NSF Transportation CPS
January 23, 2014

Presentation Outline

• Government Interests
   
  • Safety, mobility, environment
     
• Government orientation
   
• Need for cooperation

CPS Impact

• Safety
   
  • Avoid crashes (time between crashes), reduce crash severity
     
• Mobility
   
  • Improve system reliability
     
• Environment
   
  • Decrease energy, natural resource needs

Connected Systems

• New Data
   
• New Communications
   
  • V2X, V2V
     
  • DSRC, Cellular, etc.
     
• Enabling Technologies
   
  • Localization and mapping
     
  • Extended situational awareness

Assessing Performance

• Massive New Data
   
  • Roadside sensors
     
  • Vehicle based sensors
     
• Predictive Modeling
   
  • Actionable information
     
• Control
   
  • From macro to micro

Human Behavior

• Shared Control
   
  • Human-in-the-loop
     
  • Driver monitoring
     
• Test beds
   
  • Driving simulators
     
  • Controlled courses
     
  • Naturalistic driving
     
  • Hybrid

Government Research

• Continued Focus on Connected Infrastructure and Vehicle Systems
   
  • Enabling technologies
     
  • Scaling cyber physical systems
     
  • Testing and evaluation
     
• Future Focus on Systems for Assessing Performance
   
  • Infrastructure asset monitoring and control

Thank You

FHWA EAR Program

https://highways.dot.gov/research/exploratory-advanced-research

FHWA Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory

https://highways.dot.gov/laboratories/saxton-transportation-operations-laboratory/saxton-transportation-operations-laboratory

USDOT ITS JPO
www.its.dot.gov/testbed.htm

David Kuehn, Program Manager
(202) 493-3414 or david.kuehn@dot.gov