May 31, 2019
Purdue University, USA
Cred:USDOT
Theme: Towards Transportation Efficiency
The first annual conference on next-generation transport systems is organized and run by students sponsored by the USDOT Center for Connected & Automated Transportation (CCAT) at Purdue.
They will present ongoing or completed research in a variety of research areas and research activities. The objective is to provide opportunities for participants to be aware of others’ research, exchange novel ideas and professional experiences, and discuss case studies and research applications.
Research Areas
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Speakers will present ongoing or completed research in:
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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (AV)
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Remotely controlled
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Self controlled
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CONNECTED VEHICLES (CV)
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Vehicle-to-vehicle/infrastructure
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Platooning
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV)
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In-vehicle (battery)
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Out-of-vehicle (Guideway/pavement)
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SHARED TRANSPORTATION (ST)
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Various modes: auto, bicycles, scooter
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Shared ownership
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Shared usage
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AERIAL TRANSPORTATION (AT)
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Airborne vehicles, drones
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Passenger, Freight
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For Freight: manned or unmanned
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SMART PARKING (SP)
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Parking locations, Land use
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Facilities below grade, at-grade, above grade
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Research Activities
For each research area, the paper topic may cover at least one of the following functional areas:
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DEMAND ESTIMATION (D)
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Markets shares and Levels of autonomy
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Uncertainty
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ENABLING TECHNOLOGY (E)
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Robotics
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Machine vision/learning
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AI
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POLICY & PLANNING (P)
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Stakeholders
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Impact assessments; Legal & Ethics
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HUMAN FACTORS (H)
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Take-over warrants
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Ergonomics
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Geriatrics
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Trust
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DRIVING SIMULATION (S)
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Real-life simulation
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Computer simulation
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INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN & MANAGEMENT (I)
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Design
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Management
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IMPLEMENTATION (M)
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Prototypes
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Modeling (real/virtual)
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OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS (O)
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Network monitoring
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Sensing
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Forensics
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PREVIOUS HOSTS
NGTS 2019 Keynote Speaker
David McKinnis, Ph.D.
Special Adviser in the Office of Corporate Partnerships,
Purdue University
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Dr. McKinnis has a long history of corporate engagement. From 2000 to 2015 he led the Purdue University Technical Assistance Program (TAP) that now serves over 1,500 employers each year in business, industry, .. [more]
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