About pedestrian information and communication systems (PICS)

Author

Hayashi, Kinya ; Sugimoto, Mikio

Author_Institution

Traffic Manage. & Control Div., Traffic Bur. Nat. Police Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

512

Lastpage

515

Abstract

In Japan, research and developments have been made on various systems related to the safety measures for pedestrians at intersections, especially for the weak in traffic such as the visually handicapped, wheelchair users, the aged, etc. In recent years, the National Police Agency (NPA), Japan has been promoting the improvement and amplification of pedestrian information and communication systems (PICS) to prepare for the oncoming aged society, including the sophistication of audible traffic signal systems for the visually handicapped and the development of traffic information provision systems employing optical communication based on infrared radiation

Keywords

handicapped aids; optical communication; safety; traffic information systems; Japan; National Police Agency; aged; audible traffic signal systems; infrared radiation; optical communication; pedestrian information and communication systems; research and development; safety; traffic information provision system; visually handicapped; wheelchair users; Aging; Animation; Cities and towns; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; History; Hospitals; Optical fiber communication; Radiation safety; Wheelchairs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE/IEEJ/JSAI International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4975-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITSC.1999.821111

Filename

821111