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Ray Murphy, ITS Specialist / Electrical Engineer

Careers in Transportation

Careers in Transportation...

Job Title: ITS Specialist (Intelligent Transportation Systems)

How long: 11 yrs with US DOT & 24 yrs with Illinois DOT

Education: BSEE (Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering – Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago)

Career ladder: Electrical Construction, US Navy Officer, ITS Project Manager

Most important skill/attribute for success: Communications & Passion

Advice to those interested in Engineering: take a lot of math & science classes – make each day count; college degree & design your career around something you enjoy

Ray Murphy, ITS Specialist / Electrical Engineer

U.S. Department of Transportation

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http://www.geocities.com/awis_chicago/

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

http://www.ieee.orghttp://www.ieee.org

Professional Associations

http://www.ite.orghttp://www.ite.org

Careers in Transportation…

Intelligent Transportation

Systems4

an average of about 118 people die each day

Average of 40,000 fatalities Average of 40,000 fatalities annuallyannually

Develop integrated Develop integrated solutionssolutions

Leverage resourcesLeverage resourcesBuild marketsBuild markets

Winston Churchill’s quote captures it best… Winston Churchill’s quote captures it best…

““The pessimist sees difficulty in every The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”opportunity in every difficulty.”


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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/vacancy/roads.htm



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Intelligent Transportation Systems, is a broad range of wireless and wired communications-based information and electronics technologies that are integrated into transportation system and in vehicles themselves. ITS is made up of various types of technology based systems. These systems are divided into intelligent infrastructure systems and intelligent vehicle systems. The ITS program is addressed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

http://www.its.dot.gov/

10U.S. Department of Transportation

ITS Research = Multimodal and Connected

Vehiclesand Fleets

Wireless Devices

Infrastructure

Drivers/Operators

www.ITS.DOT.GOV

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIESAdvisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academy of Sciences is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare.

4 organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine & the National Research Council (NRC).

The work of the NRC is made possible by the world’s top scientists, engineers, and other professionals who volunteer their time without compensation to serve on committees and participate in activities.

Transportation Research Board (TRB) - is 1 of 6 major divisions of the NRC. TRB provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research & information exchange. TRB engages more than 7,000 engineers, scientists, & other transportation researchers & practitioners from the public and private sectors & academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest by participating on TRB committees, panels, and task forces. The program is supported by state transportation departments, federal agencies including the component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.

http://www.trb.org/GetInvolvedwithTRB/public/GetInvolvedwithTRB.aspx

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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) was established in 1991 as a not-for-profit organization to foster the use of advanced technologies in surface transportation systems. They are one of the leading advocates for technologies that improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. Their members includes private corporations, public agencies, and academic institutions involved in the research, development and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies to enhance safety, increase mobility, and sustain the environment.

Mission - to be proactive leaders for all ITS stakeholders promoting collaboration and networking in research, development and design of ITS technologies to accelerate their deployment and sustain the environment.

Vision - help save lives, time and money and sustain the environment through broad deployment of interoperable ITS technologies.

http://www.itsa.org/worldcongress.html

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The ENTERPRISE Program is a FHWA Pooled Fund Study with member agencies from North America and Europe. Its main purpose is to use the pooled resources of its members, private sector partners and the United States federal government to develop, evaluate and deploy Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Members

Goals and ObjectivesThe goals for ENTERPRISE aim to define areas of benefit which the group intends to pursue. ENTERPRISE goals include the following:•increase highway safety; •reduce highway congestion; •increase highway efficiency; •reduce environmental impacts of travel; •increase comfort and convenience of travel; and •support research and development of promising advanced technologies for use in solving transportation problems.

http://www.enterprise.prog.org


ITS Strategic Research Plan – Overall Work Program

2010 2011 2012 2013

Is InfrastructureRequired for Security?

Yes

No

Define Infrastructure Requirements

Refine Application Strategy

Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) Standards

Security Positioning Data

Yes

No

Define Requirements Technical Testing

Develop Business OptionsRetrofit Feasible? Fleet Turnover OK?

Deployment Scenarios Preliminary

Financial ScenariosPreliminary

Deployment Scenarios Final

Financial ScenariosFinal

Governance & Certification

Assess Driver Distraction Objective Tests Field Testing

ApplicationAssessment

Objective TestingRequirementsDetermination

BenefitsDetermination

Field Testing

Regulatory Decisions

Applications

Infrastructure

Technology

MarketPenetration

Sustainable

Acceptable

Scalability

Additional Testing

OtherApp

Testing

Note: Investments extend beyond 2013

National, multi-modal surface transportation system that features a connected transportation environment among vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, fleets of all kinds), the infrastructure, and mobile devices to serve the public good by leveraging technology to maximize safety, mobility and environmental performance. Connectivity is achieved through dedicated short range communications (DSRC).

Goal: Safety

Vehicle to Vehicle Communications for Safety Vehicle to Infrastructure Communications for Safety

Goal: MobilityReal-Time Data Capture and Management & Dynamic Mobility Applications

Goal: Environment

Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS)

Real-time, environmental data from all sources will be integrated and available for use in multimodal transportation management and performance

improvement and will contribute to better environmental practices.

Five Year ITS Strategic Research Plan (2010 – 2014)

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Addressing the Problem!!!


A World With Connected Vehicles and Travelers

“Here I Am” / Where’s My Bus/Carpool?

latitude, longitude, time, heading angle, speed, lateral acceleration, longitudinal acceleration,

yaw rate, throttle position, brake status, steering angle, headlight status, wiper status,

external temperature, turn signal status, vehicle length, vehicle width, vehicle mass,

bumper height


Mobility and EnvironmentEnhance mobility and environmental benefits through fewer crashes and richer data

The Clarus Initiative

• A database management system for all surface transportation weather observations in North America

• One database removes borders

• Provides advanced quality checking for both atmospheric & pavement data

• Includes extensive metadata

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www.clarus-system.com

Easy access via web portal & subscription

Road Weather Management…Road Weather Management…

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• The Clarus System provides near real-time atmospheric and pavement observations from participating states’ environmental sensor stations (ESS).

• Functions include:• data assimilation, • quality checking, and • data dissemination19

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Vehicle-based Probe Data

Weather Data & the Weather Data & the Connected VehicleConnected Vehicle

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The Vehicle Data Translator (VDT)

Functions• Parsing• Filtering • Quality Checking• Data integration• Statistical processing• Data export

VDT

DataParser

ProcessingCache

DataFiltering

Algorithms

DataQuality

Checking

StatisticalProcessing

OutputQueue

Ancillary Data

Data SubscribersData

Network

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sophisticated processing of data

developed by NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research)

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Best wishes with your education and future careers…

Ray Murphy, US DOT - FHWA Ray Murphy, US DOT - FHWA [email protected] [email protected] 708-215-0979

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