INFORMATION FLOW IN THE BART CONTROL COMPUTER SYSTEM

The control system for San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) consists of several levels of control: a primary level operated by equipment at each passenger station and a secondary level accomplished by the central computer control system. This paper describes the control capabilities of each level of control and the ways in which the two work together to control and optimize the movement of trains on the system.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Matteson, L G
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Management information systems; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051301
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 73-ICT-32
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 1982 12:00AM