Success Stories
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December 06, 2018
PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2018 #4: 3D Virtual Visibility Analysis Program
In 2015, PacTrans funded a project lead by Oregon State University Associate Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering, Michael Olsen, titled 3D Virtual Sight Distance Analysis Using Mobile LIDAR Data. This research project investigated advanced safety analysis methodologies for drivers’ sight distance (SD) based on high resolution data acquired using lidar (light detection and ranging) technology. Read More
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PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2018 #3: Location and View-Frustum Tracking System of Workers for Safety Applications on Construction Work-zones
“The construction industry is infamous for its hazardous working environments due to workers-on-foot commonly needing to function at dangerous heights and in close proximity to other construction entities such as moving heavy equipment. Read More
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PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2018 #2: Bicycle Simulator Calibration Manual
PacTrans PI and Oregon State University Associate Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering, David Hurwitz, conducts research in the areas of transportation human factors, transportation safety, and traffic control devices. Over the past years, PacTrans has funded a handful of research projects, conducted by Dr. Hurwitz, in these areas. In much of his work, he leverages the OSU Driving and Bicycling Simulator Laboratory and a significant array of traffic data collection tools to provide a more detailed understanding of how and why transportation systems perform the way they do. Dr. Hurwitz has recently utilized PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story funds to develop the first ever Bicycle Simulator Calibration on Speed and Steering Latency. Read More
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November 01, 2018
PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2018 #1: UAS in Transportation Expo
“Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones, are becoming an increasingly valuable tool for transportation agencies. A number of state DOTs are considering implementing UAS programs, while others are already using UAS for a wide range of applications,” says PacTrans PI and OSU Professor Chris Parrish. Read More
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April 26, 2016
PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2015 #6: We are here to Help: Enhancing Public Support for Wireless MAC Address Sensing in Transport Data Collection Short Educational Film – COMPLETED!
In January we posted all of the success story projects that PacTrans gave additional funding for technology transfer.
Success Story #6 involved leveraging current data collection efforts to obtain more complete travel demand information, and introducing new methods that have the potential to reduce cost and improve the quality and coverage of transportation data. The tech transfer funding given was for a single purposes: the development of a short film explaining this unique data collection paradigm to the non-engineering public, with the aim of addressing common complaints regarding privacy and safety.
This film has recently been completed and can be found via the link below:
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