Title :
Instrumenting the tunnel system-the benefits of the wider view
Author_Institution :
Marconi Radar & Control Syst. Ltd., Leicester, UK
Abstract :
The author outlines the operating context of a road tunnel´s electrical and electronic systems. They can be categorised as follows: traffic management, user information communications, tunnel technical management, environmental management, plant monitoring and control, security functions, management and operational functions and toll collection. The author then goes on to discuss the concept of an integrated system which combines some or all of the functions named into a road traffic information system. Examples are given of road tunnel control systems and the latest advances in the relevant communications technology
Keywords :
road traffic; traffic computer control; communications technology; electrical systems; electronic systems; environmental management; integrated system; plant monitoring; road traffic information system; road tunnel control systems; road tunnel instrumentation; security functions; toll collection; traffic management; tunnel technical management; user information communications;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Electronic Systems for Road Tunnels, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
