Intelligent Transportation Systems

David Williamson, GT Department of Parking and Transportation

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Goals

Improve the transportation systems to, within, and from Georgia Tech.

Issues Involved or Addressed

GT buses circulate on fixed routes with small headways. Such systems are subject to bus “bunching” – large headways tend to grow even larger and small headways tend to shrink still more. As a result, some riders wait a long time for service, and then see one full bus followed by another that is nearly empty. Bunching is the largest single complaint in most metropolitan bus systems.

To date: The team has built a forecasting, computation, and communication system that coordinates the buses to reduce bunching and so provide better service. Tablet computers on the buses report GPS data in real time to a central server, which processes it and then communicates instructions to drivers via the tablets. Current focus: fine-tune the system and extend it to other GT routes and off-campus. For more info: http://www.NextBUZZ.gatech.ed

Methods and Technologies

  • Client-server architectures
  • Wireless Networks
  • GPS and Other Location Technologies
  • Statistical Analysis and Forecasting
  • Database
  • Android Programming

Academic Majors of Interest

  • Business Administration
  • Computational Media
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Management

Preferred Interests and Preparation

Meeting Schedule & Location

Time: 

9:30-10:20

Day: 

Tues

Location: 

Groseclose 226A

Team Advisors

Sponsor(s)

David Williamson, GT Department of Parking and Transportation