Research Projects

(AF-03) Research: Alternative Fuels

• Production of Fuel Ethanol from Cellulosic Peat for Future Transportation Systems

(AF-04) Research: Alternative Fuels

• Improved Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel Fuels: Antioxidant Research and Development

(AF-12) Research: Alternative Fuels

• Improving the Energy Density of Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles (HHVs) and Evaluating Plug-In HHVs

(AF-21) Research: Alternative Fuels

• Characterization and Speciation Of Fine Particulate Matter Inside the Public Transport Buses Running On Bio-Diesel

(AF-42) From Phyto-Remediation to Phyto-Mining

• From Phyto-Remediation to Phyto-Mining: A Means of Maximizing Value In Producing Bio-diesel From Pennycress

(SC-02) Research: Supply Chain

• Enabling Congestion Avoidance and Reduction in the Michigan-Ohio Transportation Network to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency: Freight ATIS

(SC-41) Research: Transportation Systems

• Developing TranslinkeD Corridor Investment Strategies and Assessing their Socio-Economic Impacts on the Detroit Metropolitan Area and the Northwest Ohio Regional Community

(SC-42) Research: Supply Chain

• Enhancing JIT Freight Logistics Impacted by Transportation System Projects under ITS

(TS-01) Research: Transportation Systems

• Congestion Relief by Travel Time Minimization in Near Real Time

(TS-02) Research: Transportation Systems

• Investigation of Hovercraft Operation in Detroit Weather Conditions

(TS-04) Evaluation of SCATS Control System

• Evaluation of SCATS Control System

(TS-13) Research: Transportation Systems

• Improving Paratransit Services in the Toledo Metropolitan Area

(TS-14) Research: Transportation Systems

• Modeling Metropolitan Detroit Transit

(TS-15) Research: Transportation Systems

• New Approach to Enhance and Evaluate the Performance of VII and ITS Communication Systems

(TS-18 Project 1.) Research: Transportation Systems.

• Novel Image Database Analysis System for Maintenance of Transportation Facility

(TS-18 Project 2) Research: Transportation Systems.

• Transportation Informatics: Advanced Image Processing Techniques for Automated Pavement Distress Evaluation

(TS-18 Project 3) Research: Transportation Systems.

• Advanced Road Scene Image Segmentation and Pavement Evaluation Using Neural Networks

(TS-19) Research: Transportation System

• The Woodward Transit Catalyst Project

(TS-21) Research: Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Management and Analysis of Michigan Intelligent Transportation Systems Center Data with Application to the Detroit Area I-75 Corridor

(TS-22) Research: Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Crash Benefits of SCATS Control System

(TS-23 Project 1) Research: Transportation Systems

• Transit Oriented Development at Selected LRT Stations in the Detroit Metropolitan Area

(TS-23 Project 2) Research: Transportation Systems

• Transit Oriented Development at Selected LRT Stations in the Detroit Metropolitan Area(Incorporating Environmental Sustainability)

(TS-33) Research: Transportation Systems

• Developing a Model-based Decision Support System for Call-A- Ride Paratransit Service Problems

(TS-41) Research: Transportation Systems

• Traffic Simulation in Regional Modeling: Concepts and Demonstration

(TS-42) Research: Transportation Systems

• Innovative Contracting Methods and Construction Traffic Congestion

(TS-43) Research: Transportation Systems.

• Pavement Distress Evaluation using 3D Depth Information from Stereo Vision

(TS-45) Research: Transportation Systems

• A Multi dimensional Model for Vehicle Impact on Traffic Safety, Congestion, and Environment

(TS-51) Research: Transportation Systems

• Impact of Energy Efficient Vehicles on Gas Tax (Highway Trust Fund) and Infrastructure Construction, Upgrade and Maintenance