전 세계적으로 실도로에서의 자율주행차 안전성능을 검증하고 자율주행 시스템 기술의 개발을 위해 다양한 실증을 수행하고 있다. 미국의 경우 캘리포니아, 오하이오, 애리조나 등 다양한 주에서 자율주행차의 실도로 테스트를 진행하고 있으며, 독일의 경우 페가수 스 및 이매진 프로젝트 등을 통해 자율주행 성능 및 협력 운행 테스트를 수행하였다. 그러나, 자율주행차의 주행 성능 측면의 평가에 국한되어 실증이 진행되고 있다는 한계가 존재한다. 실도로 환경에서 자율주행차는 비자율주행차, 보행자 및 자전거 등과 상호작용하 며, 다양한 도로 기하구조에서 주행안전성 저하 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 혼재교통상황에서 자율주행차의 주행 안전성을 저하시키는 도로 기하구조를 도출하였다. 또한, 캘리포니아 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)에서 제시한 자율주행차 관련 사고자료 검토를 통해 유사한 도로 기하구조에서 발생할 수 있는 사고 유형을 검토함으로써 선제적인 대안을 마련하고자 한다. 시뮬 레이션 분석을 위한 자율주행차 거동구현의 경우 real-world automated vehicle data (AVD) 기반 주행행태 분석을 통해 VISSIM 파라미 터를 조정하였다. 위험구간 도출을 위해 평가지표를 선정하고 주행안전성 분석을 수행하였으며, 위험 구간의 도로 기하구조의 특성을 도출하였다. 마지막으로 위험구간의 도로 기하구조와 유사한 구간에서 발생한 실제 자율주행차 관련 사고 보고서를 검토함으로써 본 연구에서 도출된 위험구간의 도로 기하구조에서 발생할 수 있는 잠재적 사고 원인을 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 향후 자율주 행차의 실도로 도입을 위해 선제적인 대책을 마려하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있으며, 나아가 자율주행차 안전성 향상을 위한 경고 정보 서비스 개발, 정보 제공 인프라 설치 우선순위, 도로 기하구조 개선 사업에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to analyze the visibility of lanes according to the changes in the plane and longitudinal line of roads considering the horizontal and vertical diffusion angles of vehicle headlights at night. First, the visibility length of the lane was determined according to the plane linearity of the road such that it could be applied to simulation and visualization data. Second, the night vision length of the lane was established according to the longitudinal line of the road such that it could be applied to the simulation and visualization data. METHODS : In this study, each variable is first examined to consider the horizontal and vertical diffusion angles of the vehicle headlights. Second, the equation for the visibility of the lane by vehicle headlights in planar linearity is obtained, and the visibility of the lane is determined. Third, an equation is obtained for the visibility of the lane by vehicle headlights in longitudinal linearity. RESULTS : The results of this study are as follows. First, the visibility length of the lane in the section where the plane linearity of the highway existed at night was studied. In this case, the visibility length of the right and left lanes based on the vehicle decreased according to the plane linearity of the highway. Second, the visibility length of the lane in the section where the longitudinal line of the highway existed at night was investigated. In this case, the visibility length of the lane decreased according to the change in the longitudinal line of the highway. CONCLUSIONS : Considering the horizontal and vertical diffusion angles, the visibility length of the lane was determined according to the changes in the plane and vertical line of the road. It can be applied to simulation and visualization data. In general, the visibility length considering the spread angle of the vehicle headlights was shorter than the visibility length of the lane by the headlights; roads must be designed in consideration with the above result.

PURPOSES : This study aimed to offer a greenhouse gases table to assist a road designer in calculating the greenhouse gases for a road environment when making a decision about an alternative road. METHODS: This study developed an operation mode table of greenhouse gases using the MOVES program. Similar factors for Korean vehicles and fuels are reflected in the MOVES program, which was made in the USA. Finally, a paired t-test was conducted to calculate the site data and MOVES data. Through these studies, a methodology was suggested for calculating carbon emissions based on various types of roads alignments. RESULTS : The site results for a passenger truck on the road were statistically significant when the vehicle speed was above 65 km/h. However, a future study will consider factors for various road alignments and vehicles. CONCLUSIONS : This study will contribute to the theoretical basis for reducing carbon emissions from roads by helping road designers make decisions about road alternatives in terms of the road environment.

PURPOSES: Recently, many local governments have applied chicanes for traffic calming to ensure environment-friendly comfortable and safe roads. However, the geometry of a chicane is designed for speed reduction using a curved portion. This study aims to improve the road geometry conditions of chicanes for reducing carbon emissions and maintaining appropriate driving speeds by considering the relationship between road geometry and carbon emissions. METHODS: This study was conducted as follows. First, carbon emissions corresponding to changing acceleration of vehicles were studied. Second, vehicle acceleration caused by the relationship between the curve radius and the straight length was studied. Accordingly, desirable conditions of curve radius and length of the straight section for reducing carbon emissions were proposed. RESULTS: The existing literature on chicanes present the minimum value of stagger length and path angle in the primary variable condition. This study suggests the maximum values of the curve radius and length of straight section in the primary variable condition. Therefore, if a vehicle’s speed at a chicane is 30 km/h, this study suggests a curve radius of up to 24 m. In addition, if the vehicle’s speed is 24 km/h, this study suggests a length of straight section of up to 6.6 m. These are the geometric conditions for considering the control of acceleration to the vehicle’s maximum speed. CONCLUSIONS: This paper proposes an application of geometric conditions to reduce carbon emissions and maintain appropriate speeds of vehicles through a combination of curve radius and length of straight section.

PURPOSES: This study devotes its energies to estimate greenhouse gas emissions for types of horizontal highway designs. METHODS: This paper suggested two types of road scenarios, scenario 1 is made by the lack of road design consistency. Beside scenario 1, scenario 2 is made by good road design. For comparisons of greenhouse gas emissions, driving simulator was used. RESULTS: Emission rates of road scenario 1 are 1.4 times higher than scenario 2 in the driving simulator. CONCLUSIONS : This study may have important implications for contributing to the application of road alignment technology for reduction of greenhouse gases as quantifying the correlations between greenhouse emissions and various road alignments. Consequently, this study will help road designers determine which roads are best alternatives in the process of choosing the roads in the future in terms of environmental benefits.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the effectiveness of speed limit change that is defined as the amount of increased travel speed. METHODS: A ordered logit model was adopted to analyze the relationship between the change in travel speed and contributing factors. A stretch of Kyungbu freeway was selected for the analysis because the Korea expressway corporation has raised speed limit from 100km/h to 110km/h since September 1st in 2010. RESULTS: The results showed that geometric design elements, speeding cameras, and section length were identified as factors contributing the effectiveness. Contributing geometric design elements include the number of horizontal curves and vertical curves that do not meet the design requirement with 110km/h speed limit. CONCLUSIONS: The outcome of this study will be used for establishing various traffic operations and control strategies for freeway speed management.

PURPOSES: The purpose of study is to understand the characteristic of driving noise from the front and rear tire for effective active noise cancellation application. METHODS : As literature review, noise measurement methods were reviewed. Noise measurement conducted at three kind of section by road slope using CPX(Close Proximity Method). Noise data was compared by total sound pressure level and 1/3 octave band frequency sound pressure level. Also, each section was compared by T-test using SPSS. RESULTS : In the case of the uphill section, it was shown that the sound pressure level of the front tire at Sugwang-Ri and Sinchon-RI sections was higher than that of the rear tire in low and high frequency band. In the case of high slope section of Sangsaek-Ri, the sound pressure level of the front tire was higher than that of the rear tire in high frequency. Also, in the case of the downhill section, it was shown that the sound pressure level of the front tire at Sugwang-Ri and Sinchon-RI sections was higher than that of the rear tire in low frequency band. However, the sound pressure levels of both the front and rear tires were approximately the same in the high slope section of Sangsaek-Ri. The result of T-test showed that total sound pressures of the front and rear tires were not different from each other in the case of high slope and high speed. CONCLUSIONS: Road slope was not an important variable for effective active noise cancellation.

The objectives of this study is to: (1) develop how applications for driving simulator of national highway safety designs when those are appeared; (2) examine the degree to which those geometric designs of the horizontal and vertical profile; and (3) search positive safety and passive highway safety design of the point at which highway alignment factors initiate driving safety to facility or highway design.

국도와 지방도의 2차로도로에서 정면충돌사고, 교행시 측면접촉 고정물체 충돌 사고 비율이 매우 높게 나타나고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2차로도로의 횡단면과 평면선형에 대한 문제점과 개선점을 찾아내 2차로도로의 교통소통과 안전성을 개선하는 방향을 찾고자 하였다. 이를 위해 평면곡선 구간에 대한 안전성 평가지표를 선정하여, 선형개량, 확폭, 편경사의 효과를 평가하고, 사례연구를 통해 이를 검증하고 경제성을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 2차로도로 평면선형구간의 안전성 평가지표로 "직선부 평균주행속도-곡선부 평균주행속도 차이(≥10km/h)"를 선정하였으며, 선형이 취약한 구간의 안전성 향상을 위해서는 선형개량이 가장 큰 효과를 거둘 수 있으며, 그 후에 편경사 개선과 확폭이 병행되어야 운영적 측면과 안전성 측면에서 큰 효과를 거둘 수 있음을 밝혀냈다. 또한 본 연구는 선형개량이 막연히 시설 및 간단한 개선보다 얼마나 좋은지를 정량적으로 제시하였다는 점에서 그 의의를 찾을 수 있다.