Northland Advanced Transportation Systems Research Laboratory (NATSRL)

Agenda and Presentations

12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2010; Kirby Student Center 333, UMD

Review of 2010 NATSRL Research Projects and 2011 Work Plans

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Introduction and Overview: Eil Kwon

Faculty Presentations (all are Powerpoints; click the link to download)

12:30 Deployment/Evaluation of Snow/Ice Sensors, John Evans, Chemistry

12:45 Modeling Blowing Snow and Applications for Snow Plow Truck Design ,Pete Willemsen, Computer Science

1:00 Intelligent Pavement Sensor and Driver Drowsiness Detection System, Xun Yu, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

1:15 Video detection-based intersection/roundabout performance measurement, Hua Tang, Electrical and Computer Engineering

1:30 Nobel Methods for Generating Hydrogen Gas for Fuel Cells for ITS Applications, Venkatram Mereddy, Chemistry

2:00 DSRC-based V2V communication system for work zone traffic Information, Imran Hayee, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2:15 Lane Departure Warning System with Optical Detection of Vehicle Location, Jiann-Shiou Yang, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2:30 Intelligent Decision Support System for Proactive Implementation of ITS Safety Strategies, Hongyi Chen, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

2:45 Infrared-thermal Imaging Based Real Time Detection of Large Animals on Roadways, Debao Zhou, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

3:00 Robotic Painter for Pavement Markings, Ryan Rosandich, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

3:15 Field Demonstration of Robotic Painter, Ryan Rosandich, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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