henk taale - its edulab, a logical choice
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TIL/T&P Masterclass presentation by Henk Taale on the ITSEdulab and on choosing a graduation project. 15 March 2012TRANSCRIPT
ITS Edulab A Logical Choice
dr.ir. Henk Taale Rijkswaterstaat, Delft University of Technology and TrafficQuest
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Background
• Test centre Rijkswaterstaat – Testing of traffic management systems – Instructing traffic operators – Testing of integrated systems, possibly with simulation
• Cooperation with TRAIL – TRAIL: cooperation between universities on transport,
infrastructure and logistics – Project RegioLab
• Connection practice – science – DVS less scientific – TU research focuses on finances and not on problems
• Decrease in number of students traffic and transport
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Occasion
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Toronto
• University of Toronto was initiator – MoT makes traffic data available for free – Number of other sponsors (public and private)
• Big room with PC’s and video wall – Data warehouse with open interfaces – Simulation models, control algorithms – Real-time traffic data and CCTV images
• Project manager employed by MoT and UoT – Critical factors: authority & enthusiasm
• Costs for realisation: “several millions” CAD • High scientific level of research group
– Strong increase in number of students
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ITS Edulab
• Cooperation DVS and Delft University of Technology • Goal: connection between scientific research and the actual practice
of Rijkswaterstaat • DVS
– Means and facilities (workplaces, data) – Research topics and questions – Part of the supervision of students
• TU Delft – Research questions – Supervision of students – Educational program and PR
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Research Topics
• Incident management • Traffic Information • Traffic Management • Safety and Sustainability • Road Pricing • Road Construction and Maintenance • Remaining Topics
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Research Questions (1)
• Incident management – If and how is it possible to estimate duration of incidents in real
time? • Traffic Information
– How can in-car technology be used for real-time traffic information?
• Traffic Management – How to coordinate and integrate traffic management in a regional
network? • Safety and Sustainability
– Is there a better way to determine environmental effects and can measurements with satellites be used for this?
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Research Questions (2)
• Road Pricing – Does time dependent road pricing reduce congestion or is the
price compensated so that no effects on congestion can be expected?
• Road Construction and Maintenance – How can traffic management contribute to limiting the impacts of
large scale road works? • Remaining Topics
– What is the influence of weather conditions on traffic operations and what are the possibilities to improve traffic operations with weather information?
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Current Status
• Official opening May 1st, 2007 by Joris Al (director DVS) and De Quelerij (dean of the faculty Civil Engineering)
• 23 students already graduated (MSc) • 2 students did not • 6 students working on their thesis
– Perimeter control – Dutch speed policy – Hard-shoulder running and behaviour – Usability of in-car data – Better traffic management for the A15 – Micro model for merging
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Website
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Achievements
• MSc thesis reports of high scientific quality • Practical and applicable research for Rijkswaterstaat • Students choose for jobs in the field of traffic and transport
– 4 students started with PhD projects – 4 students ended up with Rijkswaterstaat – 9 students got a job in traffic consultancy firms – 3 students are working for a manufacturer of traffic systems – 3 students not known
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Choose a project
• What do you like? • What are your skills? • Working on your thesis should be fun
– Topic – Working environment (colleagues, building)
» Iis a logical choice!
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Colophon
dr.ir. Henk Taale Rijkswaterstaat Delft University of Technology TrafficQuest E-mail: [email protected] Pictures: Rijkswaterstaat
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