NTL Record

Title Evaluation of Passenger Counter System for an AVM Experiment: Volume I: Technical Report
Record ID 50021
Personal Name
Creator
Balaram, A.; Gruver, George W.; Thomas, H.
Personal Name
Contributor
Brown, D.; McKinney, J.; Roper, B.; Mayfield, G.; Gruver, G. W.; Heil, L. ; Bertosiwicze, J.; Blood, B.; Kliem, B.; Herlihy, J.
Source 78p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Gould Information Identification, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Bus and Paratransit Systems
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19790201
Language English
Abstract An evaluation of three commercial passenger counter systems was conducted to assess the potential performance of these systems for use as part of the Multi-User AVM System. Tests were structured to assess the counting accuracy of each counter under identical situations of passenger boardings and alightings. This was accomplished through the use of a laboratory test stand and also through ten days of testing all three counters on an operating transit bus. Environmental tests were also conducted on the sensor elements of all three counters. One counter incorporated treadle mats at each doorstep. The other two counters incorporated infrared beams established across each doorway. Test data indicated that the counter which incorporated treadle mats exhibited superior counting performance over the other two counters.
Rosap ID dot:11423
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11423
TRT Terms Accuracy; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Buses; Detection and identification; Detectors; Evaluation; Field tests; Measurement; Passenger counting; Passenger transportation; Sensors; Specifications; Tests; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Transportation system management; Urban transportation; Passengers; Transit riders
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy;
AGR - PASSENGERS - PASSENGERS;
AGR - PASSENGERS - Transit
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
00197646
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1237
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-78-54; UMTA-MA-06-0041-79-1
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50000/50021/UMTA_MA_06_0041_79_1_02.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository