MONITORING TRAFFIC CONTROL

BEWAKING VAN VERKEERSREGELINGEN

Equipment for traffic control has become more and more complex; on the one hand caused by the quantitative growth of the traffic streams, on the other hand caused by the increasing number of loop detection systems and the use of traffic control tactics which are highly dependent on these detection systems. By means of this equipment other tasks are carried out such as the registering of traffic densities and allocation of priority for public transport. The monitoring of such equipment is very labour intensive as is the processing of the collected data. Systematic maintenance is rare and preventive maintenance of some parts of the system cannot guarantee trouble-free working of all parts of equipment. Therefore a system has been developed for central monitoring and management of all traffic control systems in an urban area. The set-up of this computerized system is described. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the Congress on the use of the Microcomputer in Traffic and Transport, held in Amsterdam, April 19, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Delwel, F M
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 51-53
• Monograph Title: THE MICROCOMPUTER IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT
• Serial:
  • Publication of: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
  • Publisher: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Bus priority; Conferences; Equipment; Information processing; Loop detectors; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Management; Microcomputers; Minicomputers; Monitoring; Public transit; Traffic control; Traffic density; Traffic signal preemption; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Management systems; Use
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8525: Conference; 8655: Data processing; 8673: Digital computer; 3674: Equipment; 3847: Maintenance; 654: Traffic control; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392015
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM