Demo: Freeway Merge Assistance System using DSRC

Conference · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3131944.3131957· OSTI ID:1409260

Ahmed, Md Salman ^[1]; Hoque, Mohammad A. ^[1]; Rios Torres, Jackeline  ^[2]; Khattak, Asad ^[3]

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1. East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City
2. ORNL
3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)

This paper presents the development of a novel decentralized freeway merge assistance system using the Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) technology. The system provides visual advisories on a Google map through a smart phone application. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first implementation of a DSRC-based freeway merging assistance system-integrated with smart phone application via Bluetooth--that has been tested in real-world on an interstate highway in an uncontrolled environment. Results from field operational tests indicate that this system can successfully advise drivers towards a collaborative and smooth merging experience on typical "Diamond" interchanges.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1409260
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2nd ACM International Workshop on Connected and Automated Vehicle Mobility - Snowbird, Utah, United States of America - 10/16/2017 8:00:00 AM-10/20/2017 8:00:00 AM
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English