Clean mobility and intelligent transport systems

• Other Authors: Fiorini, Michele (Editor), Lin, Jia-Chin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Stevenage, Herts, United Kingdom : The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2015.
• Series: IET transportation series ; 1.
• Subjects: Database management.; Mobile communication systems.; Radio direction finders.; Ships.; Wireless sensor networks.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 1849198969; 9781849198967; 9781523100224; 1523100222; 1849198950; 9781849198950
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (465 pages) : illustrations

This book provides an overview of current topics in intelligent and green transportation on land, sea and in flight, with contributions from an international team of leading experts. A wide range of chapters discuss: the importance of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); ICT for intelligent public t...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1 / Towards contributive development of services
• Michel Leonard and Anastasiya Yurchyshyna; 1.1 / Introduction; 1.2 / Exploration with Service Science; 1.3 / Service Science approach; 1.4 / Services as engines for innovation; 1.5 / Triple push; 1.6 / Collaborative development supporting innovation; 1.7 / Towards contributory development of services; 1.8 / Tiers-Lieu of general interest for creating services as common goods; 1.9 / Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 / The importance of ITS in urban movement
• Steve Kearns.
• 2.1 / Traffic management and urban logistics2.2 / Existing technologies; 2.2.1 / Traffic signals; 2.2.2 / Satellite tracking; 2.2.3 / Probe vehicles; 2.2.4 / Cellular data; 2.2.5 / Automatic number plate recognition; 2.2.6 / CCTV; 2.2.7 / Vehicle detection systems; 2.2.8 / Pollution monitors; 2.2.9 / Variable message signs; 2.2.10 / Road user charging; 2.3 / Evolving technologies; 2.4 / Key factors for success; 2.4.1 / Cooperation, partnership and interoperability; 2.4.2 / Targeting individuals
• optimising network performance.
• 2.4.3 / Maximising ITS potential/minimising human intervention at operational level2.5 / The importance of freight in urban areas; 2.6 / ITS traffic management links with sustainable transport modes; 2.7 / London
• Case studies for its traffic management; 2.7.1 / Background; 2.8 / Case study 1
• Central London Congestion Charging scheme; 2.9 / Case study 2
• 2012 Olympic legacy; 2.9.1 / Managing large groups of public transport users; 2.9.2 / Managing road-based traffic; 2.9.3 / Managing pedestrian flows; 2.9.4 / Managing freight; Bibliography.
• Chapter 3 / ICT for intelligent public transport systems, state of knowledge and future trends
• Marion Berbineau, Mohamed Kassab, Christophe Gansart, Martine Wahl, Juliette Marais, and Divitha Seetharamdoo3.1 General introduction; 3.2 Wireless systems for public transport applications; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Communication applications in public transport; 3.2.3 The main deployed technologies; 3.2.3.1 Introduction; 3.2.3.2 Short range communications or beacons; 3.2.3.3 Continuous communication system using magnetic coupling; 3.2.3.4 Radio communication systems
• V2I.
• 3.2.4 Intra-vehicle communications and betweeninterconnected vehicles3.2.4.1 Onboard communication networks; 3.2.4.2 V2V communications; 3.2.5 Middleware for communication system in thetransportation field; 3.2.5.1 What is a middleware; 3.2.5.2 Asynchronous messaging; 3.2.6 Internet of Things and wireless sensor networks; 3.3 Localization for public transport systems; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 The basics of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS); 3.3.3 Public transport experiences; 3.3.4 Challenges; 3.3.4.1 Local errors
• multipath effects; 3.3.4.2 Tolerable hazard rate.