Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV ... - Texas A&M University

AUTOMATED AND

CONNECTED VEHICLE

(AV/CV) TEST BED TO

IMPROVE TRANSIT, BICYCLE,

AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS PLAN

June 17, 2015

AUTOMATED AND CONNECTED VEHICLE (AV/CV) TEST BED TO

IMPROVE TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS PLAN

Project Manager ¨C Wade Odell, RTI

Research Supervisor ¨C Katherine F. Turnbull, TTI

Product 0-6875-P1

Project 0-6875

Project Title: Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bicycle, and

Pedestrian Safety

Performed in cooperation with the

Texas Department of Transportation

and the

Federal Highway Administration

Published: February 2017

TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

College Station, Texas 77843-3135

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

List of Figures............................................................................................................................... vi

List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... vii

Chapter I ¨C Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1

Purpose of Concept of Operations Plan ...................................................................................... 1

Organization of ConOps Plan ..................................................................................................... 2

Chapter II ¨C Test Bed Vision, Goals, and Candidate Applications .......................................... 3

Overarching Test Bed Vision and Goals .................................................................................... 3

Near-Term Candidate Applications ............................................................................................ 3

Mid-Term Candidate Applications ............................................................................................. 5

Long-Term Candidate Applications ........................................................................................... 5

Chapter III ¨C Test Beds ................................................................................................................ 7

Riverside Campus Test Bed ........................................................................................................ 7

TAMU Campus........................................................................................................................... 9

Transit Agency and Community Test Beds .............................................................................. 10

Chapter IV ¨C Near-Term Candidate Application Operational Scenarios............................. 13

Candidate Application 1 ¨C Smart Buses: Vehicle-Based Collision-Warning System .............. 13

Candidate Application 2 ¨C Smart Buses: Collision Avoidance with Fixed Objects and

Hazards ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Candidate Application 3 ¨C Smart Intersections: Collision Avoidance with IntersectionBased Warning Systems ........................................................................................................... 21

Candidate Application 4 ¨C Smart Bicycles: Sensors on Bicycles ............................................ 23

Candidate Application 5 ¨C Smart Pedestrians: Smartphone Applications (Apps)................... 29

Candidate Application 6 ¨C Smart Bike Rack: Automated Alerts for Bus Operators ............... 33

Chapter V ¨C Assessments and Evaluations............................................................................... 39

Preliminary Assessment of Vehicle-Based Collision Warning System ................................... 39

Quantitative Accuracy Assessment .......................................................................................... 39

Qualitative Assessment ............................................................................................................. 47

Summary of Findings Based on the Preliminary Assessment .................................................. 49

Chapter VI ¨C Implementation Plan ........................................................................................... 51

Test Bed Schedule of Activities................................................................................................ 51

Implementation Partners ........................................................................................................... 53

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