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Active and Completed Projects

• Driver Assist System Pilot for Minnesota Snowplows
  (2012)
• SmartDrive: A Cleaner and More Efficient Traffic System through Network Vehicles and Infrastructure
  (2012)
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
  (2011)
• A Prototype System for Chemical Hydrogen Generation and Storage for Operating ITS Devices - FY12 NATSRL
  (2011)
• Intellidrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation
  (2011)
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY11 NATSRL
  (2010)
• Using Velocity Constraints to Enhance Carrier Phase GPS Robustness
  (2010)
• Inexpensive 2-D Optical Sensor for DGPS Augmentation
  (2010)
• MRI-R2: Development of a Precise and High Speed Hydrostatic Dynamometer System for Research and Education in Automotive Propulsion Systems
  (2010)
• An Evaluation of a Prototype Safe Teen Car
  (2009)
• Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Passenger Safety
  (2009)
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications (Phase III) - Bus to Roadside Infrastructure Communications Framework for Intelligent Transit Applications
  (2008)
• Mining Bus Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Automatic Passenger Count (APC) Database for Intelligent Transit Applications
  (2008)
• Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phones and DSRC-based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of VII Infrastructure - FY09 NATSRL
  (2008)
• Analysis of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles ITS Concept of Operations
  (2008)
• Technology for Transit: Lane Guidance for Shoulder-running Buses
  (2007)
• Guidance Augmentation using VPS for Transit Applications: Year 2 of 2
  (2007)
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
  (2007)
• GPS Augmentation for Robust Lane Assistance on Cedar Avenue in Support of the Urban Partnership Agreement
  (2007)
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design - FY08 NATSRL
  (2007)
• Estimating Running Time and Demand for a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
  (2006)
• Impending Box Impact Warning System for Prevention of Snowplow-Bridge Impacts - FY07 NATSRL
  (2006)
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
  (2005)
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collision with Snowplows in Fog and Snow
  (2004)
• Bus Signal Priority on GPS and Wireless Communications - Phase II
  (2004)
• ROV Surveillance for Transportation Management and Security
  (2004)
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications
  (2004)
• Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles - FY05 NATSRL
  (2004)
• Quick Edge: Rapid Underbody Plow Cutting Edge Changing System
  (2004)
• Infrared Sensing for Driver Assistive Systems
  (2004)
• In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
  (2003)
• Optimal Secondary Controls Using a Configurable Haptic Interface
  (2003)
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions Phase I
  (2002)
• Gang Plowing Using DGPS
  (2002)
• Advanced BRT: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  (2002)
• GPS Based Real-Time Identification of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient
  (2001)
• Fatigue Detection: Can Fatigue Detection Devices Predict the Driving Performance of Sleep-Deprived Drivers?
  (2001)
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: A Path to Deployment
  (2001)
• Influence of Wayfinding while Driving on Vehicle Control
  (2001)
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders
  (2000)
• Lateral Stability of a Narrow Commuter Vehicle
  (2000)
• Automated Vehicle Control Algorithms and their Influence on Traffic
  (2000)
• Intelligent Ground Vehicles Competition Evaluation: Phase I
  (2000)
• Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
  (2000)
• User - Centered Auditory Warning Signals in Snowplows
  (2000)
• Snowplow Simulator
  (1999)
• United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) specialty Vehicle Field Operational Test
  (1999)
• GPS-Based Failure Identification System for Intelligent Vehicles
  (1999)
• Snowplow Technology Integration for Driver Assistance
  (1999)
• Model-Based Intelligent Vehicle Control System
  (1999)
• Software Issues in Critical Transportation Systems
  (1999)
• Using ACC Vehicles to Control Traffic Flow on Semi-Autonomous Highways
  (1998)
• Improving Driver Visibility Using Heads Up Displays and Vehicle Location Systems
  (1998)
• SAFETRUCK: Preventive Run-off-the-Road Accidents and Collisions
  (1997)
• Human Factors Evaluation of Etak/Delco's In-Vehicle Navigation System
  (1997)
• Evaluation of Radar for Snowplows
  (1997)
• Vehicle Following (Platooning) Using CCD Cameras - Phase II
  (1996)
• Rollover Protection and Wheelchair Securement: Assessment
  (1996)
• SAFETRUCK: Sensing and Control to Enhance Vehicle Safety
  (1996)
• Magnetic Lateral Indication System Evaluation
  (1996)
• Agent-based Distraction-free Interfaces: Investigation
  (1995)
• Genesis- Human Factors of Message Formats and In-Vehicle Devices
  (1995)
• The Influence of Rural Road Quality on Vehicle Operating Costs
  (1995)
• Sensing and Control to Enhance the Safety of Large Vehicles: GPS
  (1995)
• Vehicle Navigation and Localization using Multiple Navigation Aids
  (1995)
• Vehicle Following (Platooning) Using CCD Cameras - Phase I
  (1995)
• A SemiTractor-Trailer Testbed for the Investigation of Guidance
  (1994)
• Dynamics and Stability of Capsules in Pipeline Transportation
  (1994)

Research Reports

• A Prototype System for Chemical Hydrogen Generation and Storage for Operating ITS Devices
  Apr 2013, CTS 13-11
• Analysis of Single Frequency, Carrier Phase Based GPS Positioning Performance and Sensor Aiding Requirements
  Jan 2013, CTS 13-01
• Inexpensive 2D Optical Sensor for GPS Augmentation
  Dec 2012, CTS 12-37
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness
  Oct 2012, CTS 12-32
• Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Occupant Safety
  May 2012, CTS 12-07
• Connected Vehicles Program: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation for In-vehicle Signing
  Mar 2012, CTS 12-05
• Field Testing and Evaluation of a Wireless-Based Transit Signal Priority System
  Oct 2011, CTS 11-25
• Enhancement and Field Test Evaluation of New Battery-Less Wireless Traffic Sensors
  Oct 2011, CTS 11-22
• A High Accuracy Vehicle Positioning System Implemented in a Lane Assistance System when GPS Is Unavailable
  Jul 2011, CTS 11-18
• Dual Frequency, Carrier Phase Differential GPS Augmentation
  May 2011, CTS 11-09
• Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Concept of Operations in ITS Applications
  Mar 2011, CTS 11-06
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation-- Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design
  Feb 2011, CTS 11-04
• Development of a Low-Cost Interface between Cell Phone and DSRC-Based Vehicle Unit for Efficient Use of IntelliDriveSM Infrastructure
  Nov 2010, CTS 10-14
• Estimating Running Time and Demand for a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
  Dec 2009, CTS 09-24
• Automatic Detection of RWIS Sensor Malfunctions (Phase II)
  Mar 2009, CTS 09-11
• Automatic Detection of RWIS Sensor Malfunctions (Phase I)
  Mar 2009, CTS 09-10
• Impending Box Impact Warning System for Prevention of Snowplow-Bridge Impacts: A Final Report of Investigations
  Feb 2009, CTS 09-08
• The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
  Jan 2009, CTS 09-03
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
  Dec 2008, CTS 08-28
• RPV/UAV Surveillance for Transportation Management and Security
  Dec 2008, CTS 08-27
• A Bus Signal Priority System Using Automatic Vehicle Location / Global Position Systems and Wireless Communication Systems
  Dec 2008, CTS 08-18
• Accident Prevention Based on Automatic Detection of Accident Prone Traffic Conditions: Phase I
  Sep 2008, CTS 08-12
• Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles
  Aug 2008, CTS 08-13
• Integration of Infrared Imaging for a Head Up Display Lane Keeping and Collision Avoidance System
  Jun 2008, CTS 08-09
• Advanced BRT Volume II: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  Jun 2008, CTS 08-07
• Advanced BRT Volume I: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  Mar 2008, CTS 08-06
• Developing Driving Support Systems to Mitigate Behavioral Risk Patterns Among Teen Drivers
  Aug 2007, CTS 07-05
• Quick Edge: Rapid Underbody Plow Cutting Edge Changing System
  Jul 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-19
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collisions With Snowplows in Fog and Snow
  Jul 2006, Mn/DOT 2006-29
• Development of a Novel Tilt-Controlled Narrow Commuter Vehicle
  May 2006, CTS 06-05
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: A Path to Deployment, Volume 1
  Aug 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-30
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: Digital Mapping of Roads for Lane Departure Warnings, Volume 2
  Aug 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-31
• Adaptive Cruise Control System Design And Its Impact on Traffic Flow
  May 2005, CTS 05-01
• DGPS-Based Gang Plowing
  Apr 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-18
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders, Volume 1
  Jan 2005, CTS 04-12
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: A Virtual Mirror for Eliminating Vehicle Blind Zones, Volume 2
  Jan 2005, CTS 04-12
• GPS Based Real-Time Tire-Road Friction Coefficient Identification
  Sep 2004, Mn/DOT 2005-04
• System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS)
  Dec 2003, MnDOT 2004-09
• Evaluation Report Volume 2: Benefit Analysis
  Nov 2003, MnDOT 2004-08
• System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS): Supplemental Track Test Evaluation
  Nov 2003, MnDOT 2004-12
• Evaluation Report Volume 1: System Performance and Human Factors
  Nov 2003, MnDOT 2004-07
• A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
  Sep 2003, MnDOT 2003-38
• The Effectiveness of Auditory Side- and Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings on Snow Covered Roads in Conditions of Poor Visibility
  Jun 2003, Mn/DOT 2003-14
• Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
  Mar 2003, MnDOT 2003-13
• Fault Diagnostics for Intelligent Vehicle Applications
  May 2001, Mn/DOT 2001-20
• A GPS Based Heads Up Display System for Driving Under Low Visibility Conditions
  Jan 2000, Mn/DOT 2003-03
• Radar Based Longitudinal Virtual Bumper Collision Avoidance System Implemented on a Truck
  Mar 1999, Mn/DOT 2000-07
• Differential GPS Based Control of a Heavy Vehicle
  Jan 1999, Mn/DOT 2000-05
• Evaluation of Radar for Snowplows: Initial Results
  Apr 1998, MnDOT 1999-09
• SAFETRUCK: Sensing and Control to Enhance Vehicle Safety
  Dec 1997, Mn/DOT 1998-29
• The Virtual Bumper: A Control Based Collision Avoidance System for Highway Vehicles
  Oct 1997, Mn/DOT 1998-30
• Magnetic lateral indication system evaluation
  Jan 1997, MnDOT 1997-02U
• A Lateral Dynamic Model of a Tractor-Trailer: Experimental Validation
  Nov 1996, Mn/DOT 1997-18
• Vehicle Navigation and Localization Using Multiple Navigational Aids: Final Report
  Oct 1996, Mn/DOT P98-4
• Analysis of a differential global positioning system as a sensor for vehicle guidance
  Aug 1996, Mn/DOT 1997-17
• Dynamics and Stability of Capsules in Pipeline Transportation
  May 1996, Mn/DOT 1996-17
• Multimedia information presentation in smart cars and highways
  Jun 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-25
• Autonomous Vehicle Guidance Evaluation
  Mar 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-12
• Report on programmatic evaluation at the Human Factors Research Laboratory
  Mar 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-13
• Human Factors Aspects of the Genesis Program
  Jan 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-02