Environmentally Responsible Infrastructure & Operations

Intelligent Parking Assist for Trucks with Prediction

  • Principal Investigator Petros Ioannou, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
This project’s objective was to study the truck parking problem and generate useful information and parking assist algorithms that could assist truck drivers in better planning their trips.
Project Status
Complete

Investigation into the Aging Mechanism and Performance of Asphalt Mix Containing Crumb Rubber Modifier

  • Principal Investigator Yanlong Liang, PhD
  • University of California, Davis
This study aims to investigate asphalt binder and mix aging mechanism, especially for the asphalt containing crumb rubber modifier, and evaluate the aging effects on the asphalt mix performances. This study also aims to further evaluate the performance of the asphalt mix containing crumb rubber modifier, including the rutting resistance, fatigue life, and thermal cracking resistance.
Project Status
Complete

Learning Drivers’ Utility Functions in a Coordinated Freight Routing System Based on Drivers’ Actions

  • Principal Investigator Petros Ioannou, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
This project explores the probability of developing a centrally coordinated routing system for trucks. The project develops a method for estimating the utility functions of truck drivers based on their response to a centrally coordinated routing system that they are participating, and it also evaluates the impact of assumed wrong utility functions that could be viewed as non-compliance on the system optimum cost.
Project Status
In Progress