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Proof of Concept: Examining Characteristics of Roadway Infrastructure in Various 3D Visualization Modes
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  • Nir Keren, Iowa State University
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2-1-2015
Disciplines
Abstract

Utilizing enhanced visualization in transportation planning and design gained popularity in the last decade. This work aimed at demonstrating the concept of utilizing a highly immersive, virtual reality simulation engine for creating dynamic, interactive, full-scale, three-dimensional (3D) models of highway infrastructure. For this project, the highway infrastructure element chosen was a two-way, stop-controlled intersection (TWSCI). VirtuTrace, a virtual reality simulation engine developed by the principal investigator, was used to construct the dynamic 3D model of the TWSCI. The model was implemented in C6, which is Iowa State University’s Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). Representatives from the Institute of Transportation at Iowa State University, as well as representatives from the Iowa Department of Transportation, experienced the simulated TWSCI. The two teams identified verbally the significant potential that the approach introduces for the application of next-generation simulated environments to road design and safety evaluation.

Granting Agencies

Midwest Transportation Center; Iowa State University; U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Language
english
File Format
PDF
File Size
1 MB
Citation Information
Nir Keren. "Proof of Concept: Examining Characteristics of Roadway Infrastructure in Various 3D Visualization Modes" (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nir_keren/19/