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The purpose of this report is to document the progress to date on constructing this usability-assessment tool for EFBs. It covers how the tool was developed and tested, what it looks like to date, and how it could be used to help assess and track EFB usability. Further testing is planned to...
There is currently great interest in developing stand-alone electronic devices to support flight deck tasks. These devices, called "Electronic Flight Bags" (EFBs), were originally seen as a repository for electronic documents. Today, some airlines envision EFBs as multi-function devices...
Thanks to SHRP2, transportation agencies are gaining new tools and approaches to reduce construction time, use improved methods and materials, reduce congestion, and improve safety. A made-to-implement set of these tools and approaches is featured in the January/February 2014 issue of FHWA’s...
Volpe leverages its asset management expertise to help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility infrastructure team review maintenance needs and upgrades for unstaffed facilities, making it easier for FAA to plan and prioritize projects.
U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is accepting proposals for the first SBIR solicitation of fiscal year 2014 until April 4, 2014. The second fiscal year 2014 solicitation will be released in July.
This report presents data on comparative rail energy efficiency, emerging energy efficient technologies, and alternative fuels.
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered a talk at the Volpe Center as part of the Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change speaker series.
Dr. Klaus H. Jacob, one of TIME Magazine’s People Who Mattered in 2012, spoke about his efforts to model the effects of a hypothetical coastal storm with a 100-year storm surge on New York City.
Volpe will soon make a new software tool available to the public that can assist transportation professionals in conducting hazard analyses.
Kathy Abbott, FAA's Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Flight Deck Human Factors, recently delivered a talk on automated systems in the flight deck and beyond at Volpe.