Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration: Test Bed and Model Deployment

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Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration Test Bed and
Model Deployment

• Glenn N. Havinoviski, P.E.
• Associate Vice President and
• ITS Group Director
• HNTB Corporation
• Arlington, Virginia USA
• Presented for
• ITS Virginia
• Annual Conference and Exhibition
• Virginia Beach, VA
• April 29-30, 2008

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Role of VII in ITS

• VII is proposed as the means through which future
  vehicle safety enhancements and in-vehicle
  services are delivered

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Growth of VII

• Earliest application
  Electronic Toll Collection
• Concept derived from earlier work on National ITS
  Architecture, Intelligent Vehicle Initiative and
  Automated Highway Systems
• Development of 5.9 GHz Dedicated Short-Range
  Communications (DSRC) and 802.11p wireless
  standards
• Joint effort involving USDOT, state DOTs
  (through AASHTO), auto and electronics industries

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The VII Concept
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Roadside Infrastructure
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Vehicle-Side Technologies (OBE)

• Human interface
• GPS

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DSRC

• FCC licensed at 5.9Ghz
• Addresses physical layer 802.11p
• Other possible communications (short term)
• Satellite
• Cellular

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Roadside Equipment (RSE)

• GPS, DSRC, routers, processors
• Network management
• Service delivery modes

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Intersection Crash Avoidance
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Up-Ahead Warnings

• Surface conditions
• Stopped vehicles
• Exits works zones

Electronic brake light
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Mobility Applications

• Real-time travel info
• Incident Alerts
• Road Closures
• Work Zones
• Real-time Navigation

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Payment and Private Services

• Electronic payment
• Tollways
• Parking
• Gas stations
• Private sector
• Vehicle diagnostics
• Vendor enhanced information
• User specific routing

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Data for Operating Agency

• Traffic probes
• Weather information
• Road surface conditions
• Historical travel data
• Traffic management signal timing

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Applications for Road Maintenance

• Snow plow / salt deployment
• Detect and repair potholes

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Michigan VII Initiatives

• Test Beds
• Model Deployment
• Proof-of-Concept (USDOT)
• ..85 miles of road coverage with over 100 RSUs

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VII Activities in Michigan
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Test Beds

• Testing of Vehicle Data Exchange
• Identification of Potential VII Deployment Issues

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Test Bed Partners

• Michigan DOT
• Road Commission of Oakland County
• HNTB
• Motorola
• Rauhorn Electric

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Testing of Vehicle Data Exchange

• Pre-application evaluation - MDOT VII Data Use
  And Processing (DUAP)
• Vehicle diagnostic data exchange
• Technical considerations Using surrogate
  radio communication

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Comm Networks for Test Beds

• Surrogate communications using
• 802.11 WiFi
• MotoMESH 802.11b
• Upgradeability to DSRC

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Identification of Deployment Issues

• Communications at freeway speeds
• Scalability issues
• Infrastructure issues
• Protocol issues
• Input to USDOT Deployment Decision in Late 08

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Model Deployment

• Michigan Regional ITS Deployment Environment
  (MiRIDE)
• 8 RSUs over 6 miles
• Within USDOT Test Environment
• Approx. 70 vehicles
• Builds on Initial Test Bed Activities

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Model Deployment Partners

• Michigan DOT
• Road Commission of Oakland County
• HNTB with PB, Kimley-Horn
• Motorola
• Daktronics
• University of Michigan
• Motor City

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Emphasis on Information

• Integration of Test Beds
• Further Development of DUAP
• Travel Times
• Incidents
• Predicted Congestion
• Weather
• Potholes / Road Conditions
• Archived Data
• Demo at ITS World Congress

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Summary

• Lots of promise regarding coverage and benefits
• Intensive testing efforts are addressing various
  technical, communications and application issues
• Institutional and commercial issues remain to be
  resolved 800 lb. gorillas

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For More Information

• Brian Burkhard, PE
• bburkhard_at_hntb.com
• 312-371-7166
• Jim Barbaresso
• jbarbaresso_at_hntb.com
• 313-961-3330

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