GLOBAL RESEARCH LABORATORY PROJECT
The main goal of the proposed project is to develop a Cyber Physical System (CPS)
platform for smart vehicles and transportation systems to assure ultimate safety and
security. The Global Research Laboratory (GRL) team including Daegu Gyeongbuk
Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Carnegie Mellon University, University
of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Virginia, brings already
proven innovative products such as a well-validated human-in-the-loop simulation
featuring driving simulator and an integrated architecture for V2X communications
and traffic simulators. The GRL team has conducted collaborative research on safety
and security, as well as development of a smart transportation test-bed.
The proposed research will significantly advance the state-of-the-art in the
design of vehicles and transportation systems, and foster the deployment of smart,
connected vehicles in safety-critical real road environments. Specifically, V2X-based
vehicular networking technologies will maximize both safety and throughput via
smart intersection protocols and vehicular MAC protocols, thus effectively removing
traffic lights. The cyber-vehicle security solutions will also contribute to the safety
assurance by safeguarding vehicles against malicious attacks as well as unintended
failures. In addition, the proposed cyber-transportation test-bed will provide a
safe and economical evaluation environment for connected highway and vehicles
systems. Finally, through GRL, participating postdoctoral researchers and graduate
students will be sent to federal research laboratories enabling them to learn more
specialized techniques. Such experiences will be extremely beneficial to them in
their future careers as experts in vehicular and transportation CPS.
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SEA LEVEL RISE ON STORMWATER
DESIGN AND RE-OCCURRING
FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE
HAMPTON ROADS REGION
Dr. Jonathan Goodall is working with Dr. Venkat Sridhar, Virginia
Tech, on this Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability University
Transportation Center (MATS UTC) project. Goodall is analyzing existing
and projected precipitation records to better understand changes in
storm intensities, durations and frequencies in the region. The team
hopes to provide the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
(HRDPC) with design storms to be used when designing infrastructure
to better accommodate future weather conditions.
In addition, the team will assess flood vulnerability due to sea level
rise and improve flood vulnerability metrics for transportation planning
prioritization. High resolution terrain data collected using LiDAR, a
remote sensing method that uses pulsed laser light to examine the
surface of the earth, will be used with a geographic information system
(GIS) to assess the potential for recurring flooding in the Hampton
Roads region.
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