A PROPOSAL FOR COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL

TRAFFIC RABBITS TO PACE MOTORISTS THROUGH TUNNELS AND SIMILAR BOTTLENECKS ARE PROPOSED. THE METHOD IS BASED ON A COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT OPERATES THROUGH A SCHEME OF MOVING ILLUMINATION, MUCH AS A MECHANIZED RABBIT LEADS DOGS ON THE RACETRACKS. A CENTRAL COMPUTER BRAIN CONNECTED TO EACH LIGHT WOULD BE AWARE OF ALL HAZARDS IN A TUNNEL AND WOULD KNOW THE POSITION, VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION OF EVERY CAR AT EVERY MOMENT. ALTHOUGH THE PRESENT SCHEME IS NOT LIMITED TO TUNNELS, IT IS PRESENTED IN TERMS OF TUNNELS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE READER A SPECIFIC FRAME OF REFERENCE TO WHICH TO RELATE THE CONCEPT. THE BASIC REASONS WHY TUNNELS PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE SET FORTH, THE SYSTEM IS OUTLINED, AND THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO THE SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Westinghouse Electric Corporation

  Westinghouse Building
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15222
• Authors:
  • Federowicz, A J
• Publication Date: 1967

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Drivers; Hazards; Information processing; Light; Motion; Moving industry; Proposals; Speed control; Systems engineering; Traffic control; Tunnels
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225182
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 18 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 13 1994 12:00AM