PURPOSES : The turning movement of vehicles is directly affected by such factors as vehicle length, wheelbase, steering angle, articulated angle, and wheel steering. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the impact of changes in each factor on the turning of the vehicle. Because a vehicle with a long body, such as an articulated bus, makes a wide turn, this study analyzes the swept path of the driving vehicle considering the specifications of the vehicle. METHODS : This study was conducted by dividing driving routes into four routes of two-lane four-way roundabouts, and the turning conditions were examined for six types (Type 1–6) that simulated actual articulated bus data. The same vehicle specifications as those of the actual articulated bus were applied to the road design simulation (AutoTURN Pro), and the width of the swept path for the articulated bus was investigated based on the wheel steering control. Using a virtual reference line for dividing the inscribed circle into lanes of the roundabout by 5°, the driving width of the swept path was measured and the angle at which the driving width was largest during driving through the turning intersection was examined. In addition, the changes in the driving width of the swept path according to the wheel steering control under the same wheel turning conditions, as well as the articulated and steering angles, were investigated. RESULTS : The driving width of the swept path for the vehicle (Type 1) with the front wheel control function being an all-wheel system was less than that of an articulated bus with the largest driving width of 15° after entering the roundabout and 15° before entering the roundabout (Type 2). Furthermore, although the specifications of the vehicles were the same, it was determined that Type 5 was superior to Type 6 after reviewing the driving width in light of changes in the steering and articulated angles. CONCLUSIONS : The results of this study are expected to contribute to the field of road design considering traffic safety when large vehicles, such as articulated buses, turn on roundabouts or curved road sections.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to investigate directions for future smart city transportation policies and service development by evaluating road service satisfaction levels and predicting future service demand. METHODS : A nationwide survey was conducted in Korea to develop a transportation service evaluation system based on the functions and objects of transportation. The satisfaction level of road service was evaluated using an analytic hierarchy process (AHP), promising service sectors were identified using the revised importance-performance analysis (IPA) technique, and detailed service demands by sector were suggested. RESULTS : The most valuable service value felt by the people was "safety" (weight 0.4), and the overall satisfaction level was 68.9 points, slightly exceeding "normal." As a result of analyzing the promising service sectors by dividing them into urban and rural areas, "handicapped, elderly, and pedestrians" were important in both areas, and "road facility maintenance" was classified as an additional promising sector for rural areas. CONCLUSIONS : People demand that future smart city transportation policies and services should be "people" and "safety" centered. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the development of new services but also to the improvement of problems with existing services and policies.

PURPOSES : In the case of a turning maneuver at an at-grade intersection or changing the driving path, the trajectory of a vehicle with a long body, such as a large bus or an articulated bus, should be analyzed from the perspective of road design. In this study, an articulated bus was selected to analyze the off-tracking, swept path width, and lane encroach hment for vehicle turning. METHODS : In this study, four scenarios were developed for right- and U-turn situations. For the right-turn situation, cases were divided into radii of 15 m (Scenario 1) and 40 m (Scenario 2). For the U-turn situation, the cases were analyzed based on a U-turn after stopping at the stop line (Scenario 3) and without stopping at the stop line for the U-turn (Scenario 4). Each scenario was examined at 5° (Right-turn) and 10° (U-turn) angles to analyze the off-tracking, swept path width, and lane encroachment. In addition, four Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas were installed on top of the articulated bus to obtain the driving trajectory of the vehicle. GPS locational reference points were marked on the testing ground to improve positioning accuracy. RESULTS : As a result of the right-turn analysis at an intersection radius of 15 m (Scenario 1), the average off-tracking per angle was 1.04 m, the average swept path width was 3.89 m, and the lane encroachments occurred at an angle of 65° to 70°. For the right-turn analysis at an intersection radius of 40 m (Scenario 2), the average off-tracking per angle was 3.71 m, and the average swept path width was 3.31 m. Unlike the results for the 15-m radius, no lane encroachment was found. Furthermore, the averages of the off-tracking in the at-grade intersection U-turn situation were 2.65 m (Scenario 3) and 2.54 m (Scenario 4), and the average swept path width was 6.15 m. CONCLUSIONS : The required driving width when an articulated bus performs a turning maneuver at an at-grade intersection was analyzed, revealing the implications that must be considered for busway design.

PURPOSES : This study was conducted to analyze the driving width of the vehicle body and off-track width of front-rear tires when a large vehicle or an articulated bus passes through a roundabout. METHODS : The driving width was measured using two methods considering the off-tracking tire and the size of the vehicle body. The test conditions of the roundabout were considered as follows: number of entry/exit sections (three-legs roundabout and four-legs roundabout), number of lanes (one lane and two lanes), driving speed (10 km/h, 20 km/h, and 30 km/h), driving trajectory (centerline and maneuver), and driving path (right turn, straight, left turn, and U-turn). The driving trajectories of large buses or articulated buses were analyzed using a road design simulation tool (AutoTURN Pro). RESULTS : Consequently, it was observed that the driving width calculated using the off-track width of the front and rear tires was lower than that analyzed for the vehicle body. The width was smaller in the case of driving in the one-lane roundabout than that in the two-lane roundabout. In particular, it was analyzed that the situation in which the turning path invades the lane appeared in left-turn (East → South) and U-turn (East → East) situations. The width was narrower in the case of driving in the one-lane roundabout than that in the two-lane roundabout. CONCLUSIONS : The study results are expected to be applied for designing roads when large buses or articulated buses are selected as design vehicles.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to propose a method of quantitative bus deceleration and acceleration time based on automatic vehicle location data generated by a bus operating system. METHODS : The digital tachometer graph (DTG) data of commercial vehicles and the bus departure and arrival time data collected through the Korean bus information system (BIS) were matched and utilized to accurately reflect the deceleration and acceleration position of the bus. It was determined whether the bus arrived (or departed) at bus stations based on the BIS data, and the acceleration and deceleration times were calculated by classifying the bus status section (deceleration-stop-acceleration-driving) based on the DTG speed data. RESULTS : The deceleration and acceleration times calculated using the proposed method were analyzed using the z-test for the bus type and peak and non-peak times. Notably, there was a difference in the acceleration time for each vehicle type. The results were compared with the reference values of TCQSM and the calculated values, and the results were similar. CONCLUSIONS : This study is meaningful in that it conducted basic research on calculating the acceleration and deceleration times by fusing currently available data. In addition, new types of buses that have not been presented in the existing reference values have the advantage of being able to be calculated without a separate investigation if only data are produced according to the current bus management system.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to review a method to estimate the average travel speed of the Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) section using the bus departure and arrival time data collected using the Korean bus information system (BIS). METHODS : To determine an average travel speed estimation model suitable for the BRT system in Korea, the speed estimated using the speed estimation model of TCQSM, which is used in the U.S., and that using the proposed speed estimation model that used the bus departure and arrival time data were compared with the actual travel speed using a t-test. RESULTS : The average travel speed estimated using the proposed method was more suitable for the actual average travel speed than that estimated using the TCQSM model. CONCLUSIONS : As a result of estimating the average travel speed, if the length of the link is 900 m, SBRT can be constructed on the existing road, but at least 1,200 m must be ensured to build SBRT in the new city. The proposed bus average travel speed estimation model can be used to review the BRT operational efficiency considering the speed limit, traffic signal, and dwelling time at bus stops in the planning and operation stages of the BRT.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to disseminate the process of deriving the truck performance curve of Korea’s representative trucks in detail such that the relevant experts can use it in the future when re-selecting the representative trucks and deriving the truck performance curve accordingly. METHODS : To collect relevant data required to derive the truck performance curve, this study used four trucks that implemented the weight/power of the nation’s representative trucks, and conducted a practical driving test on four different upgrade sections. RESULTS : The truck performance curve was derived for each driving position to represent the deceleration and acceleration capabilities of the truck through the actual driving test on the upgrade sections. CONCLUSIONS : The truck performance curve derived from this study indicated that the truck’s deceleration and acceleration capabilities increased as the total weight/power of Korea’s representative trucks improved, and the design of the climbing lane demonstrated that the design method used in this study saved approximately 60% of the construction cost compared to the existing method.

PURPOSES:This study suggests a specific methodology for the prediction of road surface temperature using vehicular ambient temperature sensors. In addition, four kind of models is developed based on machine learning algorithms.METHODS:Thermal Mapping System is employed to collect road surface and vehicular ambient temperature data on the defined survey route in 2015 and 2016 year, respectively. For modelling, all types of collected temperature data should be classified into response and predictor before applying a machine learning tool such as MATLAB. In this study, collected road surface temperature are considered as response while vehicular ambient temperatures defied as predictor. Through data learning using machine learning tool, models were developed and finally compared predicted and actual temperature based on average absolute error.RESULTS:According to comparison results, model enables to estimate actual road surface temperature variation pattern along the roads very well. Model III is slightly better than the rest of models in terms of estimation performance.CONCLUSIONS :When correlation between response and predictor is high, when plenty of historical data exists, and when a lot of predictors are available, estimation performance of would be much better.

PURPOSES: This study evaluates the reliability of the patterns of changes in the road surface temperature during winter using a statistical technique. In addition, a flexible road segmentation method is developed based on the collected road surface temperature data. METHODS: To collect and analyze the data, a thermal mapping system that could be attached to a survey vehicle along with various other sensors was employed. We first selected the test route based on the date and the weather and topographical conditions, since these factors affect the patterns of changes in the road surface temperature. Each route was surveyed a total of 10 times on a round-trip basis at the same times (5 AM to 6 AM). A correlation analysis was performed to identify whether the weather conditions reported for the survey dates were consistent with the actual conditions. In addition, we developed a method for dividing the road into sections based on the consecutive changes in the road surface temperature for use in future applications. Specifically, in this method, the road surface temperature data collected using the thermal mapping system was compared continuously with the average values for the various road sections, and the road was divided into sections based on the temperature. RESULTS : The results showed that the comparison of the reported and actual weather conditions and the standard deviation in the observed road surface temperatures could produce a good indicator of the reliability of the patterns of the changes in the road surface temperature. CONCLUSIONS: This research shows how road surface temperature data can be evaluated using a statistical technique. It also confirms that roads should be segmented based on the changes in the temperature and not using a uniform segmentation method.

PURPOSES : This study proposes a methodology to collect data necessary for microlevel emission estimation, such as second-by-second speeds and road grades, and to accordingly estimate emissions. METHODS: To ease data collection for microlevel emission estimation, a vehicle equipped with speed- and location-recording instruments as well as equipment for measuring road geometry was used. As a case study, this vehicle and the proposed methodology were used on a 10- km-long highway in Yongin City, Korea. Emissions from the vehicle during driving were estimated in various microscale driving conditions. RESULTS : Differences in the estimated emission under different microscale driving conditions cannot be ignored. Compared with the estimations obtained when second-by-second data were not considered, CO and NOx emissions were more than threefold higher when considering second-by-second speed; similarly, CO and NOx emission estimations were higher by approximately 10% and 3%, respectively, when considering second-by-second road grade. CONCLUSIONS : The proposed method can estimate vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in such applications as road design and traffic policy assessments.

기상 조건을 고려하여 교통사고 발생 원인과의 관계를 분석한 연구에서는 갑작스러운 온도 또는 기상 상 태의 변화는 교통사고에 영향을 준다는 결론을 제시하고 있다. 특히, 동절기에 기온이 떨어지는 경우, 도로 결빙에 의한 교통사고가 발생할 가능성이 높으며, 도로 표면에서 발생하는 결빙 현상은 운전자가 육안으로 쉽게 관측 할 수 없는 한계를 가진다. 따라서, 노면에 발생하는 결빙은 교통사고의 원인으로 작용 할 수 있 기 때문에, 결빙이 발생한 구간에서 운전자의 주의를 높여 줄 수 있는 대안 등이 요구된다. 결빙 현상은 야 간과 같이 온도가 낮아지는 시간에 발생하므로, 결빙을 예측하기 위해서는 노면 온도에 대한 정보가 필요하 다. 그러나, 노면온도 변화에 직･간접적으로 영향을 주는 대기 기상정보는 거시적(5km*5km 단위) 범위에 서 정보가 제공되므로, 운전자가 주행하는 도로망에 대한 정확한 정보를 제공하는데 어려움이 따른다. 따라 서, 본 연구에서는 운전자가 주행하는 도로망에 대기 온도를 제공 및 예측하기 위해 대기온도, 대기습도, 풍 향 등을 고려한 기상정보와 노면 온도 자료를 활용하여 노면 온도를 예측하는 모형을 개발하고자 한다. 노면 온도 예측 모형을 개발하기 위하여 Thermal Mapping 장비가 장착된 차량을 이용하였으며, Thermal Mapping 장비를 통해 노면온도, 대기온도, 대기습도를 측정한다. 또한, 시스템적으로 GPS가 연계되어 있어서, 정확한 위치 정보의 취득이 가능하며, 노면온도에 영향을 미치는 기상정보는 기상청에 서 수집하여 제공하는 온도, 습도, 풍속 등을 이용하였다. 또한, 지형의 요소를 교량부, 산지부, 평지부, 해안, 내륙을 구분하여 지형적인 요소도 반영 될 수 있도록 하였다. 예측 모형은 비선형 분석 모형을 사용 하여 노면 예측 정확도에 적합한 알고리즘을 사용할 계획이며, 본 연구의 결과는 기상과 관련된 교통안전 관련 연구에 활용될 것으로 기대한다.

도로 조명의 등급 설정을 위해 적용된 개념은 Luminance Concept과 Visibility Concept으로 구분이 가능하다. 전자는 노면의 휘도 분포(평균휘도, 균제도 등)를 기준으로 도로 조명의 수준(등급)을 평가하는 개념으로 한국을 비롯한 거의 대부분의 국가에서 CIE의 권고사항을 수정하여 기준으로 활용하고 있다. 후자는 운전자의 장애물 식별 능력과 직접적으로 관련된 장애물과 노면의 휘도대비를 기준으로 도로 조명 의 수준(등급)을 평가하는 개념으로 미국(ANSI) 등 북아메리카 일부 국가 및 유럽에서 적용되고 있다. 본 연구는 Visibility Concept의 개념을 활용한 도로 조명 시인성능 평가 기준 설정을 위한 목적으로 공용전 도로에서 피험자 주행실험을 수행하였다. 실험은 장흥송추우회도로 건설공사(서울지방국토관리 청) 구간 중 직선구간 왕복 2.0km 구간에서 60대 피험자 각 30명을 대상으로 2015년 8월 야간에 수행되 었다. 실험에 활용된 승용 차량의 전면창 투과율은 41.46%이다. 대칭 조명 방식의 가로등을 활용하여 특 정 노면 휘도를 구현하였으며, 다양한 반사율의 종이 박스 및 밝기 조정(디밍)이 가능한 조명 박스를 활용 하여 인위적으로 Positive Contrast(장애물이 노면 보다 밝은) 조건에서의 노면 및 장애물의 휘도 관계를 구현하였다. 노면 휘도(Ls)는 0.3, 0.6, 1.6, 3.0 cd/m2의 4가지 조건으로 구성되었으며, 장애물 휘도(Lo) 는 Positive Contrast 조건이 묘사될 수 있도록 노면 휘도(Ls)와의 관계가 구성되었다. 그림 1은 실험결과로 도출된 60대 피험자의 노면 휘도(Ls)별 장애물 휘도(Lo)와 15백분위 장애물 확인 거리(Dop)의 관계로, 향후 이 결과를 활용하여 Visibility Concept(휘도대비) 기반의 시인성능 기준을 정 립할 계획이다.

PURPOSES : This study tries to develop the accident models of 4-legged signalized intersections in Busan Metropolitan city with random parameter in count model to understanding the factors mainly influencing on accident frequencies. METHODS: To develop the traffic accidents modeling, this study uses RP(random parameter) negative binomial model which enables to take account of heterogeneity in data. By using RP model, each intersection’s specific geometry characteristics were considered. RESULTS : By comparing the both FP(fixed parameter) and RP modeling, it was confirmed the RP model has a little higher explanation power than the FP model. Out of 17 statistically significant variables, 4 variables including traffic volumes on minor roads, pedestrian crossing on major roads, and distance of pedestrian crossing on major/minor roads are derived as having random parameters. In addition, the marginal effect and elasticity of variables are analyzed to understand the variables’impact on the likelihood of accident occurrences. CONCLUSIONS :This study shows that the uses of RP is better fitted to the accident data since each observations’specific characteristics could be considered. Thus, the methods which could consider the heterogeneity of data is recommended to analyze the relationship between accidents and affecting factors(for example, traffic safety facilities or geometrics in signalized 4-legged intersections).

PURPOSES: Nighttime driving is very different from daytime driving because drivers must obtain nighttime sight-distances based on road lights and headlights. Unfortunately, nighttime driving conditions in Korea are far from ideal due to poor lighting and an insufficient number of road lights and inadequate operation and maintenance of delineators. This study is conducted to develop new standards for nighttime road visibility based on experiments of driver perception for nighttime visibility conditions. METHODS : In the study, perception level and satisfaction of nighttime visibility were investigated. A total of 60 drivers participated, including 34 older drivers and 31 young drivers. To evaluate driver perceptions of nighttime road visibility, fuzzy set theory was used because the conventional analysis methods for driver perception are limited in effectiveness for considering the characteristics of perception which are subjective and vague, and are generally expressed in terms of linguistic terminologies rather than numerical parameters. RESULTS : This study found that levels of nighttime visibility, as perceived by drivers, are remarkably similar to their satisfactions in different nighttime driving conditions with a log-function relationship. Older drivers evaluated unambiguously degree of nighttime visibility but evaluations by young drivers regarding it were unclear. CONCLUSIONS : A minimum value of brightness on roads was established as YUX 30, based on final analyzed results. In other words, road lights should be installed and operated to obtain more than YUX 30 brightness for the safety and comfort of nighttime driving.

PURPOSES : The objective of this study is to investigate the capability of the combined model of traffic simulation, emission and air dispersion models on the impact analysis of air quality of mobile sources such as vehicles. METHODS : The improvement of the quality of life brings about the increasing interest of the public environment. Many endeavors including the travel demand management, the application of the state-of-the-art ITS technologies, the promotion of eco-friendly vehicles have been tried in transportation area to reduce the modal emissions. Especially, it is expected that the increasing number of eco-friendly vehicles in the road network would be able to reduce the pipe-tail emissions tremendously. From this perspective, we have performed a study on the impact analysis of the popularization of the eco-friendly vehicle in the place of the fossil fuel energy powered vehicles on the surrounding air quality using the combined framework of microscopic traffic simulation, emission and air dispersion model. RESULTS : The combined model successfully captured the effect of moving to the eco-friendly vehicles on the air quality, and the results showed that the increasing usage of eco-friendly vehicles can improve the surrounding air quality tremendously and that the air dispersion model plays a crucial role in the investigation of the air quality change around the main corridor. CONCLUSIONS : This study demonstrated the capability of the combined model showing the spatio-tempral change of emission concentration.

본 연구에서는 국토해양부 기준으로 제시된 선회 다짐횟수를 가열아스팔트 혼합물과 중온아스팔트 혼합물을 이용하여 검증하는데 그 목적이 있다. 다짐횟수 검증을 위하여 굵은골재최대치수 13mm와 19mm 1등급 골재와 가열아스팔트 혼합물용 PG64-22와 PG76-22, 중온아스팔트 혼합물용 PG70-22 아스팔트를 사용하였다. 또한, 각각의 바인더 별로 권장 다짐온도를 기준으로 4가지 온도에서 선회다짐 100회와 마샬다짐 75회의 다짐량을 비교하였다. 두 다짐기를 공극률 상으로 평가할 때 전반적으로는 선회다짐기의 다짐이 다소 더 잘 되었다. 공극률에 대한 분산분석 결과 두 다짐기 사이에 19mm 혼합물에서는 통계적 유의차가 나타났고 13mm의 경우 유의차가 나타나지 않았다. 특히 일정 다짐온도 이하에서 다졌을 경우 두 다짐기 모두 다짐이 불량하여 다짐온도를 확보하여 다짐하는 것이 매우 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, "가열 아스팔트 혼합물의 생산 및 시공"에서 제시한 선회 다짐횟수 100회는 지침에서 제시한 아스팔트 혼합물의 다짐온도를 준수한다면 마샬다짐기 양면 75회 다짐과 유사하거나 다소 좋은 다짐 량을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다.