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Current Research:
Interfacing Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) and Traffic Signal Controllers

Funding
US Access Board

Time frame
Feb 2002 - January 2003

Summary
 Objective: To create a highly readable technical report that provides detailed APS product information specifically focused on the interfacing of APS devices and traffic signal controllers.

The research activities will:
  • Provide a detailed description of available APS technologies which provide tone, speech, vibrotactile, directional and/or mapping features for blind pedestrians;
  • Provide a detailed description of traffic signal controllers (and manufacturers) currently used in the U.S. and those that may be expected in the near future; and
  • Provide detailed information on how the APS devices interface with each traffic signal controller including wiring requirements, power requirements, interaction with conflict monitoring technology, special product installations, pedestrian signal head requirements, and lessons learned from existing installations.
Research organizations
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Contact
David Noyce
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1210 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-1882 - noyce@engr.wisc.edu



  

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