TITLE:
Movement of Autonomous Vehicles in Work Zone Using New Pavement Marking: A New Approach
AUTHORS:
Prashant Singh, Md Ahsanul Islam
KEYWORDS:
Autonomous Vehicle Movement in Work Zone, Pavement Markings, MUTCD, Traffic Control Plans, Maintenance of Traffic Plans, Work Zone Safety
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.10 No.3,
May
11,
2020
ABSTRACT: The autonomous vehicles are the future of mobility across the globe and
are expected to touch the lives of every person of all ages. But this comes
with certain challenges regarding safety, reliability, cost, legal framework,
regulations, etc. however, of all the concern safety and reliability are of
utmost importance for researchers and engineers. The current research is
focused on the movement of the autonomous vehicle in the work zone. The work
zone is one of the most challenging areas for the autonomous vehicle to drive
from. This is because the work zones are very dynamic, and all the construction
activities are specific to the site condition and cannot always be predefined.
The study provides a concept of how pavement marking can be used for smooth movement through the complicated work zone. In
this study, various pavement marking signs have been designed as a
concept considering the standard colors and striping width being used in the Manual
of Uniform Traffic control device (MUTCD). The study assumes that the movement
of the autonomous vehicle will not be exclusive and that it will move with the
driver driven vehicle. It is expected that autonomous vehicles will require
special pavement marking and signage for smooth movement through the work zone.
These pavement marking and signage will eventually become part of standard
Traffic Control Plans (TCP) and Maintenance of Traffic Plans (MOT). The
research aims to study the current research being done in this area and
technology being used for detecting various pavement markings and signages.