Roadways and Bridges
New Drone-Based System Assesses Highway-Rail Crossings to Improve Safety
Poor highway-rail grade crossing design can contribute to rail incidents. To address this challenge, MTRI Inc. developed Crossing-i, a drone-enabled inspection system, to assess crossing safety with help from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration. Crossing-i can help rail...First-of-Its-Kind Hazard Alert System for Motorcyclists
With support from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program, Charles River Analytics developed a first-of—its-kind roadway hazard alert application for motorcyclists that alerts motorcyclists to such roadway dangers as infrastructure hazards, surface hazards, roadway obstacles, and weather hazards.Connected Vehicles at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Research
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Systems Safety and Engineering Division supports FRA research activities related to designing, developing, and testing the Railroad Crossing Violation Warning (RCVW) vehicle-to-infrastructure safety application for connected vehicles. This collection of publications and...Introducing Students to Careers in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
In 2014, FHWA sponsored an SBIR topic titled “STEM Education: Increasing Awareness about Intelligent Transportation Systems and Connected Vehicle Technologies for High School Students.” The topic aimed to create innovative, hands-on, problem-based learning opportunities that would give students the...Keeping Drivers Safe with Innovative Intersection Design Research and Evaluation
More than 50 percent of fatal crashes and crashes resulting in injuries occur at or near intersections. Learn more about FHWA’s efforts to significantly improve the safety of standard intersections by developing novel designs and implementing them nationwide—with help from researchers from the U.S...Effects of Side Skirts and Wheel Covers on Heavy Trailers
About This DocumentNational Research Council Canada Prepared for: Transport Canada Road Safety 275 Stater Sl Ottawa, ON
Prepared by: Jeff Patten, P. Eng. Chelsey Laionde, EIT William Mayda, P. Eng. Gordon Poole, P. Eng.
Technical Report April 5, 2012
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 Reports
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe Center published nearly 60 reports and conference papers in 2020 spanning a breadth of transportation topics that advance U.S. DOT’s priorities: safety, infrastructure, innovation, and accountability.
These reports are housed in the National Transportation Library and are listed below by topic areas. Select the linked report titles to preview and download copies of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 2020 transportation resources.