Advanced Technologies for Transportation Research Program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

摘要

This report documents the results of the research program completed by the Advanced Technologies for Transportation Research Program (ATTRP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) under Federal Transit Administration Cooperative Agreement TN-26-7031-01. Research activities included providing technical assistance to a wide range of organizations, preparation of technical reports on advanced transit vehicle technologies and energy storage systems for three (3) agencies; participation in leadership roles in the industry through service on the FTA Electric Drive Strategic Plan Steering Committee and acting as Editor-in-Chief for the World Electric Vehicle Journal Volume 2; support of the industry through the dissemination of research results at conferences, seminars and symposia; recommissioning and upgrading a unique and valuable resource in the Advanced Vehicle Test Facility (AVTF) located in Chattanooga, Tennessee; completion of a comprehensive campus transit plan for UTC; deployment of a Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) system in conjunction with CARTA; preparation of a DMS Dual Power Engineering Analysis; and development, testing and demonstration of a Data Acquisition System (DAS) for electric and hybrid-electric buses.