Operations of Connected and Autonomous Freight Trucks Under Congestion and Infrastructure Cost Considerations

Principal Investigator(s):

Imad Al-Qadi, Bliss Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Director – Illinois Center for Transportation
Yanfeng Ouyang, George Krambles Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffery Roesler, Associate Head for Graduate Affairs Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hasan Ozer, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hadi Meidani, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Project Abstract:
This proposal aims at developing an integrated connected and autonomous truck routing model that simultaneously considers interdependency between traffic lane/”track” use, platooning, and pavement deterioration and rehabilitation, such that the total life-cycle societal costs due to infrastructure investment, traffic delay, and pavement life-cycle costs are minimized.

Research Thrust(s): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Award Year: 2017

Research Thrust(s): Control & Operations, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation, Policy & Planning

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