Title :
DIRECT: A comparison of alternative driver information systems
Author :
Gilbert, R. Kent ; Underwood, Steve E. ; DeFrain, Leo E.
Author_Institution :
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
Abstract :
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently initiated a three-year program named DIRECT, which stands for Driver Information Radio Experimenting with Communication Technologies. The DIRECT Project has been designed specifically to test, in an operational setting, alternative driver-information systems. DIRECT is being undertaken as a national IVHS operational field test and is funded through a public/ private partnership between FHWA (50%), MDOT (25%), and several automobile and electronic component manufacturers (25%). This paper describes the system, starting from the initial decisions on the project concept through the physical and experimental design concepts.
Keywords :
Automobiles; Communications technology; Design for experiments; Electronic components; Electronic equipment testing; Information systems; Large-scale systems; Proposals; System testing; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1991
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1991.205787
