The Transport and Infrastructure theme is the Centre’s flagship theme with a range of leading edge research projects focused on the evaluation of road user behaviour, road infrastructure design and evaluation, the design of future vehicle and infrastructure systems, and the prevention of road trauma. These projects are underpinned by leading edge research infrastructure, including USC’s advanced driving simulator, the Centre’s On-Road Capability (ORCA), which is a fully instrumented vehicle supporting the naturalistic measurement of driving behaviour and performance, and advanced human performance measurement equipment (e.g. eye tracking).
Projects in this theme include Professor Salmon’s ARC Future Fellowship program of research which involves the application of novel systems analysis and design methods to better understand and prevent the fatal five road trauma behaviours, Associate Professor Read’s ARC DECRA project on the safe introduction of autonomous vehicles, and an ARC Discovery grant involving the use of on-road studies to assess interactions between different forms of road user and the redesign of intersections. We also conduct on-going research in rail level crossing safety, following the completion of a four-year ARC Linkage program involving the redesign of rail level crossing environments.
The long term impact of this theme’s contribution will be the achievement of new reductions in trauma in the transportation domains based on the adoption of new theories, methodologies, and interventions in practice.
Current projects
- A new complex systems approach to road trauma
- Distributed situation awareness and intersection design
- Safe Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles (SAVI) Project
- Systems thinking and rail level crossing design
- Behavioural Assessment Tool for Rail Level Crossings (BAT-RLX)
- The Cyclist Reporting of Incidents Tool (CRIT)
- On-road studies of driver behaviour
Key researchers
Recent publications
For inquiries regarding the Transport and Infrastructure theme please contact Dr Gemma Read (07) 5456 5296, gread@usc.edu.au