Upper Great Plains Transportation

Institute
Transportation Seminar Series
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(ITS): ARCHITECTURE, DEPLOYMENT, AND
ADVANCES
MOHAMMAD SMADI

ADVANCED TRAFFIC ANALYSIS CENTER

Outline
y Definitions and Introductions
y ITS Architecture
y ITS Deployment
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y ITS Advances
y Video Demonstrations

Intelligent Transportation Systems: ITS

y ITS is the integrated
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application
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of advanced

information and communications technologies to

improve transportation safety and mobility and
enhance
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system
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productivity
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ATACs ITS Activities

y Planning for ITS
{ Finding
g ITS solutions for
transportation problems
{ ITS feasibility assessment
y Developing & Maintaining

ITS architecture
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Statewide
Regional
Project level
Project-level

y Supporting ITS

deployment
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Functional requirements
Technical specifications
Communications alternatives

y Evaluating ITS projects

{ Estimate impacts
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{ Market research
{ Before-and-after studies
y Support
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ITS integrations
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{ Inter-jurisdictional
coordination
{ Institutional issues and
agreements
{ Software solutions
y Technical Training
{ ITS architecture and
standards
{ ITS design manuals

ITS Architecture
y Framework (roadmap) for guiding ITS deployment
y Defines
{ Functions that must be performed (user services)
{ Physical entities where these functions reside (subsystems)
{ Interfaces between subsystems (information flows)
{ Communications requirements for interfaces
{ Stakeholder roles

ITS RA Federal Conformity Rule

y ITS projects shall conform to the National ITS

Architecture and standards

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Requires:
Use of the National ITS Architecture to develop a regional ITS
architecture (RA)
All subsequent ITS projects must comply with the RA

Applies to:

ITS projects funded by the Highway Trust Fund

y ITS projects development must include a systems

engineering
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i analysis
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North Dakotas ITS Architecture

y State and 3 MPOs covered by federal rule
y ATAC to develop and support architecture
{ Partnership agreement
{ Strong
g support
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from FHWA
y Advantages
{ Streamlined process
{ Consistency
{ Effective organizational structure
ATAC team
MPO leadership
Technical stakeholders

Cost savings

RA Requirements
y Describe the region, agencies and stakeholders
y Operational concept (roles and responsibilities)
y Agreements (existing or new) required for

operations
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y System functional requirements
y Interface
I t f
requirements
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t and
d iinformation
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ti exchanges
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y ITS standards supporting regional and national
interoperability
y The sequence of projects required for
implementation
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RA Development
y No single
g approach
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{ Must at a minimum meet the federal requirements
y Level of detail varies by time frame for deployment

of various projects
y Systems/projects of regional significance should
receive
i greater
t attention
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Possible agreements

NDs Approach
y Stakeholder kickoff meeting
g to introduce the
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architecture
Stakeholder small groups according to functional
areas: Traffic, Transit, MCM, Emergency Mgmt
Scenario-based discussion Market Packages
Customize MPs
Re-present to stakeholders refine
Convene all stakeholders and present RA
Re-refine

Market Packages
y Slices of the architecture that address specific services
y Represent subsystems, equipment packages, and

information flows that provide an ITS service

y There are 88 MPs in the National Architecture in several
service areas
Advanced Data Management
Public Transportation
Traveler Information
Traffic Management
Vehicle Safety
Commercial Vehicle Operations
Emergency Management
Maintenance & Construction Management

MP Example
ATMS03 Surface Street Control
Traffic
Management

signal control data

Roadway

signal control status

roadway equipment
coordination

traffic flow + traffic images

g

driver information

traffic sensor control +

video surveillance control
request for right-of-way

Roadway Basic
Surveillance
Roadway Equipment
Coordination
Roadway
Signal Controls

Collect Traffic
Surveillance
TMC Signal
Control
Traffic
Maintenance

transportation information
for operations

Information
Service Provider

traffic operator data

traffic operator inputs

Traffic Operations
Personnel

Other
Roadway
Driver

crossing call
crossing permission

traffic characteristics

Pedestrians

Traffic

Fargo-Moorheads RA
Travelers

Centers

Remote
Traveler Support

Traffic
Management

Information
Service Provider

Personal
Information
Access

Emissions
Management

Vehicle

Emergency
Vehicle

Commercial
Vehicle

Transit Vehicle

M i t
Maintenance
and Construction
Vehicle

Toll
Administration

Transit
Management

Commercial
Vehicle
Administration

Fleet and
Freight
Management

Maintenance
and Construction
Management

Archived Data
Management

Fixed-Point to Fixed-Point Communications

Roadway

Dedicated Short R
Range
Communicatio
ons

Vehic
cle to Vehicle Comm
munications

Wide Area Wireless Communications

Emergency
Management

Security
Monitoring

Toll Collection

Parking
Management

C
Commercial
i l
Vehicle Check

Vehicles

Field

RA Website: http://www.atacenter.org/regional

ITS Architecture Usage

y Example: Red River Bridge automated anti-icing system
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Northwest Passage

y Challenges
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2 jurisdictions
j i di ti
NDDOT & MnDOTs
M DOT District
Di t i t 4 (40
( miles
il away))
Lack of dedicated communications
Desire to support full-motion video
Desire to share operations of the cameras and DMS
Possibility of providing video to state patrol

y Goals:
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Streamlined and cost-effective project development process (one

RFP)

Red River Bridge

RR Bridge Project Architecture

y Developed
p p
project
j
architecture
{ Based on Roadway Automated Treatment Market
Package
{ Preliminary operational concept
y Decision document
{ Project
P j
technical
h i l team
y Communications options
y Finalize
Fi li architecture
hi
and
d operational
i
l concept
y Issue RFP (NDDOT)

MC05 - Roadway Automated Treatment

Roadway
Other
Roadway

roadway equipment
coordination

Roadway Automated
Treatment
Roadway
R
d
Equipment
E i
t
Coordination
Roadway Traffic
Information
Dissemination

driver
information
Driver

roadway treatment
system control
roadway treatment
system status

Maintenance and
Construction
Management
MCM Automated
Treatment System
C
Control
l

maint and
constr center
personnel
inputs

maint and
constr operations
information
presentation

Maintenance and
Construction Center
Personnel

Red River Bridge Automated Treatment

Maintenance and
Construction
Management
(MnDOT District 4)

Roadway
EB Treatment
System
treatment system control
treatment system status

treatment system control

Maintenance and
Construction
Management

treatment system status

(NDDOT Fargo
District)

WB Treatment
System
RWIS

DMS control
DMS status

Camera

camera control
t l
images + camera status

EB DMS

DMS control
DMS status

WB DMS
driver
information

[System Activated]
[Ice Detected]

Driver
request images
image request response
request message display on EB DMS
EB DMS display request response
request message display on WB DMS
WB DMS display request response

maint and constr

center personnel
inputs

maintenance &
construction
operations
information
presentation

Maintenance and
Construction
Center Personnel

maint and constr

center personnel
inputs

maintenance &
construction
operations
information
presentation

Maintenance and
Construction
Center Personnel

RR Bridge Anti-Icing and Monitoring System

Information Flows

NDDOT Fargo District

roadway treatment system control

roadway treatment system status
monitoring camera control
video images + camera status

Field Devices
NDDOT anti-icing system
NDDOT video monitoring camera

video/snapshots
+
camera control

MnDOT anti-icing system

MnDOT video monitoring camera

MN/DOT District 4
roadway treatment system status
roadwayy treatment system
y
control

Fiber
Dialup

web

Web/IP

Red River Bridge FAST: Live Jan 2006

RA Maintenance & Training

y ND RAs were completed by April 2005 (met the federal

deadline)
d
dli )
y Live document
y Updates
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needed for changes
g in:
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The National Architecture

The region: scope, stakeholders, etc
ITS priorities
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Project deployment

y Original ND RAs were scheduled for 2-3 year update cycle

{ F
F-M
M and Bis
Bis-Man:
Man: updates completed
{ NDDOT statewide: ongoing
{ GF/EGF: upcoming (Fall 2008)
y Training

Federal ITS Program Initiatives

y Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
g
((VII))
y Next Generation 9-1-1
{ Emergency communications services in a wireless mobile
society
y Clarus
{ Integrated weather information from RWIS stations network

Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

y 21,000
,
out of 43,000
43,
deaths on roadways
y are due to

road departures & intersection crashes

y Crash prevention and congestion relief through
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside
communication
y Advances
Ad
iin vehicle
hi l ttechnologies
h l i and
d wireless
i l
communication will allow for saving lives

VII Overview
y Build on advanced vehicle safety systems
y Building blocks:
{
{

In-vehicle devices (automotive industry)

Roadway devices (FHWA, DOT
DOTs)
s)

y Data examples
{
{

ABS & traction control activation

Windshield wipers activation

y Data exchanged roadside-to-vehicle & vehicle-to-vehicle

warns from:
{
{
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Entering unsafe intersection

Lane departures
Obstacles and road/weather conditions

VII Overview
y Vehicles as data collectors & anonymous
y

transmitters of traffic & road condition information

y VII consortium
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Goals
Determine feasibility
Establish implementation strategy

Members
Vehicle manufacturers
AASHTO
US DOT
10 state DOTs (trials in CA, MI)

VII Architecture

PReVENT
y Integrated
g
p
project
j
{ European Commission
{ European auto industry
y Develop and demo preventive safety applications
{ Intersection safety
{ Safe speed and following distance
{ Collision mitigation

PReVENT

Videos
y LateralSafe
y UseRCams
y WILLWARN
y INTERSAFE

Thanks to Dr. Maxime Flament,, ITS Europe

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