Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yi Qi, Dr. Lei Yu
Sponsoring Agency:
Southwest Region University
Transportation Center, SWUTC
Period:
September 1, 2006 ~ August 31,
2007
Research Abstract:
As a major ITS initiative, the Vehicle Infrastructure
Integration (VII) program is to revolutionize
transportation by creating an enabling communication
infrastructure that will open up a wide range of safety
applications. The road-condition warning system is
a unique application of VII technology, which is to
provide drivers with real-time information about
unexpected roadway conditions ahead, such as accidents,
speed reduction zones, hazardous weather conditions,
etc. Currently, this application is still in the
conceptual development stages. The
effectiveness of the VII-based warning system needs to
be investigated under various driving conditions.
The possible influencing factors on the
performance of the VII based warning system include the
type of warning information, warning signal
design, driver acceptance level, the percentage of
vehicles that have VII communication capability and so
on. This project is to investigate the application of
the VII-based technology for highway crash prevention
and to estimate its benefits on highway safety under
various roadway geometric and traffic conditions.
Research Information
For further information about the research, please
contact Dr. YI Qi by telephone at (713) 313-6809
or by e-mail at
qiy@tsu.edu.
