Shared Connectivity for Safer Shared Space Facilities: Improving Mobility for Non-motorized and Vulnerable Road-Users

The proposal investigates the challenges of urbanization and studies the concept of "shared space," a holistic redesign of the existing micro-mobility infrastructure. To understand non-motorized agents' mobility and safety, the authors focus their research on developing a framework that simulates shared space active mobility scenarios. This framework will aid in studying the performance of established Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) and engineer the formation of a stable and connected ad-hoc network for active urban mobility in shared space. The authors have developed a simulation framework based on convex optimization and utilizes pedestrian behavioral rules to imitate the realistic pedestrian movement in each scenario. The generated trajectories will aid in the development of a routing protocol that establishes and maintains a stable MANET for a dynamic network. Once stable network connectivity is achieved, the network will be capable enough for information dissemination between any nodes and at any time. Such a stable active agents traffic network can be used in shared space traffic scenarios and emergencies such as evacuation and disaster, and assisting the researchers and engineers from transportation agencies in assessing pedestrians' safety conditions in urban transportation and shared space.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Edition: Final Research Report
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 104p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01848007
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: UCF-4-Y3
  • Contract Numbers: 69A3551747131
  • Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jun 6 2022 4:54PM