INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (18CV655)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

• Subject Code-18CV655
• CIE Marks-40
• Number of Lecture Hours/Week(L:T:P)-3:0:0
• SEE Marks-60
• Credits-03
• Exam Hours-03

Course Learning objectives: This course will enable students to

1. Have an awareness and scope of transport issues, such as, traffic safety, public transport, advanced vehicle management and control. Learn how Intelligent transport systems (ITS) involve the application of information technology and telecommunications to control traffic, inform travellers and drivers, operate public transport, automating payments, handle emergencies and incidents, operate commercial fleets and freight exchange, and automate driving and safety.

Module -1

Basic elements of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), focusing on technological, systems and institutional aspects. Benefits of ITS -ITS Data collection techniques – Detectors, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI), Geographic InformationSystems (GIS), video data collection.

Module -2

Advanced traveler information systems; transportation network operations; commercial vehicle operations and intermodal freight.

Module -3

Public transportation applications, ITS and regional strategic transportation planning, including regional architectures.

Module -4

ITS and changing transportation institutions, ITS and safety, ITS and security, ITS as a technology deployment program, research, development and business models, ITS andsustainable mobility.

Module -5

Travel demand management, electronic toll collection, and ITS and road-pricing.Automated Highway Systems- Vehicles in Platoons –ITS in World – Overview of ITSImplementations in developed countries, ITS in developing countries.

Course outcomes:

1. After studying this course, students would be able to suggest the appropriate system/s in various functional areas of transportation. Would be able to amalgamate the various systems, plan and implement the applications of ITS. Wouldhave learnt the application of information technology and telecommunication to control traffic and alsoprovide advance information to the travellers, automatic handling of emergencies and to improve safety.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)

 Scholarship of Knowledge.
 Critical thinking.
 Ethical practices and social responsibility
 Use of modern tools

Question paper pattern:

1. The question paper will have tenquestions.
2. Each full question consists of 20marks.
3. There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
4. Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under amodule.
5. The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Book:

1. Choudury M A and Sadek A, “Fundamentals of Intelligent Transportation Systems Planning” Artech House. 2. Pradip Kumar Sarkar, Amit Kumar Jain, “Intelligent Transport Systems”, PHI Learning Publishers

Reference Books:

1. Kan Paul Chen, John Miles, “Recommendations for World Road Association (PIARC)” ITS Hand Book 2000.
2. Sussman, J. M., “Perspective on ITS”, Artech House Publishers, 2005.
3. US Department of Transportation, “National ITS Architecture Documentation”, 2007 (CDROM).
4. Turban. E and Aronson. J. E, “Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems”, Prentice Hall