Current Position And Research:
Dr. Mollenhauer is the President of Transecurity, LLC. In his current role, he is performing product specification and development activities, project management, market analysis and corporate operations. He has experience in conducting numerous instrumented vehicle and simulator based driving research studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of in-vehicle technologies. Dr. Mollenhauer has overseen the development and commercialization of numerous software and hardware products.
Relevant Experience:
Dr. Mollenhauer has extensive experience working with both in-vehicle systems and driving simulation. He has conducted numerous research programs designed to evaluating the human factors issues surrounding intelligent in-vehicle systems. Research topics have included the design of effective display formats, interaction styles, and safety impact of collision warning and navigation systems. These research efforts have included simulator studies, on-road instrumented vehicle safety evaluations, and test track studies. In addition to the in-vehicle system research, he has also worked extensively in the development of driving simulators systems.
Before Transecurity, Dr. Mollenhauer was the Director of the Center for Product Development at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. In this role, he managed the development and support of commercial driver monitoring technologies that are slated for external commercialization.
Education:
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering (Human Factors), University of Iowa, IA, 1997.
M.S., Industrial Engineering (Human Factors), University of Iowa, IA, 1995.
B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, IA, 1990.
Relevant Publications:
Mollenhauer, M., Lee, J., Cho, K., Hulse, M., and Dingus, T., (1994). The effects of sensory modality and information priority on in-vehicle signing and information systems. In Proceedings of the Human Factors Society - 38th Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors Society.
Mollenhauer, M., Dingus, T., and Hulse, M. (1995). Recommendations for sensory mode selection for automated traveler information system displays. In Compendium of Technical Papers for the 65th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Denver, CO: Institute of Transportation Engineers.
McGehee, D., Mollenhauer, M., and Dingus, T. (1994). The decomposition of driver human factors in front-to-rear end automobile crashes. First World Congress on Applications Transport Telematics and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems. Paris, France.
Inman, V.; Mollenhauer, M.; McGehee, D. V.; Dingus (2000). ADVANCE Safety Evaluation. NHTSA, Washington, D.C. Rpt.No.: DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-00-01/ DOT HS 809 057.
Mollenhauer, M. A., Dingus, T. A., Hankey, J. M., Carney, C., & Neale, V. L. (1996). Development of human factors guidelines for advanced traveler information systems and commercial vehicle operations: Display formats and CVO driver workload. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA-RD-96-152).
Mollenhauer, M., Dingus, T., Carney, C., Hankey, J., and Jahns, S. (1997). Anti-lock brake systems: An assessment of training on driver effectiveness. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 29(1), pp. 97-108.