| Title | A Comprehensive Field Test and Evaluation of an Electronic Signpost AVM System: Volume I: Test Results |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50257 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Gruver, George W. |
| Source | 331p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19770801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The report covers the activities of Phase I which involved the installation and test of a HI3 AVM System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1976-1977. A summary report on all systems tested is Experiments on four different techniques for automatically locating land vehicles (PB-270 951). Phase I tests were divided into two primary categories: (1) random-route tests (police, paratransit, taxi, etc.), and (2) fixed-route (transit). In the random-route tests, the system showed the capability of locating the vehicle to within 282 feet, at 95 percent of the sample points under a wide range of urban and environmental conditions. In the fixed-route tests, an odometer and 15 signposts provided the vehicle's location to within 105 feet at 95 percent of the sample points along a 13-mile route. The time of passage of designated bus schedule 'timepoint' was automatically determined to within 11 seconds 95 percent of the time. Phase I consists of two volumes: Volume I: Test Results contains a description of all test configurations, test procedures, location algorithms, data processing, and test results; Volume II: Appendix contains the test log sheets, test data, and data processing results corresponding to all Phase I tests. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11649 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11649 |
| TRT Terms | Automation; Information processing; Evaluation; Field tests; Ground vehicles; Location; Monitoring; Position fixing; Routes; Urban areas; Urban transportation |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| Geographical Coverage |
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1237 |
| Report Number | RO-77-0026; UMTA-MA-06-0041-77-8 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50257/DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-31-1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |