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Intelligent Freeway Transportation Systems

Functional Design

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Authors:
  1. Robert L. Gordon

    1. Plainview NY, USA

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  • Provides a methodology to relate project objectives to design requirements

  • Discusses benefit vs. cost analysis methodologies for the specific treatments

  • Includes a CD to facilitate the use of a number of the techniques discussed with a minimum of effort

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-6
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  3. Cost Effective Design Processes

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    Pages 7-16
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  4. Functional ITS Design Issues

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    Pages 17-41
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  5. Non-Recurrent Congestion: Improvement of Time to Clear Incidents

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    Pages 43-79
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  6. Nonrecurrent Congestion: Incident Information to Motorists

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    Pages 81-108
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  7. Recurrent Congestion – Information to Motorists

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    Pages 109-113
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  8. Ramp Metering

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    Pages 115-145
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  9. Communications for ITS

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    Pages 147-160
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  10. Transportation Management Centers

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    Pages 161-173
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  11. Evaluation of System Design and Operation

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    Pages 175-181
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  12. Compact Disk

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    Pages 183-185
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  13. Back Matter

    Pages 187-218
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About this book

Intelligent Freeway Transportation Systems: Functional Design focuses on the efficient use of resources in the design of ITS. It discusses the principles of top down design starting with objectives and requirements, and provides guidance for the development and evaluation of functional design alternatives according to cost effectiveness principles. It shows how transportation planning principles such as Wardrop’s Laws and traffic diversion principles relate to functional ITS device selections and equipment locations. Methodologies for translating objectives to functional device types are provided. Application factors to identify device deployment densities (e.g. number of detectors per mile) as a function of traffic conditions are provided, as are evaluation models for evaluating the benefits of design alternatives based on traffic conditions. Design guidance and benefits evaluation include the following functions: (1) Non-recurrent congestion – Improvement of incident clearance time, (2) Non recurrent congestion – Incident information to motorists, (3) Recurrent congestion – Information to motorists, (4) Ramp metering, (5) Motorist service patrols.

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From the reviews:

“This book describes how transportation planning and traffic engineering principles relate to the functional design of freeway ITS (intelligent transportation systems) equipment selection and locations. The well-written work is easy to understand and includes many valuable tables, charts, examples, and photographs. Gordon has provided a good introduction to freeway performance characteristics and guidance on incident management. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals.” (W. J. Sproule, Choice, Vol. 47 (8), April, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Plainview NY, USA

    Robert L. Gordon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intelligent Freeway Transportation Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Functional Design

  • Authors: Robert L. Gordon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0733-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8518-7Published: 07 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0733-2Published: 06 October 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 217

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering

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