Eco-Approach and Eco-Departure Planning Study

A long term (10 year) research roadmap is proposed to guide the development and potential deployment of Eco-Approach and Departure (Eco A/D) functionality at signalized intersections, with a focus on commercialization of initial system concepts in 5+ years. A review of Eco-Signal relevant research yielded a comprehensive set of key technical issues and knowledge gaps. Data sharing, privacy, security and liability issues associated with implementing Eco A/D functionality were also examined. Analysis of the AERIS Eco-Signal Operational Concept identified numerous assumptions regarding system operation. These assumptions were prioritized and merged with the results of the literature search to produce a refined Eco A/D operational concept and associated set of research needs. A process workflow was developed and a chronology was established to address near-term (0-4 years), mid-term (4-6 years) or long-term (6-10 years) research needs in an evolutionary fashion. The near-term phase of the plan focuses on combining commercial deployment of Level 1 longitudinal control systems with evolving Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communications capabilities, where individual intersections would interact with ad-hoc strings of equipped vehicles to provide Eco A/D functionality in mixed flow conditions. Conducting the near-term portion of the research plan is recommended and a two-phase approach proposed, first modeling an existing traffic corridor to develop an Eco A/D system architecture and vehicle / infrastructure algorithms, then implementing system elements in a progressive fashion culminating in a field operational test.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31750
• Corporate Authors:

  Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership

  27220 Haggerty Road, Suite D-1
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Abubakr, M
  • Abucharr, O
  • Al-Stouhi, S
  • Buchard, M
  • Das, S
  • Ibrahim, U
  • Kailas, A
  • Konet, H
  • Kumar, V
  • Meier, J
  • Yamamoto, M
  • Balke, K
  • Kuhn, B
  • Lukuc, M
  • Poe, C
  • LeBlanc, D
  • Barth, M
  • Deering, R
  • Goudy, R
• Publication Date: 2016-1-31

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 61p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Planning; Signalized intersections; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Eco-signal operation; Long term; Medium term; Short term
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634612
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-JPO-16-335
• Contract Numbers: DTFH6114H00002
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 9 2017 3:49PM