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On-board Fixed Route Schedule Management Equipment Package

Description:

Collecting of data for schedule generation and adjustment on-board a transit vehicle. Supports communication between the vehicle, operator, and center.

Included in:

BTD Fixed Route Transit Vehicles
Independent School District Buses
SFA Shuttle Buses

Functional Requirements:

1	The transit vehicle shall receive transit route information for its assigned route including transit service instructions, traffic information, road conditions, and other information for the operator.
2	The transit vehicle shall use the route information and its current location to determine the deviation from the predetermined schedule.
3	The transit vehicle shall calculate the estimated times of arrival (ETA) at transit stops.
4	The transit vehicle shall determine scenarios to correct the schedule deviation.
5	The transit vehicle shall provide the schedule deviations and instructions for schedule corrections to the transit vehicle operator if the deviation is small, or the transit vehicle is operating in an urban area.
6	The transit vehicle shall send the schedule deviation and estimated arrival time information to the center.
7	The transit vehicle shall support the operations of a flexible route service. This may include requests for route deviations that would then lead to schedule corrective actions.

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

2.0	PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
2.1.0	ITS shall include a Public Transportation Management (PTM) function.
2.1.1	PTM shall include an Operation of Vehicles and Facilities (OVF) function that provides computer assisted control of the operation of vehicles and their associated facilities.
2.1.1.2	OVF shall include a Command and Control (CC) capability.
2.1.1.2.1	CC shall provide the capability for real-time Vehicle Command and Control (VCC).
2.1.1.2.1.1	VCC shall provide the capability to compare received information with predetermined operating condition specifications and note any deviations.
2.1.1.2.1.3	VCC shall provide the capability to display any noted deviations.
2.1.1.2.1.4	VCC shall provide the capability to automatically issue corrective instructions to the operator including, but not limited to, the following:
2.1.1.2.1.4(a)	Route corrections.
2.1.1.2.1.4(b)	Changes in stops.
2.1.1.2.2	When CC detects a vehicle(s) has deviated from schedule it shall provide the capability to automatically determine the optimum scenario for returning the vehicle or fleet to schedule.
2.1.1.2.4	CC shall include the capability for its computational capabilities to be located either on-vehicle and/or at remote locations.

The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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