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《交通设计手册》第八章智能交通系统翻译
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第八章智能交通系统
CHAPTER8INTELLIGENTTRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMS
8.0INTRODUCTION
ThisChapteroftheTennesseeDepartmentofTransportationTrafficDesignManualwillbeusedtoaddresspolicies,guidelines,standardprocedures,etc.relatedtoIntelligentTransportationSystems(ITS)andtheSystemsEngineeringAnalysis(SEA)documentation.
TDOT'sIntelligentTransportationSystemisreferredtoastheTDOTSmartWay.Itisdesignedtoreducetrafficcongestionbydecreasingincidentclearancetime,increasesafetybydecreasingthenumberofsecondaryaccidents,and,workingalongsideourincidentmanagementprogram(HELP),improvingemergencyresponsetotrafficsituations.TDOTSmartWayusescamerastomonitorthehighwaysfromTrafficManagementCenters,sensorstogaugetrafficflow,largeelectronicmessagesignstosendurgenttrafficnoticestodriversalongthehighwaysandtheHighwayAdvisoryRadiosystemtoalertmotoristsofimportantinformation.Nashville,Knoxville,Memphis,andChattanoogahavefullyintegratedTDOTSmartWaysystems.
TDOTSmartWayadvancedinformationtechnologiestakemanyformssuchas:
RoadwayTrafficSensorstoreporttrafficcounts,speedandtraveltime;
CameraVideoSurveillancetomonitorfreewaytrafficflowsandprovide
improvedincidentmanagementcapabilities;
DynamicMessageSignstoprovidereal-timetraffic,construction,andweather
informationtomotorists,aswellasprovideinformationonAmberAlerts;
HighwayAdvisoryRadiotoprovideurgentreal-timetraffic,construction,and
weatherinformationtomotoristsviaAMradio,aswellasprovideinformationonAmberAlerts;
HELPFreewayServicePatrolstoreducecongestionbyremovingminorincidentsinatimelyfashion;
TransportationManagementCenters(TMC)serveasacentrallocationfor
trafficmanagementoperationsandcommunicationsintheirrespectiveRegions;
IncidentManagementtodetect,verify,andrespondtoincidentsinanefficient
mannerandmanagetrafficconditionsaroundtheincidentsite;
ConstructionInformationisprovidedtoadvisemotoriststravelingthroughconstructionsites;
TDOTSmartWayInformationSystem(TSIS)isasystemcommunicatingdata
fromTDOTSmartWaydevicestoacentrallocationanddistributingthattransportationinformationtomotoristsandotherinterestedpartiesbeforeandwhilemakingtrips.InformationisdistributedviaTDOT'sWebsiteandthroughthe
media.TDOTalsoprovidesmotoristinformationonTennessee511,acomponentofTDOTSmartWay.
InformationonWeather-RelatedRoadConditionsinformstravelerswhereproblemsmayexistonanystateroadduetosevereweatherconditions.
WhilethepotentialofITSissignificant,deploymentandoperationofthesesystemsrequiresspecializedcoordination,design,devicespecifications,procurement/construction,operationsmanagement,andmaintenance.TheTDOTDesignDivisionshallprovideimplementationplansforITSandpoliciesforITSoperation.
8.123CFR940COMPLIANCE
8.1.1INTRODUCTIONANDSCOPE
TheserequirementsapplytoFederalAidprojects,asrequiredbyFederalHighwayAdministration,DepartmentofTransportation23CFRPart940.State-fundedprojectswillfollowthesameprocessforconsistency.
Inaccordancewith23CFR940,ITSprojectsfundedthroughthehighwaytrustfundshallconformtotheNationalITSArchitectureandapplicablestandards.23CFR940alsostipulatesthat“conformancewiththeNationalITSArchitectureis
interpretedtomeantheuseoftheNationalITSArchitecturetodevelopaRegionalITSArchitecture,asapplicable,andthesubsequentadherenceofallITSprojectstothatRegionalITSArchitecture.”ThischapteroutlinestheTDOTproceduresfor
implementingtheserequirements.Thelevelofdocumentationshouldbecommensuratewiththeprojectscope.
8.1.2GENERALCRITERIA
Inaccordancewith23CFR940.3,anITSprojectis“anyprojectthatinwholeor
inpartfundstheacquisitionoftechnologiesorsystemsoftechnologiesthatprovideorsignificantlycontributetotheprovisionofoneormoreITSuserservicesasdefinedintheNationalITSArchitecture”.AnyreferencetotheITSArchitectureinthisdocumentreferstoStatewideandRegionalArchitectures.ThefollowingrequireddocumentationshallbecompletedbystaffthathasqualifiedITSexperience.TheyshallhavecompletedaSystemsEngineeringAnalysisonatleast(3)projects,includingatleastoneprojectthatmeetsthehighrisklevelcriteria.
InTennessee,aprojectwouldbeconsideredtobeanITSprojectifitmeetsanyofthefollowing:
Itrequirestheintegrationofmultipleseparatesystems;
Itisaprojectthathassignificantpotentialtoinvolvetheintegrationoftechnologiesonamulti-jurisdictionallevel;
Itreplacesexistingorinstallsnewcentrallycontrolledsoftware.
ITSProjectsmaybeeitherHighRisk,LowRisk,orExemptITSProjects.TheSEAdevelopmentprocessisdifferentforeachcategory.
ThefollowingdescribesthecategoriesofITSprojectsinTennessee:
HighRisk,
LowRisk,andExempt.Thedecisivefactorinthisdeterminationisthescaleandcomplexityoftheproject.TrafficSignalprojectsarethemostcommonscalesensitiveprojects.ThenatureoftheengineeringdevelopmentforITSprojectsimpliesagreaterriskanduncertaintiestosuccessfulcompletion.Projectriskmaybedefinedintermsofschedule,cost,quality,andrequirements.TheseriskscanincreaseordecreasesignificantlybasedonseveralidentifiedfactorsassociatedwithITSprojects.
Thefactorsare:
Numberofjurisdictionsandmodes;
Extentofsoftwarecreation;
Extentofprovenhardwareandcommunicationstechnologyused;Numberandcomplexityofnewinterfacestoothersystems;Levelofdetailinrequirementsanddocumentation;Levelofdetailinoperatingproceduresanddocumentation;Servicelifeoftechnologyappliedtoequipmentandsoftware.
Genericcriteriaforthedeterminationofriskareshowninthelistbelow.Technology:
functionsarenotfullyidentified,userinterfacenotright,unrealistictechnicalrequirements,componentshortcomings;People:
personnelshortfalls;
PhysicalEnvironment:
externaldependencies,deviceplacement;
PoliticalEnvironment:
addingrequirementsthatarenottiedtoaneed,doyouhaveachampion;
ContractIssues:
unrealisticschedulesandbudgets,requirementschange;AdditionalRiskFactorsareshowninTable8.1.
8.1.3HIGHRISKITSPROJECTS
AHighRiskITSprojectisanITSprojectthatimplementspartofaregionalITSinitiativethatismultijurisdictional,multi-modal,orotherwiseaffectsregionalintegrationofITS.Multi-jurisdictionaldoesnotnecessarilymeanthataprojectwithterminiinmorethanonecityisHighRiskITS.ThekeycriteriaisTS“RegionalI
initiative.”
HighRiskITSprojectshaveone(ormore)ofthefollowingcharacteristics:
Multi-JurisdictionalorMulti-modal;
Customsoftwareisrequired;HardwareandCommunicationsare“cu-ettdingge”ornotincommonuse;
Newinterfacestoothersystemsarerequired;
Systemrequirementsnotdetailedornotfullydocumented;Operatingproceduresnotdetailedornotfullydocumented;Technologyservicelifeshortensprojectlife-cycle.
ThefollowingareexamplesofHighRiskITSprojects:
TDOTSmartWay(ifadditionalfunctionalityistobeadded);TrafficSignalsystemsscopedtobecentrallycontrolled(ClosedloopsystemsareNOTcentralcontrolsystems);
TrafficsignalprojectsthatrequiretheintegrationofsignalsystemswithTDOTSmartWay,anArterialManagementSystem,orRWISsystems;
AnITSsystemthatinvolvesmultiplepoliticaljurisdictions;
RegionalTransitSystems;
TransitSignalPrioritySystems.
8.1.4LOWRISKITSPROJECTS
Low-RiskITSprojectsareoftenreferredtoasITSinfrastructureexpansionprojects.
LowRiskITSprojectswillhaveallofthefollowingcharacteristics:
Singlejurisdictionandsingletransportationmode(highway,transit,orrail);
Nosoftwarecreation—commercial-off-the-shelf(COTS)orprovensoftware;
ProvenCOTShardware&communicationstechnology;
Nonewinterfaces;
Systemrequirementsfullydetailedinwriting;
Operatingproceduresfullydetailedinwriting;
Projectlife-cyclenotshortenedbytechnologyservicelife.
ThefollowingareexamplesofLowRiskITSprojects:
Trafficsignalswithemergencyvehiclepreemption;
RoadwayWeatherInformationSystem(RWIS);
ParkingManagementSystems;
Varioussurveillanceorcontrolsystemsthatcouldfunctionallybeintegrated
intoaFreewayManagementSystem;
Expandingexistingcommunicationssystems—thisconsistsofextending
existingfiber-opticorwirelesscommunicationssystems,usingthesametechnologyandspecificationsasthepreexistingsystem;
Leasingturnkeyservicesonly(e.g.,website-basedinformationservice)—withnohardwareorsoftwarepurchases.
8.1.5EXEMPTITSPROJECTS
ExemptITSprojectsdonotrequireaSystemsEngineeringAnalysis(SEA).Allactivitiesofthetraditionalroadwayprojectdevelopmentlife-cycleprocesswillbefollowed.NofurtherITS-specificactionisnecessary.
ExemptITSprojectscanbeclassifiedintotwocategories:
AnexemptITSprojectisonethatdoesnotusefederalfunding;
ITSSystemexpansionsthatdonotaddnewfunctionality.Inotherwords,aprojectthatbyitselfmayhavebeenconsideredhighorlowrisk,butifthescopeoftheprojectsimplyexpandsthissystemitcanbeconsideredExempt.
ThefollowingareexamplesofExemptITSprojects:
Upgradestoanexistingtrafficsignal—Thismayinclude,forexample,addingorrevisingleftturnphasingorotherphasing,addingpedestrian-crossingdisplays;
Installingan“isolated”trafficThsisgnisalasignaln—otconnectedtoanytypeofexternalsignal-controlsystem,norlik