IngentaConnect Framework for evaluation of communication system loading for ATIS...

Authors: Hellinga, Bruce¹; Rakha, Hesham²; Aerde, Michel Van³

Source: International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems, Volume 1, Numbers 1-2, 8 August 2005 , pp. 56-68(13)

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

Abstract:

Significant efforts are being made at present to define, evaluate and ultimately deploy, various forms of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). These systems permit the implementation of advanced traffic control strategies through the application of advanced surveillance, control and communication systems. Traditionally, the evaluation of the performance of these communication systems and traffic networks has been predominantly independent of each other. This paper describes the development and application of an extension to an ITS benefits evaluation model to permit a partially coupled evaluation of the communication system loading and the ATMS/ATIS functions. This extended model is capable of estimating dynamic local and network-wide communication loadings that depend on the spatial and temporal traffic demands, the network topology, the characteristics of the communication hardware and the communication system operating rules. The model is applied in this paper to a simple hypothetical network to demonstrate the potential benefits of carrying out a partially coupled evaluation of communication system loading and traffic network efficiency. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the impact of the fraction of ITS equipped vehicles and the level of congestion on the level of communication loadings. It was demonstrated that, as a result of congestion and traffic diversion, antenna communication loads did not uniformly increase in direct proportion to the average number of equipped vehicles entering the network.

Keywords: TECHNICAL JOURNALS; Automotive and Transportation Systems

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1504/IJVICS.2005.007590

Affiliations: 1: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. 2: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 3500 Transportation Research Plaza (0536), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. 3: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 3500 Transportation Research Plaza (0536), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

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Framework for evaluation of communication system loading for ATIS and ATMS applications