TravTek Evaluation Plan: Final

1991Final ReportPDFResearch PaperEP008DTFH-61-90-C-00063Intelligent transportation systemsIntelligent vehiclesEvaluationSurveysGroupsHuman factorsMarketingSafetyEconomic factorsData collectionIntelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS)EvaluationPlanning and ForecastingHighways'TravTekFloridaUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationFarradyne Systems, Inc.Center for Applied ResearchUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionThis plan is a description of the proposed methods for evaluating the entire TravTek system. The plan incorporates input from all of the TravTek partners: General Motors (GM); Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); American Automobile Association (AAA); Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT); and the City of Orlando. The plan encompasses a diverse range of concerns including: Human factors; Marketing issues; System concerns; Global IVHS interests; Safety issues; Economic questions. This plan provides an outline of the studies and preliminary cost estimates associated with each part. This plan is designed to pull together the objectives of all the TravTek partners and meet each of their needs. This plan also provides a document that defines the data needs of the TravTek system to ensure that the correct data is collected and stored. The plan revolves around ten basic evaluation approaches. Each approach includes a wide range of functions such as a highly controlled experiment, a series of questionnaires and/or group discussions that are basically flexible methods that can be used to collect and analyze data.74