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Transportation Lab
Phone No:
330-972-5685
Transportation Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering
encompasses teaching and research of transportation system planning,
design and operations. The Transportation Lab provides necessary
equipment and space for traffic control and analysis, system planning,
model development and testing, intelligent transportation system
evaluation, highway safety assessment and crash data analysis.
The transportation laboratory supports research and education activities
in many areas. To study signal system design and implementation,
undergraduate students can work with traffic control system ASC/2S-1000
(ECONOLITE), and traffic control system EPAC 300/ MARC 300 (EAGLE).
Graduate students are able to test and evaluate new traffic control
schemes over these hardware assemblies; they can also develop and
implement new control logic by interfacing the controller through
software programming.
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Experimenting with Econolite
ASC/2S-1000 traffic controller assembly
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Lab session on traffic signal system
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Testing the integrated Eagle EPAC300
and MARC300 traffic system
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The Lab is equipped with several data acquisition systems using
different detection technologies: the GPS system is used for automated vehicle
location identification and vehicle tracking. The Laser detection system
provides accurate speed estimates and measures distance and height of
objects. The video imaging processing system helps to test and evaluate
detection configurations for different types of vehicles and roadway
geometries, as influenced by construction activities and pedestrian
movements. The spread spectrum radio system makes wireless transmissions
of data and video over a long distance in support of ITS applications.
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Adjusting laser detection system and various traffic counters
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AUTOSCOPE image sensing
applications
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Setting up Spread Spectrum Radio wireless data and video communication
system
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The Lab also features different types of computer software for
modeling and system analysis: the QRS, TRANPLAN software is used to
facilitate system planning activities; The TSIS/CORISM, SYNCHRO, HCS,
TRANSYT-7F packages support traffic simulation and optimization for
individual intersection or an entire network; the Aries (ECONOLITE) and
MARC NX (EAGLE) software systems interface the signal controllers
assembly; the MINITAB and MATLAB software supports mathematical and
statistical analysis; the AUTOCAD, MicroStation, TransCAD, ArcGIS systems
enable the students to create analyze different systems designs. The
research group has developed the Accident Visualization and Data Analysis
Tool (AVADIT) for crash data visualization and analysis, and the Smart
Sign Ordering System (SSOS) for operation and management of
transportation system assets.
In addition, a set of application software development kits, such as
JBuilder, DB2, Visual C++, Visual Basic, MS FrontPage, together with a
library of books, manuals, and user’s guides, are all available to assist
in teaching and research.
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Part of the Simulation Lab
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