KIPDA Regional ITS Architecture

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: Vehicle

Functional Area: Vehicle Traffic Probe Support
  1. The vehicle shall respond to requests from short range communications equipment for identification information that can be used to collect basic probe information; the field equipment will remove identification information to ensure anonymity.
  2. The vehicle shall track its current vehicle position, speed, and heading and record snapshots of events (e.g., starts and stops, link travel times) that can be used to determine current traffic conditions.
  3. The vehicle shall record vehicle trip information (e.g., travel times, origin and destination information for vehicles that opt in) that can be used to support transportation planning.
  4. The vehicle shall transmit collected probe data to the center.
  5. The vehicle shall transmit collected probe data to field equipment located along the roadway.
  6. The vehicle shall report the number of vehicle occupants to field equipment located along the roadway.
Functional Area: Vehicle Safety Monitoring System
  1. The vehicle shall collect and monitor data concerning the safety of the vehicle - including, steering, braking, acceleration, emissions, fuel economy, engine performance, etc.
  2. The vehicle shall determine the status of the vehicle in terms of its continued ability to operate in a safe manner.
  3. The vehicle shall provide warnings to the driver of potential dangers based on sensor input and analysis concerning the safety of the vehicle.
  4. The vehicle shall present information to the driver in audible or visual forms without impairing the driver's ability to control the vehicle in a safe manner.
Functional Area: Vehicle Toll/Parking Interface
  1. The vehicle shall respond to requests from toll collection equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
  2. The vehicle shall respond to request from parking field equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
  3. The vehicle shall provide an interface to the driver to make requests for advance payments of tolls, parking, and transit fares and present the status of electronic payment transactions.
  4. The vehicle shall provide an interface with the traveler card / payment instrument carried on-board the vehicle - to exchange identity information and payment transactions.
  5. The vehicle shall present information to the driver in audible or visual forms without impairing the driver's ability to control the vehicle in a safe manner.
Functional Area: Vehicle Location Determination
  1. The vehicle shall provide the vehicle's current location to other in-vehicle functions.
  2. The vehicle shall calculate the location from one or more data sources including positioning systems such as GPS, sensors that track vehicle movement, and maps used to determine the likely vehicle route.