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Transportation Expertise


Auto Industry Trends, Analyses, and Predictions
    •Automotive Consumer Research
    •Automotive Manufacturing
    •Economics of the Automotive Industry
    •Globalization of the Automotive Industry
    •Information Technology/e-Business
    •Manufacturer-Supplier-Dealer Relations
    •Powertrain Strategies
    •Public Policy Analysis
    •Quality and Statistical Methods

Crash Avoidance and Active Safety
    •Adaptive Cruise Control
    •Curve Speed Warning Systems
    •Driver Assistance Systems
    •Forward Collision Warning Systems
    •Heavy Vehicle Rollover Advisory and Control Systems
    •Lane Change/Merge Warning Systems
    •Lane Departure Warning Systems
    •Naturalistic Driving Data
    •Real-World Testing of Driver Assistance Systems

Crash/Injury Data Collection, Management, and Analysis
    •Buses (BIFA)
    •Federal Crash Databases (FARS, NASS, LTCCS)
    •Geolocating
    •Heavy Truck Crashworthiness
    •Heavy Trucks (TIFA)
    •In-Depth Crash Investigations (UMIVOR/CIREN)
    •State Crash Databases
    •State Driver History Databases
    •Statistical Modeling and Analysis

Energy Efficiency and Emissions
    •Adoption of New Technologies
    •Alternative Powertrains
    •Emissions Policies and Standards
    •Land Use and Driving Patterns
    •Vehicle Emissions
    •Vehicle Fuel Economy

Heavy Truck Safety
    •Cab Ergonomics
    •Crash Causation and Countermeasure Analysis
    •Heavy Vehicle Rollover
    •Rollover Protection Systems for Hazardous Materials Tank Trucks
    •Stability Control Systems

Human Factors and Driver Behavior
    •Alcohol and Driving
    •Driver Demographic Trends
    •Driver Distraction, Interface, and Workload
    •Driver Modeling and Simulation
    •Driving Simulation
    •Drowsy Driving
    •Medical Conditions/Medications
    •Night Vision Systems
    •Pedestrian/Road Worker Visibility
    •Rearview and Indirect-Vision Systems
    •Senior Mobility
    •Vehicle Lighting and Signaling
    •Vision in Vehicles
    •Young Drivers

Injury/Impact Biomechanics
    •Child Passenger Safety
    •Crash Dummy Design and Development
    •Crash Occupant Modeling
    •Impact Testing and Human Response
    •Injury Mechanisms and Tolerance
    •Occupant Protection Systems
    •Pregnant Occupants
    •Safety Regulations
    •Wheelchair-Seated Occupants

Intelligent Transportation Systems
    •Advanced Public Transportation Systems
    •Advanced Traffic Management Systems
    •Geographic Information Systems
    •In-Vehicle Information Systems
    •Route-Guidance/Navigation Systems
    •Safety-Belt Reminder Systems
    •Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)
    •Vehicle Motion Tracking (SAVME)
    •Work-Zone Safety ITS Systems

Occupant Restraint System Use
    •Booster Seat Use and Misuse
    •Child Occupant Protection Device Use and Misuse
    •Developing Methods for Assessing Restraint System Use
    •Nighttime Safety Belt Use
    •Older Child Occupant Protection
    •Primary versus Secondary Enforcement of Safety Belt Use
    •Statewide Safety Belt Use

Traffic Safety Programs
    •Community-Based Traffic Safety

Transportation Systems Management and Operations
    •Transportation Systems Modeling and Simulation
    •Urban Freeway/Arterial Traffic Control and Management

Vehicle Dynamics
    •Road Roughness
    •Vehicle Parameter Measurement

Vehicle Ergonomics
    •Anthropometry
    •Occupant Positioning and Accommodation
    •Occupant Posture and Position Modeling
    •Seat Belt Fit

Worldwide Safety
    •Cross-Cultural Differences
    •International Crash Databases and Statistics

Contact UMTRI

University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150 USA

P: 734-764-6504
F: 734-936-1081
E: umtri@umich.edu

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