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Smarter Traffic Signal Timing Using Connected Vehicle Data Can Cut Intersection Delays by 53 Seconds Per Vehicle and Reduce Missed Green Lights by 30 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
The methodology proposed in this study identifies specific intersection movements where signal timing changes could reduce split failures (SF). A split failure occurs when a vehicle,…
Content type
Date Posted
05/28/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04)
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Experiment Conducted in Indiana Showed Connected and Automated Vehicles with Traffic Scanning Technology Enhanced Smooth Stopping Behavior by 62.9 Percent Upon Detecting Vulnerable Road Users.
METHODOLOGY
In designing the experiment for the case study, a VRU (a cardboard box of the same height as a teenager placed on a remote-controlled skateboard) traveling from west to east was…
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Date Posted
06/28/2024
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Indiana DOT's 26 Month Pilot Study Shows That Deployment of Queue Warning Trucks Ahead of Interstate Work Zones to Alert Motorists of Queued Traffic Reduced Hard Braking Events by 80 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
A comparative analysis was conducted to evaluate the deployment of queue trucks in interstates of Indiana, by comparing the telematic data collected from queue warning trucks with the…
Content type
Date Posted
04/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Queue Warning (VS08)
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Simulation Analysis Estimates Fuel Savings of Up to 12.3 Percent Using Long-Horizon Predictive Cruise Control in Truck Platooning.
Methodology
For a single truck configuration, researchers used a simulation model consisting of one vehicle model, a speed tracker, a speed profile, and road-grade data for the selected route. In a…
Content type
Date Posted
10/29/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS17)
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Indiana DOT's use of real-time probe vehicle data to manage unplanned detour routes helps reduce detour driving time by up to 75 percent.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) buys real-time crowdsourced probe vehicle speed data from a third party traffic data service that aggregates traffic speed data on more than 2,000…
Content type
Date Posted
12/23/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
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Regional Truck Parking Information and Management Systems have a benefit-to-cost ratio of 4.27.
A benefit-to-cost estimated for the MAASTO TPIMS estimated as part of the 2015 TIGER Grant application using the TIGER BCA Resource Guide was based on project performance data collected from the…
Content type
Date Posted
01/30/2019
Use Mobile Road Weather Information Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support Systems to Reduce Material Usage and Increase Cost Savings for Winter Road Maintenance Operations.
Use mobile RWIS and MDSS to reduce material usage and increase cost savings. CDOT reported that districts that used mobile RWIS reported an approximate 20 percent reduction in material usage,…
Content type
Date Posted
05/31/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Winter Maintenance (MC04),
Weather Data Collection (WX01),
Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Look to Braking and Wheel Counter Information from Vehicle Controller Area Network (CAN) Data for Early Indication of Winter Conditions.
Use hard braking and wheel counter data as an early indicator of winter conditions. The study successfully piloted an integrated CAN bus system to monitor road conditions in real-time, and these…
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Date Posted
04/26/2022
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Account for Adequate Electrical Substation Capacity and Access Needs When Planning Dynamic Wireless Charging Lanes.
Focus on interstate highway DWC lanes with high truck traffic, near airports and ports, and distanced from EV charging stations for highest economic feasibility. The study found that DWC…
Content type
Date Posted
04/11/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Electric Charging Stations Management (ST05)
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Installation of a Dynamic Wireless Charging Lane for Electric Vehicles Estimated to Cost 6.3 to 6.6 Million Dollars per Mile in Indiana.
Dynamic Wireless Charging (DWC) lanes offer a potential method to provide electric vehicles (EVs) with wireless charging on roadways. Researchers in Indiana conducted a financial analysis to…
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Made Public Date
04/11/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Electric Charging Stations Management (ST05)
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Indiana initiated a $34 million ITS project to offer advanced incident messaging, traffic flow monitoring, and detection of wrong-way motorists at toll roads.
Indiana Toll Road Concession Company LLC (ITRCC) is extending the fiber optic backbone and intelligent transportation system (ITS) along the I-80/I-90 Indiana Toll Road. More than 85 miles of conduit…
Content type
Made Public Date
08/28/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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