Wearable Sensors in Transportation—Exploratory Advanced Research Program Initial Stage Investigation

This report summarizes an initial stage investigation into wearable sensors for transportation research applications. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has observed significant activity in this area and seeks to obtain an understanding of the breadth of uses that researchers and practitioners envision for this technology, both now and in the future. Staff from the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center prepared this report on behalf of FHWA’s Exploratory Advanced Research Program. The authors of this report discuss research into air quality, physiological, and activity sensors, which have specific transportation applications and are fairly well-developed. The authors include a summary of observations made by the project team regarding the use of wearable sensors for public sector transportation research.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/pubs/16034/16034.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12275
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Woodward Communications

  1420 N Street, NW, Suite 102
  Washington, DC  United States  20005

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
  6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Machek, Elizabeth
  • 0000-0002-2299-6924
  • Frazier, Jonathan
  • Ingles, Amy
  • Morton, Tom
• Publication Date: 2016-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity choices; Air quality; Data collection; Physiology; Research; Sensors; Technology assessment
• Subject Areas: Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596784
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HRT-16-034
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-14-V-00025; DTFH61-15-A-00001
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:45AM