A MICROCOMPUTER-BASED ON-LINE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

TRUSTS (Trafffic Responsive and Uniform Surveillance Timing System), a new urban, on-line system dedicated to continuous real-time traffic control under the supervision of qualified traffic control personnel is described. The details of the system are given. TRUSTS is a low-cost, high-capacity, personal computer system providing a practical alternative to the use of the master computer. An important feature is its dissplay of traffic flow data. The construction and test period does not exceed 6 months. Before and after evaluations have verified the efficiency and effectiveness of TRUSTS.

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• Authors:
  • Tsay, H-S
• Publication Date: 1989-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 29-36
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computers; Measures of effectiveness; Microcomputers; Personal computers; Traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: On line computers; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491058
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM