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This proposal consists of an innovative integrated solution for damage diagnosis of bridge structures using a non-contact image-based measurement methodology. High-resolution and regular camera systems will be used to capture the bridge movements and the traffic passing the bridge, respectively. Computer vision techniques will be used to extract the deflection time-histories of the bridge as well ...

The DOT seeks an integrated unit capable of identifying and tracking individual vehicles with high accuracy using multiple vehicle detection inputs, including video images, radar-based detection, and vehicle-to-everything radio signal inputs (DSRC, cellular-V2X), with a deep learning-based engine to fuse collected data. To address this DOT need, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to contin ...

An air/steam propulsion system has been developed and key performance attributes have been demonstrated qualitatively: a mixed propellant system can provide immediate power without a boiler, and that power can be varied by varying the ratio of water and air in the propellant mix. What is proposed is an analysis of scaling this very promising technology to propel buses and trains for mass transit ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports year over year increases in motorcycle fatalities and accidents over the past ten years. Of these: · 2/3s of the deaths were related to excessive speed and loss of operator control · 60% of deaths occurred at night or with poor visibility · Approximately 30% were not properly licensed · A majority had e ...

The project’s primary technical objective is to devise a compression and formatting scheme for the transport of real time differential GPS correction information in standardized forms (RTCM 104 messages and other formats) such that it can be transmitted over limited bandwidth communications media to support requirements for high accuracy position determination in ground based transportation user ...

Standard loop detector controller cards sample traffic at a rate of 60Hz. However, they frequently do not push detailed information back to the traffic management center (TMC). Instead, they calculate and then aggregate values such as volumes and occupancies at up to 30-second intervals before sending this data back to the central processing system. Past approaches to loop-based vehicle re-iden ...

The proposed system will provide a very robust means of determining that the driver of a moving vehicle is attempting to use his phone for a purpose restricted by local regulations. The system will then preclude the restricted operation. Cell phone usage that is not restricted by local regulations will not be affected. The system imposes no changes to public roadways or to the vehicles used to ...

Inductive loop detection systems are currently the most invested technology for obtaining traffic data in the United States, and are widely deployed on most major freeway networks. With the push towards sustainability in transportation, there is an increasing need to obtain further insight into traffic system performance by obtaining more accurate and comprehensive traffic system performance meas ...

The Rail Yard Automated Helper (RYAH) features an eight joint robotic arm integrated with a hydrostatic drive mobility unit. The unit can be tele-operated in a manned, computer aided mode. The RYAH increases rail yard worker safety by determining exposure to physical activities that result in injury such as slipping, falling, over-exertion and entrapment. The system controller provides: 1) A r ...

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