ITS ACTIVITIES OF JAPANESE MITI: AVCS TECHNOLOGIES IN FOCUS
This paper introduces intelligent transportation systems (ITS) history and current activities in Japanese MITI, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MEL), a research institute belonging to MITI, and the Association of Electronic Technology for Automobile Driving and Traffic (JSK), a foundation related to MITI established in 1979. JSK has a long history of ITS research covering automatic vehicle control systems (AVCS) since the 1960s and advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) since the 1970s and 80s. The activities in the ITS field place emphasis on research and development rather than deployment. MITI is also in charge of standardization including International Standards Organization (ISO)/TC204. ITS activities began with automatic driving in the early 1960s. In the 1970s, MITI and MEL conducted two projects; the Comprehensive Automobile Traffic Control System (CATCS) and a vision-guided intelligent vehicle. In the 1980s, JSK conducted ATIS-related projects including a traveler information system combining a road-vehicle communication system and a cable television network in addition to a traveling time measurement system. MITI supervised research and development of an autonomous intelligent vehicle, the personal vehicle system (PVS). MITI conducted studies on the Super Smart Vehicle System (SSVS) from 1990 to 1992, which envision AVCS-related systems in 20 to 30 years that aim at compatibility of safety and efficiency of automobile driving and road traffic taking account of the aging society and environmental protection. The recent activities in MITI focus on AVCS, especially on vehicle-oriented AVCS, including automated highway systems and inter-vehicle communications. MEL is conducting fundamental research on image processing and driving control algorithms for AVCS, and JSK has a series of experiments on cooperative driving with inter-vehicle communication. In addition, JSK is conducting research on the effect of ITS technologies on energy conservation.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
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Authors:
- Tsugawa, Sadayuki
- Fujii, H
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Conference:
- Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
- Location: Yokohama, Japan
- Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
- Publication Date: 1995-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 2607
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Activities leading to information generation; Advanced vehicle control systems; Development; Economic efficiency; History; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger information systems; Reports; Research; Safety; Technological innovations; Traffic control; Traveler information and communication systems
- Uncontrolled Terms: Compatibility; Efficiency; Research and development
- Geographic Terms: Japan
- Old TRIS Terms: Automatic vehicle control; Traffic control systems
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; History; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00726074
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 5
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 19 1996 12:00AM