Transcript Intelligent Transportation Systems

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION ENABLES
ELEMENTS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM—VEHICLES, ROADS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS,
MESSAGE SIGNS, ETC.—TO BECOME INTELLIGENT
BY EMBEDDING THEM WITH MICROCHIPS AND
SENSORS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES.
UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
Combined with traffic information allows alerts
 Accurate to 10 meters
 Require line of sight to satellite
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DEDICATED-SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS(DSRC)
• Infrastructure Communication
RADIOWAVE OR INFRARED BEACONS
Long distance communication
 Motion tracking
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WIRELESS NETWORKS
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Ad hoc Networking
MOBILE TELEPHONY
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Short rang communication
ROADSIDE CAMERAS
PROBE VEHICLES OR DEVICES
EXAMPLES
SMART TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Communicate with approaching vehicles
 Reduce fuel usage
 Lower emissions
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BUMP
AUGMENTED REALITY
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Safer driving with GPS
SPACE MANAGEMENT-TATA TOWERS
Optimal Parking Space
 Cars and building powered sustainably
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PREDICTIVE MAPS
Efficient Travel
 Conserve Resources
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SELF DRIVING CARS
Save Time
 Closer Traffic Clusters
 Safer Driving
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No Delays
Accident Ahead
Expect Delays
Low Visibility
FURTHER READING/SOURCES
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IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation
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Explaining International IT Application
Leadership
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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumb
er=6979
http://www.itif.org/files/2010-1-27ITS_Leadership.pdf
Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems Blog
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http://virginiaits.blogspot.com/