Minnesota Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory [ITS Research Lab

Abstract

The Minnesota Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory (MnITSLab) was established in 1994 as part of the Center for Distributed Robotics (CDR) and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figure 1</xref> ). The MnITSLab research, through collaboration with local state agencies, outside companies, and engineering faculty, focuses on applying sensing, computing, and automation that will improve driver, pedestrian, and worker safety as well as human well-being. The Center and its members conduct a broad array of research activities, spanning intelligent transportation systems, distributed robotics, machine learning, and computer vision. Currently, the CDR supports three full-time staff engineers, one research faculty member, two staff support personnel, eight graduate students, and five undergraduates, and it has more than US$2 million in annual funding.