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Identifying risk factors for road traffic injuries can be considered one of the main priorities of transportation agencies. More than 12,000 fatal work zone crashes were reported between 2000 and 2013…MoreMachine Learning
Evaluation of Interstate Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data and Machine Learning Techniques (Publication)
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According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US work zones on freeways account for nearly 24% of nonrecurring freeway delays and 10% of overall congestion. Historically, there have been…MoreMachine Learning Approach to Forecast Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data (Publication)
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The aim of deploying intelligent transportation systems (ITS) is often to help engineers and operators identify traffic congestion. The future of ITS-based traffic management is the prediction of traf…MoreA Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-Based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images (Publication)
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Detecting the safety vests is an important foundation for various applications in safety management and productivity measurement. The fluorescent yellow-green color and fluorescent orange-red color of…MoreImproved Support Vector Machine Models for Work Zone Crash Injury Severity Prediction and Analysis (Publication)
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Work zones are a high priority issue in the field of road transportation because of their impacts on traffic safety. A better understanding of work zone crashes can help to identify the contributing f…MoreDetecting Work Zones in SHRP 2 NDS Videos Using Deep Learning Based Computer Vision (Publication)
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Naturalistic driving studies seek to perform the observations of human driver behavior in the variety of environmental conditions necessary to analyze, understand and predict that behavior using stati…MoreCrash Prediction for Freeway Work Zones in Real Time: A Comparison Between Convolutional Neural Network and Binary Logistic Regression Model (Publication)
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Safety of drivers in freeway work zones has been a problem. Real-time crash prediction helps prevent crashes before they happen. This paper looks at real-time crash prediction in freeway work zones by…MoreUsing Smart Work Zone Trailer Data to Evaluate and Predict Lane Closure Impacts With a Consideration of Work Intensity (Publication)
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This report describes the implementation of machine learning (ML) models to the prediction of work zone traffic impacts including local speed and traffic volume changes and corridor-level travel time …MoreDeep Learning Detection of Personal Protective Equipment to Maintain Safety Compliance on Construction Sites (Publication)
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Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to minimizing injuries from accidents in construction sites. Past research has attempted at identifying PPE from digital images and videos. How…MoreEvaluating Mobility Impacts of Construction Workzones on Utah Transportation System Using Machine Learning Techniques (Publication)
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Roadside construction – be it a detour, a closed lane, or a slow weave past workers and equipment – work zones impact traffic flow and travel times on a system-wide level. The ability to predict e…MoreA Deep Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Freeway Work Zone Delay Using Big Data (Publication)
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The introduction of deep learning and big data analytics may significantly elevate the performance of traffic speed prediction. Work zones become one of the most critical factors causing congestion im…MoreImpact of Risk Factors on Work Zone Crashes Using Logistic Models and Random Forest (Publication)
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Work zone safety is influenced by many risk factors. Consequently, a comprehensive knowledge of the risk factors identified from crash data analysis becomes critical in reducing risk levels and preven…MoreRaising Awareness of Artificial Intelligence for Transportation Systems Management and Operations (Publication)
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This report introduces the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and potential areas of AI applications in Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations; documents successful A…MoreIdentifying Factors Associated With Roadside Work Zone Collisions Using Machine Learning Techniques (Publication)
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Identifying factors that are associated with the probability of roadside work zone collisions enables decision makers to better assess and control the risk of scheduling a particular maintenance or co…MoreAnalysis of Truck-Involved Work Zone Crash Fatalities in Florida (Publication)
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This paper presents the results of an analysis focusing on recognition of large truck-involved work zone crash patterns. Recognizing the limitations of logistic regression models that were commonly us…MoreHazardous Detection Model at Construction Site Using Image Detection (Publication)
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Many factors lead to an incident for workers at construction sites. They were exposed to a different type of hazardous such as fall from scaffolding, electric shock, and hit by a crane. Yet, at the mo…More