Construction Automation, Robotics, and Ergonomics (CARE) Lab

 

 

CARE Lab pursues advancements of automation, robotics, and ergonomics in construction and transportation.

  • Our automation force streamlines the construction process to improve the productivity and compatibility. 
  • Our robotics force aims to develop intelligent systems to improve the construction efficiency and safety. 
  • Our ergonomics force applies human factors theories and technologies to improve human-environment interaction.

All these fields of research strengthen each other with the goals to improve human wellbeing, production efficiency, and environment sustainability. 

 

People

Director

Yunfeng Chen, PhD

Associate Professor

chen428@purdue.edu

PhD Students

 

Xinran Hu

PhD Student

hu874@purdue.edu

Chi Tian

PhD Candidate

tian154@purdue.edu

Ze Wang

PhD Student 

wang6173@purdue.edu

Hongyue Wu

PhD Candidate

wu1513@purdue.edu

Former Student

 

Xingzhou Guo, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Minnesota Duluth

guoxz@d.umn.edu 

 

Research

SPR-4838: Automated Personalized Ergonomic Risk Report Generation System

Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $283,508 (09/01/2023 - 06/30/2026)

 

SPR-4862: Synthesis Study on Applying Solar Power Systems in Indiana’s Right of Way (ROW) and INDOT-Owned Facilities

Role: Co-PI (PI: Soowon Chang); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $99,188 (12/01/2023 - 02/28/2025)

 

SPR-4806: Training gap Analysis, Developing a training program for INDOT workforce development

(new, front-line, supervisors) and smart tool for effective planning for workforce

Role: Co-PI (PI: Steven Dunlop); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $256,665 (10/15/2023 - 10/14/2025)

SPR-4836: Best Practices for Implementing Driving Simulators in INDOT Driver Training

Role: Co-PI (PI: Luciana de Cresce El Debs); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $654,860 (07/01/2023 - 11/20/2025) 

SPR-4630: Implementation Exploration of Autonomous Vehicles: Impacts of Autonomous

Truck-Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) on INDOT Work Zone Safety, Mobility, and

Crews’ Perception/Behavior/Productivity

Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $330,374 (07/26/2021 - 11/25/2023)

SPR-4628: Exploration of Color Patterns for Improving Work Zone Safety and Perception

Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $99,584 (08/23/2021 - 11/22/2022)

EAGER: SAI: Human-Centered Design and Enhancement of Next Generation Transportation

Infrastructure with Connected and Automated Vehicles

Role: Co-PI (PI: Robert Proctor); Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Amount: $300,000 (09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023)

SPR-4622: Integration of BIM for Bridge Modeling

Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $319,168 (09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025)

SPR-4625: BIM Standards for Roads and Related Transportation Assets

Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $119,546 (01/01/2022 - 06/30/2023)

SPR-4651: Synthesis Study on Employing Snow Plow Driving Simulators in Training 

Role: Co-PI (PI: Luciana de Cresce El Debs); Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $93,119 (01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022)

SPR-4523: Applied Ergonomics

Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $99,829 (08/24/2020 - 03/15/2023)

Cognitive Attention and Traffic Crashes: A Study of Countermeasures in Two Intersections and One Section

Role: Subcontract PI; Sponsor: Georgia Department of Transportation

Amount: $161,480, with Purdue Subcontract of $73,500 (9/16/2019 - 7/16/2021)

SPR-4421: Life Cycle Integration of Infrastructure Information Modeling

Role: PI; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation

Amount: $131,769 (07/01/2019 - 11/12/2021)

 

A Case Study of Drivers' Visual Attention and Behavioral Responses to Traffic Signs

or Other Delineation Devices for High-Crash Areas

Role: PI; Sponsor: Local Technical Assistance Program

Amount: $99,660 (07/01/2019 - 06/30/2022)

PFI-RP (INCLUDES Supplement): Partnerships for Innovation in Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology for

Applications in Automated Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction Automation

Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Amount: $149,827 (09/15/2018 - 08/31/2023)

PFI-RP: Partnerships for Innovation in Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology for

Applications in Automated Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction Automation

Role: Co-PI (PI: Jiansong Zhang); Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Amount: $749,770 (09/15/2018 - 08/31/2023)

 

Facility Location Faculty Contact
DUDL 5376 Yunfeng (Cindy) Chen