DocumentCode
3475606
Title
Automatic vehicle location and control at OC Transpo
Author
Gault, Helen ; O´Connell, Robert ; van der Kloot, P.
Author_Institution
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Comm., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fYear
1993
fDate
12-15 Oct. 1993
Firstpage
596
Lastpage
600
Abstract
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission (OC Transpo) has been developing an automatic vehicle location and control (AVLC) system for their fleet of 800 buses. The objectives of the system, the system concept, and the project´s current status are described. In particular, the way in which the system is used to improve service control and provide public information are covered.
Keywords
road vehicles; AVLC; OC Transpo; automatic vehicle location; public information; service control; system concept; Automatic control; Communication system control; Control systems; Delay; Electric breakdown; Frequency; Maintenance; Market research; Processor scheduling; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE
Conference_Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1235-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VNIS.1993.585703
Filename
585703
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