PTCE3029 Intelligent Transportation Systems Syllabus:

PTCE3029 Intelligent Transportation Systems Syllabus – Anna University Part time Regulation 2023

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To learn the fundamentals of ITS.
 To study the ITS functional areas
 To have an overview of ITS implementation in developing countries

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ITS

Fundamentals of ITS: Definition of ITS, Challenges in ITS Development-Purpose of ITS Deployment- Benefits of ITS- Overview of application of ITS in Transportation Planning

UNIT II DATA COLLECTION THROUGH ITS

Sensors & its application in traffic data collection – Elements of Vehicle Location and Route Navigation and Guidance concepts; ITS Data collection techniques – vehicle Detectors, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI), GIS, RFID, video data collection, Internet of Things (IOT)

UNIT III ITS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

ITS User Needs and Services and Functional areas –Introduction, Advanced Traffic Management systems (ATMS), Advanced Traveler Information systems (ATIS), Advanced Vehicle Control systems (AVCS), Advanced Public Transportation systems (APTS), Advanced Rural Transportation systems (ARTS)- Autonomous Vehicles- Autonomous Intersections

UNIT IV ITS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

ITS and safety, ITS and security- Traffic and incident management systems; ITS and sustainable mobility, travel demand management, electronic toll collection, ITS and road-pricing.; Transportation network operations – public transportation applications- Weight –in Motion

UNIT V ITS APPLICATION IN LOGISTICS

Commercial vehicle operations and intermodal freight-Fleet Management- IT application in freight logistics-E commerce

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1 Understand the fundamentals of ITS and its benefits.
CO2 Gain knowledge on data collection using sensors and its applications.
CO3 Acquainted with the knowledge of ITS in Traffic Management
CO4 Application of ITS in Transportation Planning
CO5 Able to gain knowledge on application of ITS in Logistics

TEXT BOOKS:

1. R. Srinivasa Kumar,”Intelligent Transportation Systems”, Universities Press P Ltd, Telangana, 2022.

REFERENCES:

1. Intelligent Transport Systems, Intelligent Transportation Primer, Washington, US,2001.
2. Henry F.Korth, and Abraham Siberschatz, Data Base System Concepts, McGraw Hill,1992.
3. TurbanE.,”Decision Support and Export Systems Management Support Systems”, Maxwell Macmillan,1998.
4. Sitausu S. Mittra, “Decision Support Systems–Tools and Techniques”, John Wiley, New York,1986.
5. Cycle W.Halsapple and Andrew B.Winston, “Decision Support Systems–Theory and Application‟, Springer Verlog, New York, 1987
6. ITS Hand Book 2000: Recommendations for World Road Association (PIARC) by Kan Paul Chen, John Miles.