http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govAir traffic controller supervisors configure available sector, operating position, and work-station resources to safely and efficiently control air traffic in a region of airspace. In this paper, an algorithm for assisting supervisors with this task ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000559Ran 18 scenarios with Visualyse Professional interference software (presented 2 most realistic scenarios). Scenario A: 85 large airports can transmit 1650 mW on each of 11 channels. 173 medium airports can transmit 825 mW on each of 6 channels. 5951 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130001612A major modification of the refrigeration plant and heat exchanger at the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) occurred in autumn of 2011. It is standard practice at NASA Glenn to perform a full aero-thermal calibration of the test section of a win ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000326A major modification of the refrigeration plant and heat exchanger at the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) occurred in autumn of 2011. It is standard practice at NASA Glenn to perform a full aero-thermal calibration of the test section of a win ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000327This study evaluates the performance of traffic control systems based on reinforcement learning (RL), also called approximate dynamic programming (ADP). Two algorithms have been selected for testing: 1) Q-learning and 2) approximate dynamic programmi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107950Sertraline (Zoloft R) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that is a commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of depression, as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571654From the early years of the Space Shuttle program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shuttle crews have had a timeline of activities to guide them through their time on-orbit. Planners used scheduling constraints to build timelines ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000763Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 15-20 years old in the United States. Top safety concerns involving teen drivers include; safety belt use, impaired driving, and distracted driving. Rules tha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107118On July 11, 2011, StarMetro, the local public transit agency in Tallahassee, Florida, restructured its entire bus network from a downtown-focused radial system to a decentralized, grid-like system that local officials and agency leaders believed woul ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107932This report combines two earlier reports regarding investigations into the potential for barges and towboats to transport Asian carp upstream across the Army Corps of Engineers electronic dispersal barrier and release them on the Lake Michigan side o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571454This report combines two earlier reports regarding investigations into the potential for barges and towboats to transport Asian carp upstream across the Army Corps of Engineers electronic dispersal barrier and release them on the Lake Michigan side o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571455The United States has 11 distinct natural gas pipeline corridors: five originate in the Southwest, four deliver natural gas from Canada, and two extend from the Rocky Mountain region. This study assesses the potential to deliver hydrogen through the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131068610In many regions throughout the world, freight models are used to aid infrastructure investment and policy decisions. Since freight is such an integral part of efficient supply chains, more realistic transportation models can be of greater assistance. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107695The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has standards and regulations that are intended to protect aircraft occupants in the event of a crash. However, side-facing seats were not specifically addressed when aircraft seat dynamic test standards were ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571657In-vehicle distraction mitigation systems are designed to provide feedback to drivers about their level of distraction and associated driving performance. There are two main types of distraction mitigation methods: real-time feedback and post-drive f ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107937Drivers may experience intermittent congestion and moving queue conditions in work zones due to several reasons such as presence of lane closure, roadway geometric changes, higher demand, lower speed, and reduced capacity. The congestion and queue ha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107949The purpose of this pilot-in-the-loop aircraft taxi simulation was to evaluate a NextGen concept for surface trajectory-based operations (STBO) in which air traffic control (ATC) issued taxi clearances with a required time of arrival (RTA) by Data Co ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000542In the past 10 years, several algorithms for detecting distraction have emerged. However, there has been no uniform method for assessing and comparing these algorithms to identify which algorithms are most promising and what interventions each algori ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107936Despite government efforts to regulate distracted driving, distraction-related fatalities and injuries continue to increase. Manufacturers are introducing real-time driver monitoring systems that detect risk from distracted driving and warn drivers; ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107935Despite government efforts to regulate distracted driving, distraction-related fatalities and injuries continue to increase. Manufacturers are introducing real-time driver monitoring systems that detect risk from distracted driving and warn drivers; ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107934The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are each proposing rules to establish a comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program that would redu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013106710This interim report summarizes the findings from the first phase of the NCHRP 20-83 project. The objectives of phase 1 were to identify, categorize, and rank the driving forces and critical uncertainties that will influence the future freight transpo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107624The Droplet Deformation and Breakup Model was used to predict deformation of droplets approaching the leading edge stagnation line of an airfoil. The quasi-steady model was solved for each position along the droplet path. A program was developed to s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000321Planning initiatives in many regions and communities aim to reduce transportation energy use, decrease emissions, and achieve related environmental benefits by changing land use. This report reviews and summarizes findings from existing literature on ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069163Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech), with assistance from Robinson Engineering Company, updated the airport pavement management system (APMS) for the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). During this project, pavement conditions at Est ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107273In 2011, the heat exchanger and refrigeration plant for NASA Glenn Research Center's Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) were upgraded. Flow quality surveys were performed in the settling chamber of the IRT in order to understand the effect that the new heat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000328This report presents an analysis of information relating to attacks, attempted attacks, and plots against high-speed rail (HSR) systems. It draws upon empirical data from MTIs Database of Terrorist and Serious Criminal Attacks Against Public Surface ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013106367This study presents a compilation of 24 cases involving general aviation (GA) pilots' weather encounters over the continental U.S. The project team interviewed pilots who had experienced a weather encounter, and we examined their backgrounds, flight ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571644From 2008 to 2010, an estimated 194,000 highway vehicle fires occurred in the United States each year resulting in an annual average of approximately 300 deaths, 1,250 injuries and $1.1 billion in property loss. These highway vehicle fires accounted ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107601No abstract available ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000319In some jurisdictions, protected left-turn phasing has been replaced with the flashing yellow arrow (FYA) for protected/permissive left turns (PPLTs) to reduce delay. However, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the conflict between p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107953The two-dimensional traffic model of Biham, Middleton and Levine (Phys. Rev. A, 1992) is a simple cellular automaton that exhibits a wide range of complex behavior. It consists of both northbound and eastbound cars traveling on a rectangular array of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107101Researchers developed a software system called CrashHelp to improve the information exchange from emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners to emergency room/trauma center providers. The system combines mobile smartphone, multimedia, Web server, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013106572Theres been a flurry of activities in the Joint Pipeline Office (JPO) over the past two years as we went through the right-of-way (ROW) renewal processes for the Trans- Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) and five North Slope pipelines. The project workloa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108000The JPO is a consortium of agencies, six state and six federal. The JPO mission is to regulate the TAPS and other Alaskan oil and gas pipelines in the best interests of the people of the nation and State of Alaska. Safety, environmental protection, p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108001This 2004-2005 annual report provides an overview of Joint Pipeline Office (JPO) activities, major accomplishments, and plans for year 2006. The report is divided into sections: a brief description of the JPO; JPO responsibilities and oversight of th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108002In 2008, the NYS Department of Transportation installed a wildlife barrier along NYS Route 30 in Tupper Lake, Franklin County, NY. The major objectives of the study that is the subject of this report were to: evaluate the effectiveness of the Route 3 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107115Motor vehicle traffic crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in the United States, resulting in 33,687 deaths in 2010. Pedestrian travel makes up 10.5% of all trips (i.e., any travel from one address to another) taken in ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107631Surface operations at airports in the US are based on tactical operations, where departure aircraft primarily queue up and wait at the departure runways. There have been attempts to address the resulting inefficiencies with both strategic and tactica ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000827This report describes the activities of the Energy Storage group over FY2012. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) supports energy storage R&D under the Vehicle Technologies Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE Energy St ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069177In response to the developments in inspection technologies, infrastructure decision-making methods evolved whereby the optimum combination of inspection decisions on the one hand and maintenance and rehabilitation decisions on the other are determine ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107697Reliability is an important engineering requirement for consistently delivering acceptable product performance through time. It also affects the scheduling for preventive maintenance. Reliability usually degrades with time increasing therefore, the l ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571730We address the problem of navigating a set of moving agents, e.g. automated guided vehicles, through a transportation network so as to bring each agent to its destination at a specified time. Each pair of agents is required to be separated by a minim ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130000543The National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsored a joint High-Speed Research Program with United States airframe and propulsion companies to provide the critical high-risk technologies for a Mach 2.4, 300 passenger civil transport. Laborat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA572142Many federally funded transportation programs are developed and managed by local agencies and administered by state transportation agencies (DOTs). In 2006, an estimated $6 billion to $8 billion in federal-aid contracts was administered by local publ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107623Craig (2001) hypothesized a 'killing zone'--a range of pilot total flight hours (TFH) from about 50-350, over which general aviation (GA) pilots are at greatest risk. The current work tested a number of candidate modeling functions on eight samples o ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571652The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 mandated that GAO study the condition of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities, FAA employee occupational safety and health issues, and the resources allocated to FAA facility maintenance and re ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107687The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Education Program conducted education and outreach activities and used the competition's technical goals and vehicle demonstrations as a means of attracting students and the public to learn more about adva ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20121040770This study examines the travel behaviour and attitudes of recently resettled refugees in Chittenden County, Vermont, with particular attention to distinctions based on gender and age. It is based on an earlier project conducted between 2008-2012 that ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107102This report examines several potential revenue enhancement alternatives for ALDOT. To provide specific, useful information, it focuses on three areas: A survey of Alabama citizens to determine their attitude toward several revenue. enhancement altern ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107931In recent years, the FAA has worked with Transport Canada, National Research Council Canada (NRC) and APS Aviation, Inc. to develop allowance times for aircraft operations in ice-pellet precipitation. These allowance times are critical to ensure safe ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20120018061This is the second interim report jointly prepared by NASA and easyJet on the work performed under the agreement to collaborate on a study of the factors entailed in flight and cabin-crew fatigue, and decreases in performance associated with fatigue. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20130001718The purpose of the Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) phases of the project is to prepare for turnover of the Megaports system supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) located at the Export ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069213The Fleet Test and Evaluation Team at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is evaluating and documenting the performance of electric and plug-in hybrid electric drive systems in medium-duty trucks across the nation. Th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069149The 2008 State Pipeline Coordinator's Office Annual Report describes the status of pipeline right-of-way leases issued by the state under Alaska Statute 38.35, the Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act, and one grant of right-of-way for a utility pipeline ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108008The Joint Pipeline Office is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to overseeing the safe and reliable transportation of petroleum and natural gas products to market while promoting the protection of public health and safety and the environment ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108009During fiscal year 2010 (FY10), BLM, DNR, DOLWD, DEC, ADF&G and DPS shared office space in Anchorage. In FY11, BLM will move to a new Anchorage location. State and federal agencies have worked together on a transition plan to maintain effective commu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013108010The occlusion method is one of the verification test alternatives allowed under the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers guidelines to manage visual demand of certain in-vehicle devices. Since the time those guidelines were published, additional rese ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107940Biological samples collected from fatally injured pilots in aviation accidents involving all types of aircraft, including amateur-built aircraft, are submitted to the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for accident investigation. These samples ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA571633This report documents the results from heavy-vehicle stability control (SC) system testing conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC) in 2008 and 2009. Tractor semitrailer SC research was ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107938Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the United States, providing an unprecedented degree of mobility. Yet for all its advantages, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for age 4 and every age 11 through 27 (b ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107939In 2011, there were 61 million children age 14 and younger in the United States, 20 percent of the total U.S. resident population in 2011. Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for children age 4 and every age 11 through 14 (based on ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107945In 2011, 4,612 motorcyclists were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashesan increase of 2 percent from the 4,518 motorcyclists killed in 2010. There were 81,000 motorcyclists injured during 2011, a slight decrease from 82,000 in 2010. The following d ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107944This fact sheet contains estimates of driver alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2011. For comparison, data from 10 years ago (2002) are also pres ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107947Travel on all roads and streets changed by +0.5% (1.2 billion vehicle miles) for January 2013 as compared with January 2012. Travel for the month is estimated to be 226.9 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative Travel for 2013 changed by +0.5% (1.2 billion ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013106567Since the 1970s, numerous transportation strategies have been formulated to change the behavior of drivers or travelers by reducing trips, shifting travel to more efficient modes, or improving the efficiency of existing modes. This report summarizes ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069182Considerable research has focused on energy efficiency and fuel substitution options for light-duty vehicles, while much less attention has been given to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, buses, aircraft, marine vessels, trains, pipeline, and off-road e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069178The viability of biomass as transportation fuel depends upon the allocation of limited resources for fuel, power, and products. By focusing on mature markets, this report identifies how biomass is projected to be most economically used in the long te ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069180Scenarios of new vehicle technology deployment serve various purposes; some will seek to establish plausibility. This report proposes two reality checks for scenarios: (1) implications of manufacturing constraints on timing of vehicle deployment and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE20131069179Within DHS, TSA and USCG manage the TWIC program, which requires maritime workers to complete background checks and obtain biometric identification cards to gain unescorted access to secure areas of Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)-regulat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107684This draft list is based on the most recent certification data available to EPA through model year 2010 and was developed using the proposed gasoline-to-hybrid comparison methodology. This draft list could change. In addition, the list of eligible ve ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013106709The conference provided a forum for participants to share experiences with the use of census data in transportation planning and decision making. Participants also learned about recent and forthcoming census products. The conference further provided ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107622In this paper, we present visual analysis tools to help study the impact of policy changes on air traffic congestion. The tools support visualization of time-varying air traffic density over an area of interest using different time granularity. We us ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20120016425Washingtons airport system represents a tremendous capital investment and plays a critical role in the economic health of the state. As this system has aged, the upkeep of the existing pavements has become increasingly important. Therefore, the Washi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2013107272