©2015 Copyright SwRI 1 Mike Brown, PMP SwRI Connected Automation for Work Zone Safety August 2015

©2015 Copyright SwRI2 Background  TxDOT investigating ways to improve work zone safety  Two attenuator trucks hit per week in the state  Investigating automation of:  slow speed convoy  static operations where worker wants to reposition attenuator vehicle  Two control modes:  Tablet  Human gestures

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Intelligent Work Zone Vehicle Research Platform Tablet Control Gesture Control MARTI Connected & Automated Vehicle August 2015©2015 Copyright SwRI5

6 Demonstration Video August 2015©2015 Copyright SwRI

August 2015©2015 Copyright SwRI 7 Thank You! Mike Brown, PMP SwRI