Projects

The Georgia Tech team will adapt the communications technology test bed established for a National Science Foundation (NSF) distributed simulation project to evaluate the performance and suitability of construction work zone technologies. Such technologies would include various vehicle speed and presence detectors, flashing warning lights, etc. The current test bed, located between 10th Street to North Avenue, and Spring Street and the GT campus, will be adapted to provide data connectivity points that allow deployed technologies at pre-set locations to communicate with the GT server systems. Because the NSF test bed already has video monitoring systems in place, these corridors can be used to evaluate the accuracy, precision, and impact of these technologies. Once the test bed is operational, GDOT will be able to provide new technologies to the testing team, who will set up field experiments in the test bed to evaluate performance and verify manufacturer claims. The GT team will assess the suitability of the technologies for establishing benchmark and work zone performance metrics and evaluate communications demands. As technologies are verified, GT will work with the state DOT to undertake a construction zone deployment for final testing.