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From page 40... ... 40 C h a p t e r 3 human Subjects protections The data collection phase involved a greater than anticipated level of effort related to human subjects protection and other IRB-related activities. Continuing IRB activities ranged from coordination and synchronization of multiple independent IRBs, coordination of amendment requests, assessment and reporting of adverse events, and addressing the IRB and ethical aspects of participant requests for data (typically to demonstrate to authorities or insurance adjustors that she or he was not at fault in a particular incident) Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... 41 Industry-Driven Changes The primary change that occurred due to shifts in technology was the data drive interface. When the design process started, Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 42 antennas and rear cameras (the fragility of which necessitated frequent replacement) , were also undertaken by the Coordination Contractor. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... 43 Parts to Be Used for DAS Maintenance Ideally, maintenance activities (i.e., replacing components that had been determined to have malfunctioned in some manner) were to be supported by a site contractor's spare parts inventory, preserving complete kits for use in installation activities. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 The surplus figures (indicated by positive numbers) and shortage figures (denoted by negative numbers) Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... 45 was not published, the findings of the Battelle research team (led by Christian Richard in 2008) suggested that such an approach would be feasible, at least for older drivers. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 three discrete hardware installation configurations: prime, subprime, legacy, and basic as described in greater detail below. Prime. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... 47 leaders realized that recruitment at the ends of the spectrum was lacking, the Safety TCC was consulted in April 2012 and they agreed to discontinue strict adherence to the experimental sample design shown in Table 2.4. Instead, a set of goals or guiding principles was established to guide further recruitment strategy and installation priorities. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 desired, but there were virtually no recruits satisfying both criteria. In other cases, the goals were conceptually at odds. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... 49 Pressing the incident button created a marker in the data stream, making it possible for an analyst to find that specific portion of the data record and capture a reference image from the secondary driver's face video. Figure 3.2 shows the number of known secondary drivers by age group across the sites. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 then it might be a good idea to investigate whether that component had previously been installed in another vehicle and whether or not it demonstrated that same problem in the previous installation. To this end, a database viewer, the Component Information Tracker, was designed. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... 51 future guidance. In addition, the Coordination Contractor also conducted weekly operations team meetings with site contractors and TRB staff to discuss the issues faced by the site contractors and to address communications, supplies, outstanding work items, resources, or efficiency-enhancing solutions. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 staff, Coordination Contractor staff and site contractor staff, and Coordination Contractor staff and DAS technicians. Maintaining a regular schedule of conference calls along with the SHRP 2 wiki provided a continual flow of information, and sustained a high level of flexibility in managing critical issues. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... 53 4. Serve as a resource for senior management in sharing study progress with external stakeholders and the wider research community. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 trip files taken from the ingested data pool. This segment of the report was of particular importance to Coordination Contractor staff. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... 55 assumptions about study term completion and extensions as did projections with regard to vehicle-months. Site Priority Summary The site priority summary, presented monthly to Coordination Contractor management and shared with SHRP 2 staff, provided a comprehensive assessment of the condition of the SHRP 2 NDS vehicle fleet and participant pool. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Figure 3.8. Vehicle-months report, August 31, 2012. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... 57 Table 3.8. Site Priority Summary, April 9, 2013 Issue Buffalo Tampa Seattle Durham Bloomington State College Total SHRP 2 Fleet Snapshot Vehicles on road 450 455 437 304 151 146 1,943 Communicating 446 454 434 302 150 145 1,931 Percentage of installed vehicles communicating 99.11% 99.78% 99.31% 99.34% 99.34% 99.32% 99.00% SSDs recording data 445 453 437 304 149 146 1,934 Percentage of installed vehicles recording data 98.89% 99.56% 100.00% 100.00% 98.68% 100.00% 99.54% Major Fleet Issues Not communicating 4 1 3 2 1 1 12 SSDs not decrementing/not recording data 5 2 0 0 2 0 9 Failing to deliver Advanced Health Checks 1 1 3 1 1 1 8 Communicating in excess 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 History of excessive communication requiring attention 1 15 6 7 3 5 37 SSDs >90% full 3 11 0 0 1 2 17 Percentage of vehicle fleet with SSDs exceeding 90% 0.67% 2.42% 0.00% 0.00% 0.66% 1.37% 0.87% S07 Site Progress Priority 1 issues identified in previous report (2-22-13) Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Reports Summary Reports, both internal and external, played a vital role in the successful conduct of the SHRP 2 NDS. They proved invaluable, both as quantitative assessments of all aspects of the study as well as engines for generating the daily and weekly workflow of Coordination Contractor personnel and site contractor staff alike. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... 59 temporarily missing or misplaced until the site contractor reported information that changed the status to Stolen or Decommissioned. Additionally, components could have been unavailable for use for several other reasons due to theft/loss, damage, or needing repair. Read the entire page →

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... 40 C h a p t e r 3 human Subjects protections The data collection phase involved a greater than anticipated level of effort related to human subjects protection and other IRB-related activities. Continuing IRB activities ranged from coordination and synchronization of multiple independent IRBs, coordination of amendment requests, assessment and reporting of adverse events, and addressing the IRB and ethical aspects of participant requests for data (typically to demonstrate to authorities or insurance adjustors that she or he was not at fault in a particular incident)