ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IN URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS - VOLUME I: SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

AN URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM (UTCS) IS PROPOSED FOR THE WASHINGTON, D.C., CBD THAT WOULD EMPLOY ADVANCED SENSORY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR DOWNTOWN STREET CONDITIONS IN REAL-TIME AND ADJUST NETWORK SIGNAL TIMING ACCORDINGLY. THE UTCS IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING LOCAL-DIAL CONTROLS THAT REMAIN INTACT TO PROVIDE A BACK-UP FOR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE INTELLECTUAL, SOFTWARE, AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL, TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE PLANS. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJ NO TRD-59
• Corporate Authors:

  Sperry Rand Corporation

  1209 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Monitoring; Networks; Real time control; Traffic flow; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals
• Old TRIS Terms: Real-time systems; Topics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226472
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 7 1972 12:00AM