ISBN 0-89006-774-0
Kaan Ozbay, Pushkin Kachroo
267 pages.
Copyright 1999.









Reviews

“ The authors of this book are both experts in Inteligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The book provides an overall broad picture on incident management process and contains useful information to help focusing on research into this topic. Material for this book is taken from several sources including research papers which have been presented at conferences and published in research reports. This book describes a highly specialized topic in traffic management. It will be of great benefit to researchers in this area. It is also valuable for providing lecture notes to specialized courses studying Traffic Engineering at postgraduate level. ”
---Profbooks.com, August 2001

Description

Effective incident detection, response, clearance, and recovery from vehicle disablements and accidents can save countless commuter hours, gallons of fuel, and thousands of dollars. In this book, the authors describe an integrated traffic incident management system designed to facilitate interagency communication and help transportation officials coordinate response activities so that traffic flow is restored to normal as soon as possible.

Using actual data models and based on real-world research, the book shows you how to develop and implement an automated incident management system capable of displaying maps, handling network queries, dispatching response vehicles, estimating incident duration, generating response plans, recommending diversion plans, and facilitating interagency communication.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Literature Review of Incident Management Systems. Wide-Area Incident Management Support System (WAIMSS) Software. Duration/Delay Prediction. Development of Incident Response Plan. Heuristic Network Generator. Real-Time Traffic Control Using Feedback Control Techniques. Conclusions and Future Research.

Author Bio

Kaan Ozbay is an assistant professor at Rutgers University. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in civil engineering at Virginia Tech University. Dr. Ozbay is a recipient of the Eno Fellowship Award, the author of 25 research proposals, and the principal and co-principal investigator, and project manager of more than 10 ITS projects including the "Wide Area Incident Management " project sponsored by FHWA , and VDOT.

Pushkin Kachroo is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. He obtained his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, is a research engineer at the robotics R&D laboratory at Lincoln Electric Company and a Research Scientist at the Center for Transportation research. Dr .Kachroo has also served as the principal and co-principal investigator of several ITS projects.

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