Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
SEMINAR REPORT
ON
“INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM”
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INDEX
Chapter Title Page
No.
No.
1. Background 6
1.1) Indian scenario 8
5. References 27
6. External links 29
6.1) Societies
6.2) News and information
6.3) Related journals and magazines
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ABSTRACT
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electronics. Joining these technologies to our transportation system will save lives, save time,
and save money.
1. Background:
Intelligent Transportation Systems help meet the transportation challenges:
A broad range of diverse technologies, known collectively as intelligent
transportation systems (ITS), holds the answer to many of our transportation
problems. ITS is comprised of a number of technologies, including information
processing, communications, control, sand electronics. Joining these
technologies to our transportation system will save lives, save time, and save
money.
The future of ITS is promising. Yet, ITS itself, is anything but futuristic.
Already, real systems, products and services are at work throughout the world.
Still, the wide-scale development and deployment of these technologies
represents a true revolution in the way we, as a nation, think about
transportation. While many aspects of our lives have been made more pleasant
and productive through the use of advanced technologies, we have somehow
been content to endure a transportation system whose primary controlling
technology is the four-way traffic signal -- a technology that has changed little
since it was first invented. It has taken transportation a long time to catch on, but
now the industry is sprinting to catch up.
Fulfilling the need for a national system that is both economically sound
and environmentally efficient requires a new way of looking at -- and solving --
our transportation problems. The decades-old panacea of simply pouring more
and more concrete neither solves our transportation problems, nor meets the
broad vision of an efficient transportation system.
Traffic accidents and congestion take a heavy toll on lives, productivity,
and wastes energy. ITS enables people and goods to move more safely and
efficiently through a state-of-the-art, intermodal transportation system.
Interest in ITS comes from the problems caused by traffic congestion and
a synergy of new information technology for simulation, real-time control, and
communications networks. Traffic congestion has been increasing worldwide as
a result of increased motorization, urbanization, population growth, and changes
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in population density. Congestion reduces efficiency of transportation
infrastructure and increases travel time, air pollution, and fuel consumption.
The United States, for example, saw large increases in both motorization
and urbanization starting in the 1920s that led to migration of the population
from the sparsely populated rural areas and the densely packed urban areas into
suburbs. The industrial economy replaced the agricultural economy, leading the
population to move from rural locations into urban centers. At the same time,
motorization was causing cities to expand because motorized transportation
could not support the population density that the existing mass transit systems
could. Suburbs provided a reasonable compromise between population density
and access to a wide variety of employment, goods, and services that were
available in the more densely populated urban centers. Further, suburban
infrastructure could be built quickly, supporting a rapid transition from a
rural/agricultural economy to an industrial/urban economy.
Recent governmental activity in the area of ITS – specifically in the
United States – is further motivated by the perceived need for homeland security.
Many of the proposed ITS systems also involve surveillance of the roadways,
which is a priority of homeland security. Funding of many systems comes either
directly through homeland security organizations or with their approval. Further,
ITS can play a role in the rapid mass evacuation of people in urban centers after
large casualty events such as a result of a natural disaster or threat. Much of the
infrastructure and planning involved with ITS parallels the need for homeland
security systems.
In the developing world, the migration of people from rural to urbanized
habitats has progressed differently. Many areas of the developing world have
urbanized without significant motorization and the formation of suburbs. In areas
like Santiago, Chile, a high population density is supported by a multimodal
system of walking, bicycle transportation, motorcycles, buses, and trains. A
small portion of the population can afford automobiles, but the automobiles
greatly increase the congestion in these multimodal transportation systems. They
also produce a considerable amount of air pollution, pose a significant safety
risk, and exacerbate feelings of inequities in the society.
Other parts of the developing world, such as China, remain largely rural
but are rapidly urbanizing and industrializing. In these areas a motorized
infrastructure is being developed alongside motorization of the population. Great
disparity of wealth means that only a fraction of the population can motorize,
and therefore the highly dense multimodal transportation system for the poor is
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cross-cut by the highly motorized transportation system for the rich. The urban
infrastructure is being rapidly developed, providing an opportunity to build new
systems that incorporate ITS at early stages.
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According to the 2001 census, there are 35 metropolitan cities with million
plus population. There are eight cities in the country with more than 3 million
population, which include Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and
Kolkata. Among all the States and Union territories, the National Capital
Territory of Delhi is most urbanized with 93 percent urban population and will
be hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which is expected to give a big
boost to ITS technologies and services.
Rural scenario
The PMGSY is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme with 50% of the Cess on
High Speed Diesel (HSD) earmarked for this Programme.
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Combined with other rural infrastructure, e-governance, electrification
and telecommunication programmes, ITS opportunities for rural
roads in India has great potential.
Some statistics:
• Rs 450 crores special package has been set aside for the North
Eastern region
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technologies typically implemented in ITS are described in the following
sections.
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2.2 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
Recent advances in vehicle electronics have led to a move toward fewer,
more capable computer processors on a vehicle. A typical vehicle in the early
2000s would have between 20 and 100 individual networked
microcontroller/Programmable logic controller modules with non-real-time
operating systems. The current trend is toward fewer, more costly
microprocessor modules with hardware memory management and Real-Time
Operating Systems. The new embedded system platforms allow for more
sophisticated software applications to be implemented, including model-based
process control, artificial intelligence, and ubiquitous computing. Perhaps the
most important of these for Intelligent Transportation Systems is artificial
intelligence.
2.3 FLOATING CAR DATA/FLOATING CELLULAR DATA:
Virtually every car contains one or more mobile phones. These mobile
phones routinely transmit their location information to the network – even when
no voice connection is established. This allows them to be used as anonymous
traffic probes. As the car moves, so does the signal of the mobile phone. By
measuring and analyzing triangulation network data – in an anonymous format –
the data is converted into accurate traffic flow information. With more
congestion, there are more cars, more phones, and thus, more probes. In
metropolitan areas, the distance between antennas is shorter and, thus, accuracy
increases. No infrastructure needs to be built along the road; only the mobile
phone network is leveraged. Floating car data technology provides great
advantages over existing methods of traffic measurement:
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on the road, or surrounding the road (buildings, posts, and signs for example) as
required and may be manually disseminated during preventive road construction
maintenance or by sensor injection machinery for rapid deployment of the
embedded radio frequency powered (or RFID) in-ground road sensors. Vehicle-
sensing systems include deployment of infrastructure-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-
infrastructure electronic beacons for identification communications and may also
employ the benefits of CCTV automatic number plate recognition technology at
desired intervals in order to increase sustained monitoring of suspect vehicles
operating in critical zones.
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including gap, headway, stopped-vehicle detection, and wrong-way vehicle
alarms.
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Via its National Electronic Tolling Committee representing all
jurisdictions and toll road operators, ITS Australia also facilitated
interoperability of toll tags in Australia for the multi-lane free flow tolls roads.
Other systems that have been used include barcode stickers, license plate
recognition, infrared communication systems, and Radio Frequency
Identification Tags (see M6 Toll tag).
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Congestion pricing gantry at North Bridge Road, Singapore.
3.3 CORDON ZONES WITH CONGESTION PRICING
Cordon zones have been implemented in Singapore, Stockholm, and
London, where a congestion charge or fee is collected from vehicles entering a
congested city center. This fee or toll is charged automatically using electronic
toll collection or automatic number plate recognition, since stopping the users at
conventional toll booths would cause long queues, long delays, and even
gridlock. The main objective of this charge is to reduce traffic congestion within
the cordon area.
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A traffic enforcement camera system, consisting of a camera and a
vehicle-monitoring device, is used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a
speed limit or some other road legal requirement and automatically ticket
offenders based on the license plate number. Traffic tickets are sent by mail.
Applications include:
• Speed cameras that identify vehicles traveling over the legal speed limit.
Many such devices use radar to detect a vehicle's speed or electromagnetic
loops buried in each lane of the road.
• Red light cameras that detect vehicles that cross a stop line or designated
stopping place while a red traffic light is showing.
• Bus lane cameras that identify vehicles traveling in lanes reserved for
buses. In some jurisdictions, bus lanes can also be used by taxis or
vehicles engaged in car pooling.
• Level crossing cameras that identify vehicles crossing railways at grade
illegally.
• Double white line cameras that identify vehicles crossing these lines.
• High-occupancy vehicle lane cameras for that identify vehicles violating
HOV requirements.
• Turn cameras at intersections where specific turns are prohibited on red.
This type of camera is mostly used in cities or heavy populated areas.
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for the passage of each column. The simulation has shown that, the dynamic
sequence algorithm has the ability to intelligently adjust itself even with the
presence of some extreme cases. The real time operation of the system able to
emulate the judgment of a traffic policeman on duty, by considering the number
of vehicles in each column and the routing proprieties.
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overcome these problems. It employs real-time traffic flow monitoring with
image tracking systems[3,4].
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lives can be saved as well as property. Priority emergency tags can be deployed
on ambulance, fire, police and other emergency vehicles. The system saves
valuable details in the records of the database, which can provides ample and
valuable information to planners and investigators. However, the integration of
the databases among the local authorities is a challenge that requires decisions at
national level. Data sharing and secure hierarchical access to various levels of
databases and protocols must be designed to integrate new information with
existing systems. The issues of integration and collaboration may be a subject for
future work. The legal issues and privacy laws relating to the monitoring of
drivers all the time may cause a major public concern. Such study would need to
address subjects relating to civil rights and personal freedom issues as well as
social acceptance.
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Partnership with the motor vehicle industry and its suppliers, states, government
organizations, academic institutions and other interested parties are being
aggressively pursued.
• THE BENEFITS
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4. ITS World Congress and Exhibition 2009:
The World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and
Services, takes place in Stockholm, Sweden in September 2009. The 16th annual
event, which rotates between Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region,
comes to Sweden for the first time and takes place at Stockholm International
Fairs (Stockholmsmässan), from 21st - 25th September 2009. The theme of this
prestigious event is ‘ITS in Daily Life’, exploring how ITS can improve
everyday mobility with strong emphasis on co-modality.
ITS World Congresses gather some 5,000 participants from around the
world looking to share experiences and build networks. As a decision-maker,
manufacturer, supplier or consultant within the private or public sector, the
World Congress is an opportunity for you to learn more about what ITS can do
to improve the efficiency of your operations. What’s more, it is an excellent
opportunity to show the general public how ITS can help them in their daily
lives. There will also be an opportunity for the public to visit the Exhibition and
demonstration sites on the last day of the World Congress in Stockholm. The ITS
World Congress 2009 in Stockholm will provide an
excellent opportunity to exhibit international ITS solutions, both private and
public, to a committed and influential international audience. With the theme
“ITS in Daily Life”, the Congress will explore how ITS can improve our
everyday mobility with a
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strong emphasis on co-modality and ITS solutions for all transport modes. This
multi-modal theme will also be reflected in the Exhibition where various
commercial exhibitors, public administrations and ITS related organisations will
showcase their technologies and services that are changing the face of transport
today.
The Congress will focus on the benefits of ITS for transport and traffic
managers, drivers, and travelers. It will explore how ITS addresses societal
challenges and the environment, how to accelerate ITS deployment and
investment in ITS infrastructure. Stakeholders from around the globe will be able
to exchange knowledge and generate further development, as well as exhibit
their innovative ITS solutions. The Exhibition will also be opened to the general
public on the last day to show them how ITS can help them in their daily life.
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2. ITS for energy efficiency and climate change mitigation:
Across the world the green aspect of transport is becoming more and
more a feature of public debate. ITS potentially has both direct and indirect
positive impacts on the demand for transport, energy consumption and
environmental externalities. It also has an important role to play in the
deployment of alternative fuels and propulsion systems and promoting co-modal
transport. However, significant results and quantitative data are still missing. At
present, only a few systems specifically address environmental aspects. Tangible
results are needed to support the wider deployment of these «Green ITS»
services. This session will address current actions at an international political and
strategic level to meet environmental requirements with ITS, including possible
actions under the European Green Cars Initiative proposed as part of the
European Economic Recovery Plan, the concept of Green Corridors as well as
the Japanese and US initiatives on transport technologies.
3.Urban mobility:
Intelligent transport systems can improve traffic flow, safety and public
transit in cities. They also enable informed choices by users. Deployment has
been limited given the scale of urban mobility needs, including reduction of
emissions and other environmental concerns. Moreover, some older traffic
management and information systems are often not capable of integrating real-
time information on congestion or traffic incidents. This session will review
emerging urban mobility technologies and address the economic benefit of
changes in the navigation, telematics and traffic control industries. It will also
elaborate on how intelligent transportation technologies can support the needs
for increased mobility as well as benefit the environment.
4.Driver distraction:
Driving along intricate networks of roadways with numerous inputs such
as road signs, commercial advertisements, unpredictable pedestrians and other
distractions has become a challenge for even the best drivers. Vehicle
infotainment and communications systems present an array of functionalities that
also potentially distract drivers. Older drivers are especially challenged by these
operating conditions. While the driver may be cognitively limited in order to
deal with these challenges, it may be possible to use technology to make the
vehicle and infrastructure smarter. This includes reference
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to human factor concepts of safety and security, cognitive distraction,
overdependence on such systems, and misunderstanding system functionalities.
This session will focus on using ITS and human factors engineering principles to
deal with driver distraction. The benefits and shortcomings of using these
technologies as well as the political
implications of potential deployment will be discussed.
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- a global challenge:
Global transport systems are characterized by logistic chains that must
flow smoothly in order to secure critical financial and material assets. At the
same time, these flows must be protected from external threats, such as sabotage,
while maintaining a sufficient level of safety and efficiency. The concept of
resilience engineering has emerged during the last years as an approach aimed at
incorporating capacities for coping with both internal and external disturbances
into a system. Resilience engineering agrees with the idea that no system can be
100% safe or secure, rather it must have the capacity to cope with both regular
(well known) threats, irregular threats, as well as the unforeseen ones. This
session invites scientific as well as pragmatic contributions to the topic of
improving resilience in any mode of the transport domain.
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pedestrians, bicyclists, rickshaws, and animals. But the news isn’t all bad.
Developing countries have the ‘latecomers’ advantage’ over developed countries
because they can learn from the best practices and mistakes of those who have
come before. Here the value of evaluation becomes clear as developing countries
benefit from the objective
assessments of the past. In this session, speakers from developing countries from
around the world will relate their experiences in planning for and deploying ITS
infrastructure.
5. Reference:
1. Trend in Road Accidents, Japan
2. Dynamic Traffic Light Sequence, Science Publications
3. 3rd eSafety Forum, 25 March 2004
4. http://www.itsindia.org
5. www.itsworldcongress.com
6. External links:
6.1 Societies
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• ITS Canada - National organization for groups and individuals interested
in ITS
• ITS Chile
• ITS Denmark
• ITS France
• ITS INDIA
• TTS Italia
• ITS Iran
• ITS Netherlands
• ITS Norway
• ITS Romania
• ITS South Africa
• ITS Spain
• ITS Sweden
• ITS Switzerland
• ITS Taiwan
• ITS Thailand
• ITS UK
• ERTICO - ITS Europe
• Network of National ITS Associations
• IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
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• Traffic Technology International
• ITS International
• Vial
• Book on Road User Charging and Electronic Tolling
COURTSEY:
www.wikipedia.com
www.itsindia.org
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