighboring Major Roads
• Field Study of Driver Behavior at Flashing Yellow Arrow vs Green Ball Permitted Left-Turn Indications
• Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Roadway Maintenance Phase II: Developing a Vision Guidance System for the Robotic Roadway Message Painter - FY12 NATSRL
• Improving Freeway Traffic Speed Estimation Using High Resolution Loop Detector Data
• Snowplow Warning System for Drivers using V2V and/or V2I based DSRC Communication and Variable Message Signs (VMSs) - FY12 NATSRL
• Thermal Imaging-based Driver Alert System with Real-time Mapping of Roadside Deer Locations - FY12 NATSRL
• Automate Traffic Data Quality Verification and Sensor Calibration for Weight-In-Motion Systems
• Consumer Travel Behavior and Retail Geography: A Microscopic Investigation Using GPS Data and Parcel-Level Land Use - FY11 TechPlan
• ITS Data Needs: How Much Do We Really Need to Know? - FY11 TechPlan
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase IV - FY11 TechPlan
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase V - FY12 TechPlan
• Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention among Young Adults (UbiActive Phase I) - FY11 TechPlan
• Monitoring the Use of HOV and HOT Lanes
• A Tracking Based Traffic Performance Measurement System for Roundabouts and Intersections - FY11 NATSRL
• An Onboard Virtual Rumble-Strip Based Operation for Road Departure Warning Phase I - FY11 NATSRL
• Deployment and Field Testing of Novel Water and Ice Sensor Systems on Bridge Decks - FY11 NATSRL
• Developing an Intelligent Decision Support System for the Proactive Implementation of Traffic Safety Strategies - FY11 NATSRL
• Development of a Portable Traffic Safety Information System for Congested US Roadways using V2V-assisted V2I Communication Using DSRC Technology - FY11 NATSRL
• Infrared Thermal Camera-Based Real-Time Identification and Tracking of Large Animals to Prevent Animal-Vehicle Collisions (AVCs) On Roadways - FY11 NATSRL
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY11 NATSRL
• Prediction and Prevention of Tripped Rollovers
• Development of an Accurate and Low Cost GPS-Based Heading Determination System
• Effectiveness of Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) Traffic Operations Measures in the I-35W Corridor
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
• Using Velocity Constraints to Enhance Carrier Phase GPS Robustness
• Deployment of Practical Methods for Counting Bicycling and Pedestrian Use of a Transportation Facility
• Inexpensive 2-D Optical Sensor for DGPS Augmentation
• In-Situ Testing of State Patrol Vehicle Lighting, Retro-reflectors, and Paint
• Using Detailed Signal and Detector Data to Investigate Intersection Crash Causation
• System Analysis for Public Transit - Developing Data-Driven Support Tools for Transit Planning and Scheduling
• Accessible Traffic Signals for Blind and Visually Impaired Pedestrians
• Estimating and Measuring Arterial Travel Time and Delay
• Understanding Use of Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities - FY10 TechPlan
• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Value Pricing: Case Study for MnPass - FY10 TechPlan
• From Start to Finish: Cross-Sector Collaboration and the Urban Partnership Agreement - FY10 TechPlan
• Implementing Distance-Based User Fees as a Replacement for the Fuel Tax - FY10 TechPlan
• EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment - Phase III - FY10 TechPlan
• ITS and Locational Privacy: Suggestions for Peaceful Coexistance - FY10 TechPlan
• Vehicle Probe Based Real-time Traffic Monitoring on Urban Roadway Networks
• Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Passenger Safety
• Aggregating VMT Within Predefined Geographic Zones Using a Cellular Network
• In-Vehicle Decision Support to Reduce Crashes at Rural Thru-Stop Intersections
• Detection of Water and Ice on Bridge Structures by AC Impedance and Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy (Phase III) - FY10 NATSRL
• Development of Hydrogen Based Power Systems for ITS Applications - FY10 NATSRL
• Development of a New Tracking System based on CMOS Vision Processor Hardware: Phase II: Development and Demonstration of the Prototype Tracking System- FY10 NATSRL
• Development of a Portable Work Zone Traffic Information System with DSRC based V2I or V2V Communication and BT Cell Phones -FY10 NATSRL
• Improve the safety and efficiency of roadway maintenance phase I: Developing a robotic roadway message painter prototype - FY10 NATSRL
• Intelligent Pavement for Traffic Flow Detection - Phase II - FY10 NATSRL
• Low-Cost Portable Video-Based Queue Detection for Work Zone Safety
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Improving Driver Ability to Avoid Collisions when Following a Snowplow - FY10 NATSRL
• SMART-SIGNAL: Systematic Monitoring of Arterial Road Traffic and Signals-Phase 2
• Smartphone Based Novice Teenage Driver Support System
• Development of the Next Generation Stratified Ramp Metering Algorithm Based on Freeway Density
• ITS and Transportation Safety: EMS System Data Integration to Improve Traffic Crash Emergency Response and Treatment- Phase II- FY09 Tech Plan
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications (Phase III) - Bus to Roadside Infrastructure Communications Framework for Intelligent Transit Applications
• Decision Tools for Assessing Transportation Impacts of School Policy and School Choice- FY09 Tech Plan
• Substitution between E-shopping and Travel: Evidence from the Twin Cities- FY09 Tech Plan
• The Urban Partnership Agreement: A Comparative Study of Technology and Collaboration in Transportation Policy Implementation- FY09 Tech Plan
• Detection of Water and Ice on Bridge Structures by AC Impedance and Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy (Phase II) - FY09 NATSRL
• Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phones and DSRC-based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of VII Infrastructure - FY09 NATSRL
• Intelligent Pavement for Traffic Flow Detection - FY09 NATSRL
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II - FY09 NATSRL
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design - FY09 NATSRL
• Counting Empty Parking Spots at Truck Stops
• Development of Algorithms for Travel Time Based Traffic Signal Timing, Phase I
• Analysis of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles ITS Concept of Operations
• Development and Evaluation of a Second Generation In-Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers to Facilitate a Reduction in Crash Rates
• Guidance Augmentation using VPS for Transit Applications: Year 2 of 2
• Data Mining of Traffic Video Sequences
• Transportable Low Cost Traffic Data Collection Device for Rapid Deployment for Intersections and Arterials
• ITS and Transportation Safety: ITS and EMS System Data Integration for Safety, Emergency, and Crisis Response Planning - FY08 TechPlan
• The Role of Social Networks and ICT on Destination Choice - FY08 TechPlan
• Automatic Safety Alert System for Work Zones with Flag Operators
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
• GPS Augmentation for Robust Lane Assistance on Cedar Avenue in Support of the Urban Partnership Agreement
• School Travel and the Implications for Advances in Transportation Related Technology - FY08 TechPlan
• The Effect of Nystagmus and Albinism on Driving
• The Implications of Current and Emerging Privacy Law for ITS - FY08 TechPlan
• Assessing Coordination Between Agencies Involved in Traffic Incident Management - FY08 NATSRL
• Cellular Wireless Mesh Sensor Network for Comprehensive Spatial Traffic Movement Detection and Data Fusion: Phase 2 - FY08 NATSRL
• Detection of Water and Ice on Bridge Structures by AC Impedance and Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy (Phase I) - FY08 NATSRL
• Development of a New Tracking System based on CMOS Vision Processor Hardware: Phase I - FY08 NATSRL
• Real-time Non-intrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY08 NATSRL
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design - FY08 NATSRL
• Technology and Collaboration in Effective Transportation Policy - FY2008 TechPlan
• Technology in Planning and Participatory Processes: Identifying New Synergies through Real World Application - FY08 TechPlan
• Generational Perspectives on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
• Development of A Real-Time Arterial Performance Monitoring System Using Traffic Data Available from Existing Signal Systems
• Guidance Augmentation Using VPS for Transit Applications
• New Battery-less Wireless Traffic Sensors as a Replacement for Loop Detectors
• Cellular Wireless Mesh Sensor Network for Comprehensive Spatial Traffic Movement Detection and Data Fusion - FY07 NATSRL
• Impending Box Impact Warning System for Prevention of Snowplow-Bridge Impacts - FY07 NATSRL
• Models For Predicting RWIS Sensor Misalignments and Their Causes - FY07 NATSRL
• Motorcycle Riding Impairment at Different BAC Levels
• Enhanced Micro-Simulation Models for Accurate Safety Assessment
• Portable Traffic Video Processor
• Integrated TDRL Projects: DLL Traffic Software Devlpmnt Pckg, Gravel-Road Traffic Counter, Intersection Traffic Movement Counter, Hybrid-Renewable Light Pole -FY06 NATSRL
• Integration of Automated Vehicle System Data Acquisition into Fleet Management - FY06 NATSRL
• Multi-Camera Monitoring of Human Activities at Critical Transportation Infrastructure Sites
• Privacy Issues of ITS
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
• Real-Time Traffic Prediction for Advanced Traffic Management Systems: Phase II
• Multiuse, High Accuracy, High Density Geospatial Database
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collision with Snowplows in Fog and Snow
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications
• Bus Signal Priority on GPS and Wireless Communications - Phase II
• ROV Surveillance for Transportation Management and Security
• Development of Flexural Vibration Inspection Techniques to Rapidly Assess the Structural Health of Rural Bridge Systems - FY05 NATSRL
• Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles - FY05 NATSRL
• Modeling Issues Associated with Sensor Technologies for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Timber Bridges - FY05 NATSRL
• Operation of Transportation Data Center at TDRL: Data Acquisition and Archiving of Large Scaled Transportation Data, Analysis Tool Devel. And Data Support - FY05 NATSRL
• Understanding the Potential Market of Metro Transit's Ridership and Services
• Finding What the Driver Does
• Infrared Sensing for Driver Assistive Systems
• In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
• Design and Safety Implications for ATIS Use with Cell Phones
• Benchmarking Analysis of Fleet Performance and Maintenance (Fleet II) - FY04NATSRL
• Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) Special Events Traffic Flow Study: Phase II - Mobility Monitoring and Performance Measure via Dynamic Travel - FY04NATSRL
• ITS and Emergency Medical Services Response
• Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications - FY04NATSRL
• Operation of Transportation Data Center at TDRL: Archival of Large Scaled Transportation Data, Analysis and Tool Developments, and On-Line Data Support - FY04NATSRL
• Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure Projects - FY04NATSRL
• Snowplow Operations and Resource Management - FY04NATSRL
• Survey and Evaluation of Ice/Snow Detection Technologies - FY04NATSRL
• Optimal Secondary Controls Using a Configurable Haptic Interface
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions Phase I
• Recognition of Human Activity in Metro Transit Spaces
• Bandwidth and Power-Efficient Modulations for Multimedia Transmission Over Wireless Links
• Identification and Simulation of Common Freeway Accident Mechanisms
• Advanced BRT: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
• Chromatic Perception Effects on Collisions with Snow Plows
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving - Phase 2
• Monitoring Driver Activities
• Fatigue Detection: Can Fatigue Detection Devices Predict the Driving Performance of Sleep-Deprived Drivers?
• GPS Based Real-Time Identification of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient
• Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
• Industry Clusters and ITS
• Travel Demand Modeling
• High Performance Spatial Visualization of Traffic Data
• Managing Suburban Intersections Through Sensing
• Traffic Flow Modeling Simulation and Signal Timing Plans Evaluation of the Miller Hill Corridor
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders
• Lateral Stability of a Narrow Commuter Vehicle
• Automated Vehicle Control Algorithms and their Influence on Traffic
• A Case Controlled Study of Driving Speed and Crash Risk
• Improving the Estimation of Travel Demand for Traffic Simulation
• Intelligent Ground Vehicles Competition Evaluation: Phase I
• Detecting Driver Fatigue through the Use of Advanced Face Monitoring Techniques
• Employment of the Traffic Management Laboratory (TRAMLAB) for Evaluating Ramp Control Strategies in the Twin Cities
• Spatial Patterns of Information Workers in Six United States Metropolitan Areas
• The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology
• Travel Behavior Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Psychological and Roadway Correlates of Aggressive Driving
• An Automatic Visibiltiy Measurement System Based on Video Cameras: Phase II
• Monitoring Weaving Sections
• Re-Assessment of Road Accidents Data Analysis Policy in Minnesota
• Spatial Orientation and Navigation in Elderly Drivers
• Snowplow Technology Integration for Driver Assistance
• Model-Based Intelligent Vehicle Control System
• Future TMC operations system prototype and testing facility: Phase II
• Driver Performance in Accident Likely Conditions
• Intelligent Error Detection and Correction in Traffic Data
• Signal Operations Research Laboratory for Development and Testing of Advanced Control Strategies, Phase 1
• MALL 2: Mobility and Accessibility in Later Life, Phase II
• The Effectiveness of a Motivational-based Fatigue-Countermeasure in Reversing Fatigue-related Decrements in Driving
• Chaotic Dynamics in Traffic Flow (Phase 2)
• Data Retrieval and Analysis Tool for Transportation Engineers, Year 3
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue: Phase 2
• Mobility and Accessibility in Later Life: Assessment, Screening, and Maintenance of Fitness-to-Drive
• Development of Traffic Simulation Laboratory for Design, Planning and Traffic Operations: Phase II
• Development of Traffic Control Laboratory (TRAMLAB)
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue - Phase 1
• Looking for Chaotic Dynamics in Traffic Flow
• Agent-based Distraction-free Interfaces: Investigation
• Real-Time Traffic Prediction for Advanced Traffic Management Systems: Phase I