SYSTEMS FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND MONITORING OF BUS SERVICES

THIS ARTICLE IS CONCERNED WITH A WAY IN WHICH AVAILABLE ELECTRONIC TECHNIQUES CAN MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE CENTRALIZED AND AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BUS SERVICES IN MAJOR URBAN COMMUNITIES. TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH ALLOW BUSES TO BE ACCURATELY LOCATED FROM A CENTRAL CONTROL POINT THROUGHOUT THEIR ROUTES. THIS, TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS MEANS OF SIGNALLING INSTRUCTIONS TO THEIR CREWS, ENABLES POWERFUL BUS CONTROL SYSTEMS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM OF HOW SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD BE USED HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND A CONSIDERABLE RANGE OF BENEFITS IDENTIFIED. /TEC/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 8, PP 410-413, 420, 4 FIG, 8 REF
• Authors:
  • Stone, D
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Buses; Information processing; Surveillance; Tracking systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tracking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225928
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM