Technology
CMVRTC: Continued Analysis of PBBT Brake Performance Evaluation Data
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To continue gathering Level 1 brake performance stroke measurements and correlate those stroke measurements with performance-based brake tester (PBBT) brake force measurements on each wheel end and for the total vehicle.Background:Currently the PBBT...CMVRTC: Continued Analysis of PBBT Brake Performance Evaluation Data
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To continue gathering Level 1 brake performance stroke measurements and correlate those stroke measurements with performance-based brake tester (PBBT) brake force measurements on each wheel end and for the total vehicle.Background:Currently the PBBT...Accelerating SmartPark Deployment
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To independently assess the status of the deployment of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for truck parking, evaluate market opportunities and barriers to their deployment, and develop strategies for overcoming any identified barriers...SmartPark: Real-Time Parking Availability, 6-Month Field Operational Test
FMCSA completed Phase I by field testing a technology, namely, combined Doppler radar and laser scanning/light curtain. The test results from the contractor (independently verified and validated by Volpe) showed that the technology met three necessary performance requirements. Therefore, a...
National Data Fusion Project
A successful National Data Fusion Center was to provide opportunities in commercial vehicle enforcement to conduct HOS verification across jurisdictional boundaries, through the use of vehicle and driver identification and other e-screening systems. Use of the National Data Fusion Center...
Driver Distraction and Fatigue Detection and Warning System, Phase II
Goal:To provide innovative, practical, fast, and reliable detection of driver fatigue and distraction under a wide variety of operating conditions.Background:Fatigue and distraction are among the major risk factors associated with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. The effects of fatigue on...Data Repository (Naturalistic Driving and Other Datasets)
Goal:
To create a permanent, secure Data Repository for data collected during research and technology studies sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).Background:
FMCSA-sponsored research and technology studies often result in datasets that can...