| Equipment List |
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| Hardware |
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(Range of 0.05m up to 300m with +/-1mm accuracy, Horizontal angle: 360o, Vertical angle: -40o to 80o, can capture measurement data in CAD format .dxf)
- Hand held speed radar gun
(19 to 336 kmph with +/-1 kmph accuracy)
- Hand held GPS
- (10,000 points track log, Waypoints: 2000, 200 saved tracks, Accuracy: 3-5metres with electronic compass and barometric altimeter)
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| Capabilities |
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- Traffic Volume and Capacity Analysis
- Road Intersection Study
- Spot Speed Study
- On- Street and Off- Street Parking Study
- Pedestrian Analysis
- Transportation Planning Surveys (Willingness - to - pay, Origin and Destination, Road Side Interview)
- Signal Timing Design
- Road Infrastructure Inventory Survey
- Travel Time Study
- Public Transport Study
- Traffic Safety Studies
- Traffic Simulation Studies
- Secondary data collection
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| Target Users |
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- National highway authority of India (NHAI)
- TN highways department
- Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC)
- Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Company (TNIRDC)
- Various state road transport corporations
- Traffic consultants
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| Work done |
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- Supported Anna University, Chennai in Traffic Volume Analysis, Pedestrian Analysis, Parking Analysis and secondary data collection through household survey for the Development of Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Madurai City
- Research projects as a part of SMART CITY project, Madurai
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| Consultancy Projects |
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- Study on solution to Traffic Accidents in Madurai city for Commissioner of Police, Madurai
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| Sponsored Projects |
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Projects applied
- Performance Evaluation of Road safety in Madurai”-AICTE Research promotion scheme
- Evaluating pedestrian safety at crosswalks based on surrogate safety measures (SSM)using microsimulation and considering mixed traffic conditions-Under SRG-SERB
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| Papers Published |
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| International Journal |
6 |
| National Journal |
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| International Conferences |
5 |
| Industries Interfaced |
MoU signed with National Highway Authority of India |
| People |
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| Dr. R. Velkennedy, Lab-in-charge |
| Dr. Siddharth S.M.P. |
