ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IN URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS - VOLUME III: UTCS/BPS EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM (UTCS) AND THE BUS PRIORITY SYSTEM (BPS) DESCRIBED IN VOLUMES 1 AND 1A. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR PRICE QUOTATIONS. SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE REFERENCED IN WORK STATEMENTS AND RELATED TO SUPPLIER TASKS IN MEETING THE TERMS OF PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY FOR EACH BASIC COMPONENT, BROKEN DOWN AMONG FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES: (1) SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT; (2) UTCS COMPUTER SYSTEM; (3) BPS COMPUTER SYSTEM; AND (4) INSTALLATION. SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT AS DEFINED INCLUDES THE LOOP VEHICLE DETECTOR, BUS DETECTOR TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER, UTCS CONTROLLER AND ADAPTER UNIT, BUS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, MAP DISPLAY, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL PANEL. OTHER CATEGORIES ARE BROKEN DOWN AMONG MANUFACTURER-SUPPLIED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING AND SUPPORT. SPECIFICATIONS COVER SUCH ASPECTS AS DESIGN (E.G. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS, PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY, AND PROTOTYPE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO CONTRACT BIDDING). /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJ NO TRD-59
• Corporate Authors:

  Sperry Rand Corporation

  1209 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Digital computers; Electronic equipment; Equipment; Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic traffic control systems; Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226475
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 7 1972 12:00AM