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Development of ATMA/AIPV Deployment Guidelines Considering Traffic and Safety Impacts

项目名称：	Development of ATMA/AIPV Deployment Guidelines Considering Traffic and Safety Impacts
摘要：	Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator/Impact Protection Vehicle (ATMA/AIPV) is a quickly emerging technology and is expected to bring considerable potentials in transportation infrastructure maintenance by removing drivers from the risk. The system includes a lead truck (LT), a follow truck (FT), a truck mounted attenuator (TMA) installed on the FT, and a leader-follower system that enables the FT to drive autonomously and follow the LT. While exciting technology is being developed and shows promising benefits in roadway maintenance, what’s not well studied is the impacts of such autonomous system to traffic operation and roadway safety, and subsequently how should DOT develop deployment strategies with those aspects taken into consideration. To bridge this important gap, this project aims to study the associated critical research questions, and in the end develop a practical software tool that takes in DOT inputs such as roadway network GIS shapefile, traffic counts and ATMA/AIPV system characteristics, and outputs a set of recommended deployment strategies, including the roadway maintenance sequence, staffing plan and needed resource, potential impacts to the traffic network and any suggested traffic management plan to ensure a smooth and safe traffic flow while effectively maintaining the roadway facilities.
状态：	Completed
资金：	185144
资助组织：	Mid-America Transportation Center<==>Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
执行机构：	Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla
开始时间：	20191213
预计完成日期：	20201231
实际结束时间：	20201231
主题领域：	Data and Information Technology；Highways；Maintenance and Preservation；Motor Carriers；Operations and Traffic Management；Planning and Forecasting；Safety and Human Factors