Overview
This webinar will present an overview of intersection and roadside equipment specification, design and installation. This webinar will also discuss backhaul infrastructure design.
The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE), and ITS America (ITSA) working together through the Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition (V2I DC) have challenged state and local public sector transportation infrastructure owners and operators (IOOs) to work together to achieve deployment of roadside Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) 5.9 GHz broadcast radio infrastructure to broadcast signal phase and timing (SPaT) in real-time at signalized intersections on at least one road corridor or street network (approximately 20 signalized intersections) in each of the 50 states by January 2020. This is commonly called the SPaT Challenge.
Agenda
- Welcome and Introduction | Blaine Leonard, Utah DOT
- See slides 4 - 10
- View webinar recording from 00:04:06 to 0:08:44
- RSU Specification v4.1 | Deborah Curtis, USDOT and Ed Leslie, Leidos
- See Slides 11 - 20
- View webinar recording from 0:08:44 to 0:26:24
- Roadside Equipment & Backhaul Communications | Raj Ponnaluri, Florida DOT
- See Slides 21 - 43
- View webinar recording from 0:26:24 to 0:44:36
- Roadside Equipment & Backhaul Communications | Brian Reed, WSP
- See Slides 44 - 74
- View webinar recording from 0:44:36 to 1:20:45
- DSRC Licensing | Yang Tao, City of Madison
- See Slides 75 - 87
- View webinar recording from 1:20:45 to 1:30:50
- Q&A | All
- View webinar recording from 1:30:50 to 1:36:37
Blaine Leonard, Utah DOT: Blaine Leonard is employed by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in Salt Lake City, where he is the Technology & Innovation Engineer. In this role, he is responsible for traffic management technologies, and leads the planning for connected and automated vehicles, including anticipating the impacts of those technologies on the Department. He co-chairs the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Connected and Automated Vehicles Working Group and leads the SPaT Challenge Tactical Working Group within the Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition (V2I DC). Prior to joining UDOT, Blaine spent 20 years in the consulting engineering business. Mr. Leonard served as the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2010. He is a licensed engineer in six western states and is the Vice Chair of the Utah Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board.
Brian Reed,WSP (CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, MCSE): Brian leads the Geospatial & Applied Technology group and is a Senior Professional Associate with WSP, USA. For twenty years he has specialized in designing, deploying, developing and integrating technology systems for Connected/Autonomous Vehicles, Intelligent Technology Systems and geospatial systems. His background is in Civil Engineering and Management Information Systems; including data analytics, operations/asset management, networks, security, back office data processing, and on-board vehicle applications. He is currently the Deputy PM for AACVTE, and was a key infrastructure lead on both the USDOT/UMTRI Safety Pilot Model Deployment and 2014 ITS World Congress.
Ed Leslie, Leidos: Mr. Ed Leslie has over 10 years of experience designing, developing, and testing complex vehicle communication and control systems. Recently, Mr. Leslie has been a senior electrical engineer in the FHWA Saxton Transportation Operations Lab (STOL) where he has contributed to the development of control systems for connected and automated vehicles that take advantage of both on-board sensors and Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC). He also managed the latest update to the RSU Specification.
Raj Ponnaluri, Florida DOT: Raj V. Ponnaluri is the State Connected Vehicle and Arterial Management Engineer at the Florida Department of Transportation. In addition to leading the state’s arterial management, wrong-way driving and connected vehicle programs, he assists with the development of the TSM&O initiatives. He holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering, master of science, master of business administration, and PHD in transportation engineering. He is a registered P.E, PTOE and PMP. He has 22 years of experience in Traffic Engineering and Operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O), public transportation, and projects and contract management. Raj has published his works with several journal including the ITE and the Transportation Research Board. He is a member of ITE and serves on ITE’s TSM&O National Council.
Yang Tao, City of Madison: Yang has been with the City of Madison since 2006, and currently oversees the operations and over 180 staff members of the City’s Traffic Engineering and Parking Utility Divisions. Yang obtained his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a minor degree in Business, and is a graduate of the City’s Leadership Development Program. Yang has been leading Madison’s Smart Cities Initiative, and has been working with various City agencies, UW-Madison and a consortium of other public and private entities in envisioning a next generation people and data centered transportation system for Madison. Yang is experienced in multimodal transportation and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects. He has been serving on the national TRB ITS Committee and the Bicycle Transportation Committee, and is the current president for the Wisconsin Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Yang chairs ITE’s Smart Communities Task Force. He is also the vice chair of the ITE Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Council.
Target Audience:
State and local transportation agency engineering and technical staff interested in deploying SPaT broadcasts; private contractors and consultants that support state and local transportation agencies; private-sector vendors and manufacturers of connected vehicle equipment related to DSRC, roadside equipment, and signal controllers.