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Title: New England merge: a novel cooperative merge control method for improving highway work zone mobility and safety
Award ID(s):
1734521
NSF-PAR ID:
10257287
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Volume:
25
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1547-2450
Page Range / eLocation ID:
107 to 121
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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