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Establishing a Mobile Laboratory for Transportation Research and Education

项目名称：	Establishing a Mobile Laboratory for Transportation Research and Education
摘要：	The need to replace or upgrade transportation infrastructure is typically based on the interpretation of data collected in the field. Often, the types of data that are available to decision makers are limited by the severe environment of the site (temperature, dust, moisture). Thus, although engineers and technicians currently have many sophisticated tools and devices that can give detailed information about the performance of the infrastructure, these are often not employed to their full extent due to the difficulty of dealing with site conditions and also because of the increased effort required to set up and take down test systems (data acquisition, etc). The focus of this project is to develop a mobile laboratory for use in transportation research at Kansas State University. To do this, Dr. Peterman was able to acquire a decommissioned mobile laboratory from the Federal Highway Administration. The laboratory consists of a 1997 International Navistar Truck with only about 50,000 miles of prior use. The box portion is complete with a hydraulic lift-gate, heating and air conditioning, counter space, and an onboard generator. As part of this project, the University Transportation Center (UTC) Mobile Laboratory will be customized to include a window and access panel installed in the box portion of the truck, and then custom painted to proudly display the name and new logo of Kansas State University and the University Transportation Center. In addition, the lab will be outfitted with a data acquisition system. Dr. Peterman is currently in the process of obtaining a commercial driver's license in order to operate the vehicle.
状态：	Active
资金：	32650.00
资助组织：	Kansas State University Transportation Center<==>Kansas Department of Transportation
项目负责人：	Stokes, Robert W
执行机构：	Kansas State University Transportation Center
开始时间：	20070228
实际结束时间：	20110630
主题领域：	Education and Training；Highways