摘要: |
This paper presents the results of a sixteen month project for system development and design of a model for a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) utilizing ITS capabilities. The system was designed as a tool to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and data, enabling seamless coordination of transportation across geographic regions, programs, funding entities, private/public/non-profit providers, care-givers and travel coordinators. This project involved discussions and meetings, extensive research, card-board modeling and numerous verification sessions during which stakeholders throughout Massachusetts and portions of New Hampshire defined and ratified system requirements, which were later organized into potential sub-systems representing functional system components. The M-ITS core subsystems are: (1) Brokerage and Booking, (2) Scheduling and Dispatching, (3) Vehicle Tracking, (4) Operations Management, (5) Fare Payment and Billing Management and (6) a Trip Planner. The system design process resulted into a practical, scalable product that can be replicated in multiple scenarios without difficulty by any entity using mostly off-the-shelf components (with some customization) and deployed in its entirety over the given 12 months through six concurrent phases, provided funding is available for all the phases. |