Deliverables The main deliverable for this project was a smartphone navigation app that addresses the specific mobility needs and priorities of seniors, improving their ability to travel around their cities. After the prototype was developed, the researchers recruited seniors to test the app for a few weeks, and then gathered their feedback. In order to…
Michael Pack, Director of the CATT Laboratory, University of Maryland The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) has been collecting probe-based vehicle speeds and trajectory data since 2008 for the bulk of the United States. These data provide the timestamped location of travelers at frequent intervals to provide details on trip origins and…
Development of an Open Source Multi-Agent Virtual Simulation Test Bed for Evaluating Emerging Transportation Technologies and PoliciesPrincipal Investigator: Joseph ChowThe Need for a Novel Open-Source Transportation Model Transportation modeling requires substantial transportation data and time-consuming effort for operation and transportation management and policy decision analysis. Large-scale transportation model development is based on various transportation data…
A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Developing Effective Policies to Reduce the Impact Costs of Overweight Vehicles on Roads and Bridges The Cost of Overweight Vehicles Overweight trucks and vehicles represent a significant cost to transportation agencies in all states. This is due to their contribution to the deterioration of road pavement and bridge decks and girders.…
2nd Women in Transportation Panel Discussion and Networking Night The 2nd Women in Transportation Panel Discussion Networking Night had several prominent women speakers from New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP), New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), and Cambridge Systematics who discussed their career paths, solicited advice and helped others better understand the…
Integrated Analytics and Visualization for Multi-Modality Transportation Data Overview This research project aimed to develop a data-driven approach for modeling cities, with a focus on pedestrian dynamics, which play a fundamental role in urban planning. It focused on detecting and counting objects such as pedestrians, cars, and bicycles in visual data sources that can provide…
Karl H. Johansson, Control of Automated Transport Systems Control of Automated Transport Systems Freight transportation on roads is of utmost importance for our society. It accounts for a significant amount of all energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In this talk, we will discuss the potential future of road goods transportation and how it can…
Alejandro Henao, How is ride-hailing affecting mobility and energy use? How is ride-hailing affecting mobility and energy use? Disruptive technology and emerging mobility services are redefining passenger travel. Ride-hailing companies (such as Uber, and Lyft) are one such service that gained rapid market share in the past few years and have a notable impact across…
Peng Wei, Safe and Assured Autonomy for On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Dr. Peng Wei, assistant professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Iowa State University, presents a seminar at C2SMART entitled “Unlock the Personal Sky – Safe andAssured Autonomy for On-Demand Urban Air Mobility.” Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an envisioned air transportation concept…
Dengfeng Sun, Stochastic Optimization of Large Scale Air Traffic Flows Most research in control and optimization of networked dynamical systems heavily relies on the fidelity of the dynamics models and efficient computational techniques to execute optimized control actions, while many autonomous systems are inherently subject to uncertainties and disturbances. This talk will present some of…