Instructional Modules for Obtaining Vehicle Dynamics Data with Smartphone Sensors

Past National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) education grants to Oregon Tech provided funding for developing new graduate-level coursework in transportation (2014-15) and to support the development of learning activities related to smartphone/iPod sensors for transportation structural health monitoring (2015-16). The request this year (2016-17) proposes to build on the success of these past two grants and support specific coursework development by the creation of learning activities (primarily field laboratory modules) related to vehicle operating dynamics with the use of both application-specific and smartphone/iPod technology. The field collection of vehicle dynamic response is a topic not commonly found in undergraduate programs and not all that common in graduate-level electives. Yet, these crucial vehicle acceleration/deceleration values have a fundamental impact on the design of roadways. Most civil engineering students study vehicle operating dynamics from the textbook and thus do not fully appreciate how these accelerations/decelerations “feel” to the driver, the ultimate consumers of their engineering designs. This project developed a series of laboratory/field exercises where students collect and process vehicle acceleration/deceleration readings and evaluate the results in comparison to values used in city, county, state and federal roadway design manuals.

• Record URL:
  • http://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/media/project_files/NITC_1073_Instructional_Modulales_for_Obtaining_Vehicle_Dynamics_Data_APCKg4c.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1073/Instructional_Modules_for_Obtaining_Vehicle_Dynamics_Data_with_Smartphone_Sensors
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  Portland State University
  P.O. Box 751
  Portland, OR  United States  97207

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lindgren, Roger
  • Riley, Charles
  • Preston, Jordan
• Publication Date: 2018-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 121p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Data collection; Deceleration; Education; Field studies; Graduate students; Laboratory studies; Smartphones; Vehicle dynamics
• Identifier Terms: iPod (Digital music player)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01675114
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NITC-ED-1073
• Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 18 2018 9:51AM