About the Effective Regular Service of the ETC Equipment and Making of ETC Equipment Life Prolongment by Preventive Maintenance

The availability of ETC (Electric Toll Collection System) in Japan has increased rapidly after being introduced in 2000. ETC equipment is indispensable to the expressway and leads to lane closure if the ETC equipment breaks down. As a result, congestion occurs. Thus, equipment is regularly checked for stable operation, and check data is accumulated continuously. Moreover, failure data is accumulated when breakdowns occur. By analyzing the accumulated data, the authors judged the parts and cycles that break down easily. Parts that cause breakdowns earlier than the judged function deterioration time are exchanged. As a result, breakdown incidence, maintenance of function, and the long-term use of equipment were impacted. In addition, the lane closure frequency was decreased, with the effect of improving customer service. This report discusses maintaining the functioning of the ETC equipment by doing effective regular service and preventive maintenance.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
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  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Endoh, Yuji
  • Sakiyama, Kouichi
  • Tsutsuminaka, Masanori
  • Yanagitake, Kazuhisa
  • Nakatani, Hideya
• Conference:
  • 18th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 2011-10-16 to 2011-10-20
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando, 2011. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated toll collection; Equipment maintenance; Mechanical failure; Preventive maintenance; Service life; Troubleshooting; Vehicle detectors
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01449481
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 2012 5:10PM