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AN AIRBORNE LIDAR SCANNING AND DEEP LEARNING SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME EVENT EXTRACTION AND CONTROL POLICIES IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
Parrish, Christopher; Hurwitz, David S.; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Sorour, Sameh; Simpson, Chase (2020-01)Airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones, are emerging technologies that are of growing interest for a range of transportation applications. At the same time, ... -
Connected Vehicle Safety Applications using V2X under Consideration of Bicycles, Pedestrians, and Persons with Special Needs
Krings, Axel; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed (2021)In the context of connected vehicles, the focus of safety applications has mainly been on accident avoidance of motor vehicles, and little attention has been given to the safety of other traffic participants like bicycles, ... -
Decentralized Autonomous Electric Mobility-on-Demand Services for Individuals with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
Sorour, Sameh; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed (2020)This report discusses the foundation of innovative decentralized mobility services for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities using disability-friendl,y autonomous electric mobility on-demand (AEMoD) services. ... -
Educating Teenage Drivers in the Pacific Northwest Regarding the Dangers of Distracted Driving (Phase I)
Hurwitz, David; Boyle, Linda; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Brown, Shane (2014)The goal of this outreach project was to examine driver distraction among teenagers in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, to identify secondary tasks they consider distracting and determine their self-reported engagement ... -
Educating Teenage Drivers in the Pacific Northwest Regarding the Dangers of Distracted Driving (Phase II)
Hurwitz, David S.; Boyle, Linda; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Bham, Ghulam H.; Cofer, William (2015)The goal of this outreach project was to examine driver distraction among high school and college students in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, to identify secondary tasks they consider distracting and determine their ... -
Field Evaluation of V2I Connected Vehicle Deployment in Ada County, Idaho: Validating Communication Architecture and Control Technology Readiness
Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Sorour, Sameh (2020)The primary objective of this project was to conduct a field evaluation of a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) connected vehicle traffic signal system deployment in Ada County, Idaho, focusing on validating the communication ... -
HIERARCHICAL PRIORITY–BASED CONTROL OF SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN SEMI-CONNECTED CORRIDORS
Hajbabaie, Ali; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Sorour, Sameh (2021)In this project, we developed an efficient distributed yet coordinated algorithm to control signalized intersections in connected and semi-connected corridors. The research enhances traffic signal optimization formulations ... -
Impact of Autonomous and Connected Truck Platoons in the Pacific Northwest on Transportation Infrastructure
Ibrahim, Ahmed; Abdel Rahim, Ahmed; Elshazli, Mohamed (2022)The operational characteristics of freight shipments will significantly change after implementation of autonomous and connected trucks (ACTs). This change will have major impacts on mobility, safety, and infrastructure ... -
Improving the Safety of Left-Turn Operations at Signalized Intersections for High-Risk Groups
Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Gonzalez, Angel (2018)A total of 1,062 left-turn related crashes at signalized intersections in Idaho (2006-2015) were analyzed to document the underlying factors that affect left-turn crashes and to identify crash types that prevail among ... -
Internet of Things (IoT) Platforms for Smart City Implementation in Rural and Urban Communities: A comprehensive Review
Sheldon, Fredrick; Abdel Rahim, Ahmed; Hawkins-Stark, Hunter (2023)Transportation agencies in urban, sub-urban, and rural areas have started to plan or actually implement their first smart city projects. A major element of these systems includes an Internet of Things (IoT) smart city ... -
Machine Learning-Based High Fidelity Mesoscopic Modeling Tool for Traffic Network Optimization
Heckendorn, Robert; Abdel Rahim, Ahmed; Eapen, Neeta (2023)Traffic signal control of the future will adapt in real time to traffic, driving, and environmental conditions. The adaptations will require real-time optimization based on traffic monitoring. However, for optimization ... -
Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach
Hurwitz, David S.; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila; Barlow, Zach (2016)In the United States, lane departure crashes represent the majority of the fatalities that occur on roadways. In addition to infrastructure changes, public service announcements (PSAs) are an option to influence the ... -
Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase II
Hurwitz, David S.; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila; Barlow, Zach (2017)There are multiple approaches available to roadway safety officials to reduce the 17,000 average annual fatalities that occur because of roadway departure crashes (FHWA 2016). One of these approaches is educating the driving ... -
Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase II
Hurwitz, David; Barlow, Zachary; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila (2018)There are multiple approaches available to roadway safety officials to reduce the 17,000 average annual fatalities that occur because of roadway departure crashes (FHWA 2016). One of these approaches is educating the driving ... -
Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase III
Hurwitz, David; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila; Fleskes, Kayla (2018)A heavily interactive transportation safety presentation was developed by the research team. The safety presentations focused on local transportation safety issues, using images of locations that students might recognize ... -
Modeling Passing Behavior on Two-Lane Rural Highways: Evaluating Crash Risk Under Different Geometric Configurations
Dyre, Brian P.; Dixon, Michael; Grover, Alexander; Meyer, Mark; Rember, Jacob; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed (2016)Passing maneuvers on rural two-lane highways are a complex task with a significant effect on safety, capacity, and service quality. This maneuver, which involves driving in the lane of the opposing traffic, is associated ... -
Modeling Passing Behavior on Two-Lane Rural Highways: Evaluating Crash Risk Under Different Geometric Configurations
Dyre, Brian P.; Dixon, Michael; Grover, Alexander; Meyer, Mark; Rember, Jacob; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed (2015)Passing maneuvers on rural two-lane highways are a complex task with a significant effect on safety, capacity, and service quality. This maneuver, which involves driving in the lane of the opposing traffic, is associated ... -
Performance-Measure Based Asset Management Tool for Rural Freight Mobility in the Pacific Northwest
Sage, Jeremy L.; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed (2015)MAP-21 establishes national objectives to increase productivity and economic efficiency of the nation’s freight infrastructure. The recent passage of MAP-21 has placed an emphasis on integrating asset and performance ...