Work Zone Intrusion Alert System Technology Tests

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the work zone intrusion detection and alert system prototype that was developed by Dr. Erol Ozan. The project team tested the system at selected actual work sites and at a closed track facility in North Carolina. The project employed a number of data collection and scientific observation methods to test the applicability of the technological approach in the field including the following:
(1) safe intrusion experiments to measure the effectiveness of the intrusion detection and timely activation and the dissemination of the alerts;
(2) the observation of the device performance at actual work areas;
(3) conducting a survey to capture opinions of the study participants in various aspects of the system (user-friendliness, ease of setup, performance, compatibility with the work zone environment)