摘要: |
This report documents the latest edition of the Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Projects Book. It references and briefly describes the ITS research projects, tests and studies initiated through September 1997 and sponsored by the modal administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The projects referenced describe ITS activities which support the development of user services, national compatibility planning, deployment, and program assessment. In-progress and completed research activities of the modal administrations are descriptively profiled and indexed under the following program areas: Travel Management; Advanced Rural Transportation Systems; Commercial Vehicle Operations; Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety Systems; Evaluation/Program Assessment; Architecture, Standards and National Compatibility Planning; and Mainstreaming. This report includes an introductory discussion of the components and near/long-term goals of the Department's National ITS Program, including efforts to achieve national deployment of advanced technologies. The ITS program applied advanced and emerging technologies in fields such as information processing, communications, control, and electronics to surface transportation needs. Successful deployment of ITS services and systems will achieve improvements in safety, mobility, and accessibility. |