Overview

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Functional Design for Economical and Efficient Traffic Management provides practical guidance on the efficient use of resources in the design of ITS. The author explains how functional design alternatives can meet project objectives and requirements with optimal cost effectiveness and clarifies how transportation planning and traffic diversion principles relate to functional ITS device selections and equipment locations. Methodologies for translating objectives to functional device types, determining device deployment densities and determining the best placement of CCTV cameras and message signs are provided, as are models for evaluating the benefits of design alternatives based on traffic conditions. Readers will learn how to reduce recurrent congestion, improve incident clearance time in non-recurrent congestion, provide real-time incident information to motorists, and leverage transportation management center data for lane control through important new active transportation and demand management (ATDM) methods. Finally, the author examines exciting developments in connected vehicle technologies, exploring their potential to greatly improve safety, mobility and energy efficiency. This resource will greatly benefit all ITS designers and managers and is of pivotal importance for operating agencies performing evaluations to justify operational funding and system expansions.

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Author:   Robert Gordon
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.282kg
ISBN:  

9783319147673

ISBN 10:   3319147676
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   11 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Cost Effective Design Processes.- Functional ITS Design Issues.- Non-Recurrent Congestion – Improvement of Time to Clear Incidents.- Non-Recurrent Congestion: Incident Information to Motorists.- Recurrent Congestion – Information to Motorists.- Ramp Metering.- Transportation Management Centers.- Evaluation of System Design and Operation.- Active Traffic Management (ATM).- Corridor Management.- Website Support.

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Robert L. Gordon, P.E., has over forty years' experience in the research, design, development and management of Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is the creator of software and tool sets that assist in ITS design, assessment and management, including ALMA for automated vehicles, PlanSked for signal scheduling and Design ITS for intelligent freeway design.

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