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Commercial vehicle operations (CVO) work at NTRC includes research into
equipment and technologies for making commercial vehicles safer and more
efficient, including development of mobile platforms and educational/informational
resources relating to intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
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Capabilities
- Development
and testing of weigh-in-motion systems for evaluating commercial vehicles
without forcing them to stop at weigh stations
- Development,
testing, and integration of ITS technologies related to CVO
- Design
and specification of mobile platforms and vehicles for unique Department
of Energy, Department of Defense, and Department of Transportation applications
- Development
of interactive ITS/CVO multimedia educational programs and presentations
- Logistical
planning and vehicle tracking
- Educational
module and workshop development
- Facilitation
and training
- CD-ROM
reproduction and multimedia development
- Web and
kiosk development
- Animation/simulation/video
production
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Major
Equipment
- AutoCad
2000
- Weigh-in-motion
prototype systems
- Pit reference
scale (80,000 lbs)
- CVO routing/planning
software
- CVO loading
software
- CVO multi-vehicle
tracking systems
Research
facilities include a laboratory at the Knox County, Tennessee, weigh station,
the second-busiest weigh station in the United States. It includes a high-speed
weigh-in-motion test laboratory, data feeds from Tennessee Department
of Safety facilities, and connections to the CVO home office via an ISDN
line.
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Current
Projects
- R&D;
on the conversion of static weigh station scales into enforcement-quality
weigh-in-motion systems
- Design,
specification, integration, and operation of the Federal Transit Administration's
Advanced Public Transportation Systems Mobile Showcase for the transit
industry (http://www.ornl.gov/ttddt/apts.htm)
- Design
and specification of the Desiccant Advanced Technology Trailer for the
DOE Office of Power Technologies
- Development
of the Weigh-In-Motion Virtual Website for the Federal Highway Administration
(http://www.ornl.gov/dp121)
- Development
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Virtual Safety Truck
for the heavy truck industry
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Past Projects
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For more
information
For more
information, see the Transportation Technology Development and Demonstration
Team web site: http://www.ornl.gov/ttddt/index.htm
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Contact
Gary Capps
Phone: 865-946-1285
Email: cappsgj@ornl.gov
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