Construction Automation, Robotics, and Ergonomics (CARE) Lab
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CARE Lab pursues advances of automation, robotics, and ergonomics in construction.
All these fields of research strengthen each other to support the development of future work.
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People
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Director
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Yunfeng Chen, PhD Assistant Professor |
PhD Students
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Xingzhou Guo PhD Candidate |
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Chi Tian PhD Student |
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Hongyue Wu PhD Student |
Research
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SPR-4630: Implementation Exploration of Autonomous Vehicles: Impacts of Autonomous Truck-Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) on INDOT Work Zone Safety, Mobility, and Crews’s Perception/Behavior/Productivity Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $330,374 (08/23/2021 - 11/25/2023) |
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SPR-4628: Exploration of Color Patterns for Improving Work Zone Safety and Perception Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $99,584 (08/23/2021 - 11/22/2022) |
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EAGER: SAI: Human-Centered Design and Enhancement of Next Generation Transportation Infrastructure with Connected and Automated Vehicles Role: Co-PI (PI: Robert Proctor); Sponsor: National Science Foundation Amount: $300,000 (09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023) |
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SPR-4622: Integration of BIM for Bridge Modeling Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $159,989 (09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023) |
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SPR-4625: BIM Standards for Roads and Related Transportation Assets Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $119,546 (01/01/2022 - 06/30/2023) |
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SPR-4651: Synthesis Study on Employing Snow Plow Driving Simulators in Training Role: Co-PI (PI: Luciana de Cresce El Debs); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $93,119 (01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022) |
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Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $80,682 (08/24/2020 - 05/15/2022) |
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Cognitive Attention and Its Application in Countermeasures on a Curve Section Role: Subcontract PI; Sponsor: Georgia Department of Transportation Amount: $161,480, with Purdue Subcontract of $73,500 (9/16/2019 - 7/16/2021) |
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SPR-4421: Life Cycle Integration of Infrastructure Information Modeling Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation Amount: $131,769 (07/01/2019 - 11/12/2021)
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A Case Study of Drivers' Visual Attention and Behavioral Responses to Traffic Signs or Other Delineation Devices for High-Crash Areas Role: PI; Sponsor: Local Technical Assistance Program Amount: $99,660 (07/01/2019 - 12/31/2021) |
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PFI-RP: Partnerships for Innovation in Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology for Applications in Automated Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction Automation Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: National Science Foundation Amount: $915,597 (09/15/2018 - 08/31/2022) |