Transportation
The area combines coursework with stimulating and relevant research work. Both urban and rural environmental aspects of transportation are presented, as is the systems approach to transportation planning, traffic engineering, and other transportation engineering activities.
Transportation Laboratories
With the use of the driving simulator in G435 LEEP2, Dr. Kondyli and Dr. Schrock will conduct research to better understand driver actions and interactions with other vehicles, with the roadway environment (geometry, traffic control, signal control, etc.), and with the environmental conditions, taking also into account emerging vehicle technologies such as advanced driver assistance systems. This will ultimately assist in understanding driver behavior and developing safer conditions for the driving population.
The Surveying Laboratory is equipped with the instruments and tools that students use throughout the surveying course. Students learn techniques for gathering field data with both traditional and modern instruments and demonstrate their proficiency on weekly lab exercises and a comprehensive semester project and a final exam. Each lab group - typically three students - has a dedicated set of instruments to use, including an auto level, theodolite, and total station. Each group also has level rods, tripods, tape measures, chaining pins, and other common surveying tools and ancillary equipment. The lab serves as office space for the surveying instructor and teaching assistants, so surveying students have direct access to help for material discussed in lecture and lab.
The Transportation Laboratory is located in 2160 Learned Hall. The Laboratory allows research on the properties of traffic flow and is equipped with Lidar Speed Guns, Bluetube Sensors, Junior and Jamar Traffic Counters with Rubber Hoses, an Autoscope and TV, VTR, Electronic Count Boards, Site Fire Radar Units, Computer Work Stations, and a Retroreflectometer. This lab also has two telescoping trailers.