Transit Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Applications: Near Term Research and Development: Transit Vehicle and Center Data Exchange Application: Operational Concept
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal, Amy Jacobi, John L. Craig · 2015
This document serves as an Operational Concept for the Transit Vehicle and Center Data Exchange application. The purpose of this document is to provide an operational description of “how” the Transit Vehicle and Center Data Exchange application may operate. The Transit Vehicle and Center Data Exchange application will allow for advanced communications and data transfer between a transit vehicle and centers (e.g., Transit Management Center, Traffic Management Center (TMC), and Emergency Management Center (EMC)). These communications will allow authorized personnel to access Transit Vehicles as remote, mobile infrastructure, capable of gathering and transmitting data regarding the vehicle and its surroundings to the data center and other connected vehicles. The Operational Concept discusses the following scenarios: Scenario 1: Transit Vehicle Transmits Data to Support Mobility Applications and Real-Time Trip Planning; Scenario 2: Transit Vehicle Approaching Non-recurring Congestion due to an Incident or Crash; and Scenario 3: Emergency Situation aboard or Within Vicinity of Transit Vehicle. This document is intended to convey at a high-level how the application may work, so others may design and implement systems in the future. As such, the Transit Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Operational Concept documents are “generalized” and not specific to a geographic area, an operating entity (e.g., transit agency), existing systems that may be in place for a region, agency operating procedures, nor political environment.