9/12/2016

USNSFDearColleagueLetter:NSFFHWACoordinationonCyberPhysicalSystemsforHighwayTransportation(nsf13034)

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NSF13034

DearColleagueLetter:NSFFHWA
CoordinationonCyberPhysicalSystems
forHighwayTransportation
Thisdocumenthasbeenarchived.
TheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)andtheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)have
asharedinterestinadvancingbasicandappliedresearchinCyberPhysicalSystems(CPS),
whicharesystemsinwhichphysicalprocessesaretightlyintertwinedwithnetworked
computing.Fortransportation,CPSwillprovidethefoundationnecessaryforasafe,efficient
highwaytransportationsystemconnectingvehicles,infrastructure,people,andgoodsina
vibrant,competitiveeconomy.
ThegoaloftheNSFCPSProgram(https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?
pims_id=503286<https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503286>)isto
developthecoresystemscienceneededtoengineercomplexcyberphysicalsystemsupon
whichpeoplecandependwithhighconfidence.TheFHWAExploratoryAdvancedResearch
(EAR)Programtranslatesadvancesinbasicscienceinordertosolvemissioncriticalissues
forhighwaytransportationthroughpartnershipswithandbeyondtraditionalhighwayresearch
stakeholders.SuccessfuladvancesincyberphysicalsystemsarecriticalfortheFHWAandthe
entireU.S.highwaytransportationindustrytomeetincreasinglycomplexanddifficultgoals
fromincreasingsafety,toreduceenergydependence,tosupportsustainableeconomicgrowth
andincreasedqualityoflife.
FHWAhasidentifiedspecifictechnologybasedrequirementstosupportongoingand
anticipatedresearchroadmapsincludingformultimodalintegratedcorridormanagement,
arterialtrafficmanagement,trafficsignalmanagementandcontrol,trafficincidentandevent
management,andpassengerandfreightdatamanagement.Theserequirementswilladvance
systemcapabilitiesinpositioning,timing,andnavigation,onboardandinfrastructurebased
sensorsandactuators,withtheaimofimprovingenvironmentalawarenessandrespondingto
changingconditions,vehicleinfrastructurecommunications,sharedhumanmachinecontrol
systems,datamanagementandsystemperformanceassessment,andenergyefficiency.
Considerationofintegrationwithlegacysystemsandequipmentwillbeacriticalcomponent.

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USNSFDearColleagueLetter:NSFFHWACoordinationonCyberPhysicalSystemsforHighwayTransportation(nsf13034)

InvestigatorsseekingNSFfundingunderProgramSolicitationNSF13502
(https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13502/nsf13502.htm
<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13502/nsf13502.htm>)forbasicscientificresearchinCPS
alsomaybeinterestedinanFHWAExploratoryAdvancedResearch(EAR)Program
opportunityforfundinginordertopromoteaneffectivetransitionfrombasicsciencetoapplied
engineeringinCPSforhighwaytransportation.FHWAplanstopostabroadagency
announcementthatincludesthefollowingcyberphysicalsystemtopicsinearlyJanuary2013:
Highperformancevehiclestreams
NewApproachesforTestingConnectedHighwayandVehicleSystems
InnovativeApplicationsforEmergingRealTimeDataand
PartialAutomationforTruckPlatooning.
Informationabouttheannouncementwillbeavailableunder"Announcements"ontheEAR
Programwebpage(seehttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/
<http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/advancedresearch/>)andwillbelistedonFedBizOpps(see
https://www.fbo.gov/<https://www.fbo.gov/>).
ShouldinvestigatorswhoapplyforaNSFCPSProgramawardbeinterestedincomplementary
fundingfromandcoordinationwithFHWA,theyshouldsubmitanaddendumwiththeir
proposaltoFHWA.Thisaddendumshouldincludeadescriptionofhowfundingfromboth
programscouldbenefitthetransitioningofresultsintoappliedresearchanddevelopment,and
mayreferencedifferencesinkeypersonnelorpartners(includingprivateandpublicsector
partnersthatcouldparticipateinequipmentandsystemfieldtesting)betweentheproposed
researchunderNSFandthecomplementaryresearchundertheFHWAbroadagency
announcement.TheFHWAEARProgramwouldsharetheaddendawiththeNSFCPS
Program.FHWAwillprovidemoredetailedinformationinthebroadagencyannouncement.
Pleasenotethatworkscopesshouldbecomplementarybutnotinterdependentsinceawards
byeachagencywillbeindependent.NSFandFHWAplantoconductseparatereviewsand
makeseparatefundingdecisions.IftherearecomplementaryNSFandFHWAawardstothe
sameorsimilarteams,thenNSFandFHWAwouldendeavortocloselycoordinatetoassistin
thetransitionofbasicresearchintohighwaytransportationapplications.
Signed:
MichaelTrentacoste,FHWAAssociateAdministratorforResearch,Development,and
Technology
Dr.FarnamJahanian,NSFAssistantDirectorforComputerandInformationScienceand
Engineering(CISE)

NationalScienceFoundation,4201WilsonBoulevard,Arlington,Virginia22230,USATel:
(703)2925111,FIRS:(800)8778339|TDD:(800)2818749

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