New York Sub-Regional ITS Architecture

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: MTA Bridges/Tunnels Emergency and Maintenance Vehicles

Functional Area: On-board EV En Route Support
  1. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall track its current location.
  2. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
  3. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.
  4. The emergency vehicle shall send the current en route status (including estimated time of arrival) and requests for emergency dispatch updates.
  5. The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
  6. The emergency vehicle shall provide the personnel on-board with dispatch information, including incident type and location, and forward an acknowledgment from personnel to the center that the vehicle is on its way to the incident scene.
  7. The emergency vehicle shall send patient status information to the care facility along with a request for further information.
  8. The emergency vehicle shall forward care facility status information to emergency vehicle personnel, including the location, specialized services, quality of care, waiting time, number of rooms available, and emergency room status of hospitals or emergency care providers.
  9. The emergency vehicle shall send the vehicle’s location, speed and direction to other vehicles in the area.
Functional Area: MCV Vehicle Location Tracking
  1. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall track its current location.
  2. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send the time stamped vehicle location to the controlling center.
Functional Area: MCV Vehicle System Monitoring and Diagnostics
  1. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall collect vehicle diagnostics and operating status data from the maintenance vehicle platform including engine temperature, mileage, tire wear, brake wear, belt wear, and other operational status measures as well as the status of maintenance and construction-specific systems on the vehicle.
  2. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall use the diagnostic and status information to support scheduling vehicle maintenance, monitoring safety status, and informing the vehicle operator of the conditions.
  3. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall the vehicle diagnostic and safety information to an equipment repair facility.
  4. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send the vehicle diagnostic and safety information to the controlling maintenance center.
Functional Area: MCV Winter Maintenance
  1. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall track the location and status of safety systems on-board the vehicle.
  2. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall respond to control information from the center to allow remote operation of the on-board vehicle systems. These systems include winter maintenance equipment for plowing, treating, and anti-icing.
  3. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall monitor materials information including remaining quantity and current application rate of materials on the vehicle.
  4. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall respond to dispatch information from the center, presented to the vehicle operator for acknowledgement and returning status.
  5. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send operational data to the center including the operational state of the maintenance equipment (e.g., blade up/down, spreader pattern), types and quantities of materials used for construction and maintenance activities, and a record of the actual work performed.
  6. The maintenance and construction vehicle shall exchange operational and environmental data with other maintenance and construction vehicles. Operational data includes operational state of the maintenance equipment (e.g., blade up/down, spreader pattern, equipment configuration) and a record of the actual work performed while the environmental data includes environmental sensor data collected on-board a maintenance and construction vehicle, either raw or processed data.