| Title | The Exploratory Advanced Research Program Fact Sheet: New Transportation Simulation Technology for Safer Roadways |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 73754 |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Philips, Brian H. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
Exploratory Advanced Research Program (U.S.); Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 20200301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | American roadways are becoming increasingly complicated and crowded as varying types of motorists and pedestrians share space. Motorists and pedestrians now must pay attention to newer vehicles such as autonomous vehicles (AVs) and e-scooters. State and local governments are seeking ways to design and operate roadways to include connected and automated vehicles. Current simulation technologies are not designed for such complex scenarios. That is why the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program is supporting two research projects which will help city planners, engineers, and other government officials to better plan the Nation’s future roadways. At the University of Iowa, researchers are connecting the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) with pedestrian and bicycle simulators— which allows for simulating multiple modes of transportations in real time— to conduct the research project “Developing Connected Simulation to Study Interactions Between Drivers, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists.” Researchers at Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center and the Institute for Transportation are developing a system that will allow multiple simulation systems to work together with the research project “InterchangeSE: A Federated Multimodal Simulation Environment for Studying Interactions Between Different Modes of Travel.” |
| Rosap ID | dot:44383 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44383 |
| TRT Terms | Traffic simulation; Driving simulators; Urban design; Research |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-20-014 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/73000/73700/73754/FHWA-HRT-20-014.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |