Intelligent transportation systems Detailed Syllabus for Highway Engineering M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Intelligent transportation systems M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objectives: Within the core module students will have been introduced to some of the basic concepts of Intelligent Transport Systems. The objective of this module is to explore ITS in more detail. The detailed
Objectives are:
- To develop an understanding of system engineering processes
- To describe the concepts of system architecture and their evolution
- Understand the capability of key technologies
- Understand impact of technology on different modes and movement
- Understand how to evaluate technologies, applications and services
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Differentiate different ITS user services
- Select appropriate ITS technology depending upon site specific conditions.
- Design and implement ITS components
UNIT- I : Fundamentals of ITS: Definition of ITS, the historical context of ITS from both public policy and market economic perspectives, Types of ITS; Historical Background, Benefits of ITS.
UNIT- II : Sensor technologies and Data requirements of ITS: Importance of telecommunications in the ITS. Information Management, Traffic Management Centers (TMC).Application of sensors to Traffic management; Traffic flow sensor technologies; Transponders and Communication systems; Data fusion at traffic management centers; Sensor plan and specification requirements; Elements of Vehicle Location and Route Navigation and Guidance concepts; ITS Data collection techniques – Detectors, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI), GIS, video data collection.
UNIT- III : ITS User Needs and Services and Functional areas – Introduction, Advanced Traffic Management systems (ATMS), Advanced Traveler Information systems (ATIS), Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO), Advanced Vehicle Control systems (AVCS), Advanced Public Transportation systems (APTS), Advanced Rural Transportation systems (ARTS).
UNIT – IV : ITS Architecture – Regional and Project ITS architecture; Concept of operations; ITS Models and Evaluation Methods; Planning and human factor issues for ITS, Case studies on deployment planning and system design and operation; ITS and safety, ITS and security, ITS as a technology deployment program, research, development and business models, ITS planning.
UNIT – V : ITS applications: Traffic and incident management systems; ITS and sustainable mobility, travel demand management, electronic toll collection, ITS and road-pricing.; Transportation network operations; commercial vehicle operations and intermodal freight; public transportation applications; ITS and regional strategic transportation planning, including regional architectures: ITS and changing transportation institutions Automated Highway Systems- Vehicles in Platoons – Integration of Automated Highway Systems. ITS Programs in the World – Overview of ITS implementations in developed countries, ITS in developing countries.
REFERENCES:
- Fundamentals of intelligent transportation systems planning By Mashrur A. Chowdhury, Adel Wadid Sadek
- Lawrence A. Klein, Sensor technologies and Data requirements of ITS
- ITS Hand Book 2000: Recommendations for World Road Association (PIARC) by Kan Paul Chen, John Miles.
- Sussman, J. M., Perspective on ITS, Artech House Publishers, 2005.
- National ITS Architecture Documentation, US Department of Transportation, 2007
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Highway Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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