INTELLIGENCE ON BOARD - MODERN APPROACH TO TRANSIT FLEET MANAGEMENT
The technology described in this paper is supplied by INIT GmbH ("Innovations in Transit, Inc") of Karlsruhe/Germany who is a leading supplier of transit fleet navigation, management and information systems in Europe with over fifteen years experience and more than fifty systems implemented in Germany, Austria, Sweden, and Spain. INIT's computer-integrated "Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)" is a comprehensive hardware and software suite for enhanced fleet navigation, operational control and management, and passenger service including fare management in public transportation. ITS provides fully autonomous vehicle operation (the "Smart Vehicle") by utilizing comprehensive intelligence on board. The core of ITS is the Intelligent On-Board Computer utilized as the control and communication unit and the central data base on board each vehicle.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Full conference proceedings available only on CD.
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Corporate Authors:
1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
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Authors:
- Gerland, H
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Conference:
- Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Future. Abstracts of the Third World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: 1996-10-14 to 1996-10-18
- Publication Date: 1996
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: n.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computers; Fleet management; Intelligence; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Navigation; Onboard navigational aids; Operations; Passenger service; Public transit
- Old TRIS Terms: On board
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00741301
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 4 1997 12:00AM