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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory TO-13005: Development of a Platform Technology for Automated Vehicle Research

Project Information

Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-13-0029
Project Abstract:

The contractor shall acquire and support the instrumentation of two new vehicles that would enable Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) research staff and other Saxton Laboratory users to conduct vehicle performance and system testing at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. These new vehicles shall be designed with a cooperative adaptive cruise control system (CACC) that will enable research to quantify the benefits of this concept. These vehicles are to be designed specifically for FHWA to have electronic throttle and braking subsystem controls. This shall provide an experimenter with the ability to control a vehicle's acceleration and deceleration through an onboard controller. Enabling vehicle-to-vehicle communications through CACC will allow researchers to conduct experiments on the benefits of this system.

Goals:

  • Develop a design concept for platform technology that enables automated longitudinal control for a fleet of research vehicles.
  • Design engineering specifications for a platform technology that enables automated longitudinal control for a fleet of research vehicles.
  • Design instrumentation for and test a platform technology that enables automated longitudinal control for a fleet of research vehicles.
Research HUB ID:
7910
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$631,537.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
Laboratory:
Grant/Contract ID:
  • DTFH61-12-D-01020
FHWA Program Area:
  • Operations
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
  • FY 2002-2022 / Operations / Automation and Connectivity
Project Outputs:

Development of a platform technology for automated vehicle research

AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan

Contact Information

Management Organizations

Sponsor Organization

Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Lead
Contact:
Lochrane, Taylor

Managing Organization

Organization Role:
Project Managing Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development and Technology - Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Contact
Contact:
Lochrane, Taylor

Performing Organization

Organization Role:
Performing Organization
Organization:
Leidos