Small Projects
Pilot Study: Learning Fluid-Structure Interaction via Machine Learning
University: Oregon State University, Small Projects, Small Projects Year 8 (2019 - 2021)
PI: Barbara Simpson (OSU), barbara.simpson@oregonstate.edu, ORCID: 0000-0002-3661-9548
Co PIs: Michael Scott (OSU)
AMOUNT & MATCH: $40,000 from PacTrans; $40,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2019 – 8/15/2021
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Natural Disasters, Bridges
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UAS Image-Based Point Clouds to 3D BrIM: Deep Semantic Segmentation
University: Oregon State University, Small Projects, Small Projects Year 8 (2019 - 2021)
PI: Yelda Turkan (OSU), yelda.turkan@oregonstate.edu, ORCID: 0000-0002-3224-5462
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $40,000 from PacTrans; $40,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2019 – 8/15/2021
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Point Clouds, Bridge Inspection, UAS
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Smart & Environmentally Friendly Winter Maintenance Solutions for Safe Winter Mobility
University: Small Projects, Small Projects Year 7 (2018-2020), Washington State University
PI: Somayeh Nassiri (WSU), snassiri@wsu.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-5367-2167
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $45,000 from PacTrans; $45,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2018 – 8/15/2020
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Winter Maintenance, Safety
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Inspiring Transportation Careers with K–12 Curriculum Activities
University: Small Projects, Small Projects Year 7 (2018-2020), Washington State University
PI: Michelle Akin (WSU), michelle.akin@wsu.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-6349-8481
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $43,000 from PacTrans; $43,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2018 – 8/15/2020
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Education, STEM, Transportation Careers, Outreach
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Taming and Tapping the Bike Share Explosion
University: Small Projects, Small Projects Year 7 (2018-2020), Washington State University
PI: Ron Pimentel (WSU), ron.pimentel@wsu.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-7442-8649
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $45,000 from PacTrans; $45,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2018 – 8/15/2020
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Bikeshare, Economics
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