1 courses and star lab research yinhai wang sept. 26, 2012
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Courses and STAR Lab Research
Yinhai WangSept. 26, 2012
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CEE 500E T & C Seminar
Organizer: Yinhai Wang Meet weekly on Wednesday (2:30-
3:20pm) at More 234 Required attendance Class mailing list:
[email protected] Class Web site:
http://courses.washington.edu/cee500e/
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Transportation & Construction Division
Joe Mahoney Donald Janssen Kamal Ahmed
Professors in Construction Engineering
Steve Muench
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Transportation & Construction Division
G. Scott Rutherford Yinhai Wang
Professors in Transportation Engineering
Linda Boyle
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Transportation & Construction Division
Professors in Transportation Engineering
Anne Goodchild Cynthia Chen Ed McCormack
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Course ScheduleWeek Date Topics Speaker Moderators Note
1Sept. 26
• Introduction to the Division and Courses• PacTrans• The STAR Lab
Dr. Yinhai Wang, CEE Dept, PacTrans
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• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research• Construction programs at UW
Dr. Joe Mahoney, CEE Dept.
Chaofan and Sherry
3Oct. 10
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research
Dr. Steve Muench, CEE Dept.
Jerome and Huizhong
4Oct. 17
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research
Dr. Cynthia Chen, CEE Dept.
Tianle and Carmen
5Oct. 24
• External guest talk:Discrete Choice Analysis for Travellers: A Semi-parametric Approach
Dr. Baibing Li, Loughborough University
Yinhai and Matt D
6Oct. 31
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research
Dr. Ed McCormack, CEE Dept.
Xiaoyi and Scott
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Course Schedule
Week
Date Topics Speaker Moderators Note
7 Nov. 7• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research
Dr. Don Janssen, CEE Dept.
Shan and Mallory
8Nov. 14
• External guest talk:Simulation Model Calibration
Dr. Laurence Rillet, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Yinhai, Robin,
and Jiang
PacTrans Event, class at a different location
9Nov. 21
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research• Valle Program
Dr. G. Rutherford, CEE Dept.
Matt P and Yingqian
10Nov. 28
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research• HFSM Lab
Dr. Linda Boyle, CEE/IE Dept.
Paul and Yixiao
11 Dec. 5
• Faculty Introduction – Courses and Research• Washington State Trans Research Center
Mr. Mark Hallenbeck, TRAC
Sigurdr and Su
Submit Research Paper Abstract and References
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Course Requirements
There is no final exam for this class Grading is based on
your class participation the assigned moderator job research paper/thesis abstract and references
Student moderators need to introduce the speaker distribute a representative paper of the speaker to
the class for reading before the speech raise questions and moderate the discussion
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About Myself
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Traffic Is Getting Worse
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Why?
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2009
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Roadway Lane-miles
Registered Vehicles
Vehicle Miles Traveled
6.3%
53.2%
95.7%
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Countermeasures
Construct new roads
Reduce traffic
Increase capacity of the existing infrastructure by employing ITS technologies
Travel demand control
Improve transit service
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Is It a Possible Approach?
Do you think we can increase highway capacity by applying advanced technologies?
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Data Is Crucial for the Success of ITS
Quality Data
Control Center
E-Message Sign
ATIS
! !
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Where Are the Data From?
Traffic Detection Controller
Sensors
Data Archive
Data Server
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Details?
CEE 579 Advanced Traffic Detection Systems 3 credits. Spring Quarter
General introduction to the following systems:
Radar gun Remote Traffic Microwave Sensor
(RTMS) GPS based vehicle navigation Priority Vehicle Detection Weigh In Motion (WIM) sensors
In depth instruction on Inductive loop detection systems Computer vision based detection
systems
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Nationwide Network of Data
To a nationwide network of data
From Spots of data
A Public Private Partnership: shared risk shared benefit shared contribution
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How To Handle These Data?
If loop measurements are archived every 20 second, 4,000 single loop detectors require
24 * 3600 / 20 * 50 * 4000 = 864 MB storage space per day!
Remember this is just data from loop detectors. We have also accident data, freight data, video data, …, to deal with!
With these data in hand, how to manage and use them sufficiently to support our decision making?
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That’s Why We Offer CEE 412
CEE 412: Transportation Data Management and Analysis
• Store and retrieve transportation data efficiently become increasingly important• Optimal decisions should be made based on computation results from these available data
This course will help to build up fundamental knowledge and skills for database design, data management, and basic skills for transportation analysis.
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Intelligence Requires Data
With good traffic data, we can make our control systems smarter than this .
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Provide the Best Traffic Operations
CEE 590 Traffic System Operations (Traffic System Control and Simulation) Traffic Control Systems Traffic Operations Simulation Application Software
Vissim
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Check the Course Websites for Details
Details of my courses are available on line at:
CEE 412:http://courses.washington.edu/cee412/
CEE 579:http://courses.washington.edu/cee599f/
CEE 590:http://courses.washington.edu/cee590s/
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PacTrans Introduction
Oregon State University
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
University of Idaho
University of Washington
(lead)
Washington State
University
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)
PacTrans Theme and Goals
PacTrans theme: Safe and sustainable solutions for the diverse transportation needs of the Pacific Northwest.
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Safety and Sustainabi
lity
Users
Vehicles
SystemNetwor
k
Roadway
Environ-ment
PacTrans Theme and Goals
Strategic Goals:
PacTrans shall serve as Region 10’s Research Engine Applied Technology Showcase Workforce Development Base Education Leader Collaboration Platform Communication Node Information Center
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Student Support
Student organized professional events
PacTrans Fellowship
Student travel to conferences
Student of the Year award
BBQ coming up soon .
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Management Structure
Management Team
Consortium Universities
Committee and TaskforcesBoard of Directors
Research Committee
Education and Workforce
Development Committee
External Advisory
Board
Director
Program
Manager
Outreach and Technology Transfer
Committee
Student Leadership Council
OSU UAF UI WSUUW
USDOT RITA
UW PacTrans Staff
Yinhai Wang, Director Linda Boyle, Associate Director
in Research
Anne Moudon, Associate Director in
Education
Mark Hallenbeck, Associate Director in
Outreach
Meghan MacKrell, Assistant Director
Wanjiku Gitahi, Program Assistant
Eva Lu
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Other PacTrans Staff
Chris Bell, Associate
Director at OSU
Billy Connor, Associate Director
at UAF
Karen DenBraven, Associate Director at
UI
Dave McLean, Associate Director at
WSU
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STAR Lab
Smart Transportation Applications and Research Laboratory (STAR Lab): More 101
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STAR Lab Is Dedicated to Innovative Research
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STAR Lab Research Interests
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); Traffic Detection Technologies; Traffic Simulation; Traffic Safety Traffic Operations; Traffic Flow Theory; Environmental Impacts of Traffic
Operations; and E-Science of Transportation.
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STAR Lab Facilities
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STAR Lab Facilities
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STAR Lab Facilities
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Star Lab Research Projects
Area-Wide Ramp Meter Control
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Star Lab Research Projects
Incident-Induced Daley Estimation
Lane blocking incident
Upstream loop station Downstream loop station
Vehicle Queue Caused by a Lane-Blocking Incident
Driving direction
TdTime
V3
V1
V2
Cum
ulat
ive
Tra
ffic
Vol
ume
Queuing Diagram for Incident-Induced Travel DelayTr
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Star Lab Research Projects
Video Data SourceWinTV USB
CardComputer
Video Datalink
VVDC
Video Data SourceWinTV USB
CardComputer
Video Datalink
VVDC
Star Lab Research Projects
Star Lab Research Projects
40Pedestrian Detection and Tracking
BIC(k=1)=2022BIC(k=2)=1887
BIC(k=1)=2511BIC(k=2)=3182
Orange path line
Green path line
Active path Inactive path
Orange path line
Green path line
Active path Inactive path
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Star Lab Research ProjectsBT v 2.0
Sparkfun 60 MHzROM-based6 D cells – 5 days
BT v 1.0Gumstix 600 MHzLinux system8 D cells – 40 hrs
BT v 2.1LiFE Cell – Faster charging timeWeatherproof Omni Antenna
BT v 2.2GSM - Online data retrievalGPS – Automated
synchronizationSolar Panel – Continuous
operation
07/2009 09/2009 10/2009 12/2009
Hardware-level design allows for:Antenna power controlLess heat generationSignificant power consumption reduction
Bluetooth-based Travel Time Data Collection System
Bluetooth-based Travel Time Data Collection System
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Star Lab Research Projects
ALEDA
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Star Lab Research Projects
HOT Lane Simulation
Star Lab Research Projects
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What is the best toll
rate?
What is the best design?
Well distributed Each “spy” found
over 100 unique devices in 30 minutes*
BT BT
GSM
Mobile Device Based Data Collection and Knowledge Discovery
Star Lab Research Projects
Large Scale Network AnalsysChina’s High Speed Railway Links
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Star Lab Research Projects
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Star Lab Research Projects
Source: http://www.gis.unbc.ca/courses/nres799/projects/2005/hurley/index.htm
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Star Lab Research Projects
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Star Lab Research Projects
http://www.uwdrive.net/
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Travel Time Data Collection
Bluetooth-Signal-Based Vehicle Tracking
Bluetooth signal
MAC AddressMatching