Connected and Automated Vehicles
A connected vehicle network has the potential to significantly improve driver safety and traffic mobility. Research at the Roadway Safety Institute is investigating improvements to safety and traffic operations through vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication. Additionally, our work is establishing a permanent laboratory for developing and testing connected vehicle technologies and applications.
Active Projects
Development of a Course on Automated Vehicle Technologies
Brian Davis, University of Minnesota
Vehicle Automation and Transportability of Crash Modification Factors
Gary Davis, University of Minnesota
Scenarios and Justification for Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Rural Minnesota
Frank Douma, University of Minnesota
Developing GPS Antenna Error Models For Improved Centimeter Level Positioning
Rhonda Franklin, University of Minnesota
Development and Demonstration of Merge Assist System using Connected Vehicle Technology
M. Imran Hayee, University of Minnesota Duluth
DSRC-Based Warning System for Worker Safety
M. Imran Hayee, University of Minnesota Duluth
Implementation of a V2I Highway Safety System and Connected Vehicle Testbed
John Hourdos, University of Minnesota
Improving intersection safety through variable speed limits for connected vehicles
Michael Levin, University of Minnesota
Selected Completed Projects
Development of Hybrid DSRC-PCMS Information Systems for Snowplow Operations and Work Zones (2013)
M. Imran Hayee
Sponsor: ITS Institute
The future deployment of dedicated short range communication (DSRC) technology requires that DSRC-based applications are integrated with existing traffic management techniques so that non-DSRC-equipped vehicles at the early stage of DSRC deployment can also reap the potential benefits of DSRC technology. This report documents the successful development and field demonstration of a hybrid traffic-information system combining DSRC technology and portable changeable message signs (PCMS) for work zone environment to improve traffic mobility, and thereby, driver safety.
Development and Field Demonstration of DSRC Based V2V-Assisted V2I Traffic Information System for the Work Zone (2012)
M. Imran Hayee
Sponsor: ITS Institute
This report describes the architecture, functionality and the field demonstration results of a newly developed DSRC based V2I work zone traffic information system with V2V assistance. The developed system can automatically acquire important work zone travel information, e.g., the travel time (TT) and the starting location of congestion (SLoC), and relay them back to the drivers approaching the congestion site. Such information can help drivers in making informed decisions on route choice and/or preparing for upcoming congestion.
Development and Field Demonstration of DSRC-Based V2I Traffic Information System for the Work Zone (2010)
M. Imran Hayee
Sponsor: ITS Institute
This report describes the architecture, functionality and the field demonstration of a newly developed dedicated short range communication (DSRC)-based Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication system for improving traffic efficiency and safety in the work-zone related congestion buildup on US roadways.
Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phone and DSRC-Based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of IntelliDriveSM Infrastructure (2010)
M. Imran Hayee
Sponsor: ITS Institute
The specific objective of this research project was to design, build and demonstrate a wireless communication interface device that can act as a traffic-safety-information transportation agent between the DSRC vehicle radio unit and a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone inside a vehicle. By having this interface device along with the DSRC radio unit in a vehicle as a separate entity or integrated with a DSRC unit, any driver will be able to receive the valuable traffic safety messages on a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. The prototype was demonstrated successfully in multiple road and traffic scenarios by transmitting the traffic safety messages to the Bluetooth-enabled cell phone.