# IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

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• ### Table of contents

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):C1 - C2
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems publication information

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s): C2
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• ### A Review of IEEE T-ITS: The 2013 Survey Result

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):501 - 510
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• ### Discrete Fourier Transformation for Seasonal-Factor Pattern Classification and Assignment

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):511 - 516
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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This paper introduces a data mining method to investigate the relationship between seasonal factors (SFs) and land use characteristics for urban areas in Florida through discrete Fourier transformation (DFT). First, DFT is applied to discover seasonal variation patterns, and two typical patterns were identified. Second, linear regression is used to determine influential variables, and a weighted s... View full abstract»

• ### Heuristic Algorithms for Constructing Transporter Pools in Container Terminals

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):517 - 526
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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In port container terminals, containers are transported between vessels and storage blocks by transporters. To improve the utilization of transporters and the operational efficiency of container terminals, the pooling strategy is widely applied, and transporters in the same pool are shared by a group of quay cranes (QCs). This paper compares various strategies for constructing the pools: one pool ... View full abstract»

• ### Random-Walker Monocular Road Detection in Adverse Conditions Using Automated Spatiotemporal Seed Selection

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):527 - 538
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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A key module of modern advanced driver-assistance systems (ADASs) is the road detector, which has to be robust, even under adverse conditions. The ultimate goal of such a system, which uses only visual information acquired from a color video camera, is to classify each frame pixel as belonging to the road or not. In this direction, this paper proposes a new fully automatic algorithm that combines ... View full abstract»

• ### Probabilistic Long-Term Vehicle Motion Prediction and Tracking in Large Environments

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):539 - 552
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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Vehicle position tracking and prediction over large areas is of significant importance in many industrial applications, such as mining operations. In a small area, this can easily be achieved by providing vehicles with a constant communication link to a control center and having the vehicles broadcast their position. The problem dramatically changes when vehicles operate within a large environment... View full abstract»

• ### Improving Accuracy of the Vehicle Attitude Estimation for Low-Cost INS/GPS Integration Aided by the GPS-Measured Course Angle

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):553 - 564
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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This paper presents a method using the Global Positioning System (GPS)-measured course angle to improve the accuracy of the vehicle attitude estimation for low-cost inertial navigation system/GPS (INS/GPS) integration. Observability properties of the error states in the low-cost integration navigation system are first analyzed, indicating that the attitude estimation is severely affected by vehicl... View full abstract»

• ### Performance-Based Classification of Occupant Posture to Reduce the Risk of Injury in a Collision

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):565 - 573
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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This study numerically investigates the development of an adaptive restraint system based on precrash classification of occupant posture. A catalog of restraint laws optimized for nine postures uniformly distributed in posture space is employed. First, the performance of each restraint law is globally assessed by performing crash simulations in a parametric fashion throughout the entire posture sp... View full abstract»

• ### A Genetic Programming Model for Real-Time Crash Prediction on Freeways

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):574 - 586
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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This paper aimed at evaluating the application of the genetic programming (GP) model for real-time crash prediction on freeways. Traffic, weather, and crash data used in this paper were obtained from the I-880N freeway in California, United States. The random forest (RF) technique was conducted to select the variables that affect crash risk under uncongested and congested traffic conditions. The G... View full abstract»

• ### Integrated Model Predictive Traffic and Emission Control Using a Piecewise-Affine Approach

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):587 - 598
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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This paper addresses the computational intractability of traffic control when applying the integrated METANET freeway traffic model and the VT-macro emission model in a model-based predictive control (MPC) framework. To facilitate real-time implementation, a piecewise-affine (PWA) approximation of the nonlinear METANET model is proposed. While a direct MPC approach based on the full PWA model is i... View full abstract»

• ### Demonstration of In-Car Doppler Laser Radar at 1.55 $muhbox{m}$ for Range and Speed Measurement

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):599 - 607
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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Laser radar provides better spatial resolution than millimeter-wave radar (MWR) due to the high directivity of the laser beam. However, commercial in-car laser radar approximates the target speed by a range differentiation method, which has the problems of excessive time consumption and the introduction of large errors. In this paper, a new Doppler laser radar scheme for simultaneously measuring t... View full abstract»

• ### Augmented Reality Experiment: Drivers' Behavior at an Unsignalized Intersection

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):608 - 617
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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Applying new technologies to traffic engineering studies has become more urgent due to the high cost and risk associated with ordinary in-the-field testing. Augmented reality (AR) is one of those technologies, in which virtual (computer-generated) objects are added to the real scene in a way that the user cannot distinguish between real and virtual objects in the final scene. Adding virtual object... View full abstract»

• ### Estimation of Dynamic Origin–Destination Matrices Using Linear Assignment Matrix Approximations

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):618 - 626
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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This paper presents a general solution scheme for the problem of offline estimation of dynamic origin-destination (OD) demand matrices using traffic counts on some of the network links and historical demand information. The proposed method uses linear approximations of the assignment matrix, which maps the OD demand to link traffic counts. Several iterative algorithms that are based on this scheme... View full abstract»

• ### Emergency Management of Urban Rail Transportation Based on Parallel Systems

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):627 - 636
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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Integrating artificial systems, computational experiments, and parallel execution (ACP) is an effective approach to modeling, simulating, and intervening real complex systems. Emergency response is an important issue in the operation of urban rail transport systems for ensuring the safety of people and property. Inspired by the ACP method, this paper introduces a basic framework of parallel contro... View full abstract»

• ### A Probabilistic Framework for Decision-Making in Collision Avoidance Systems

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):637 - 648
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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This paper is concerned with the problem of decision-making in systems that assist drivers in avoiding collisions. An important aspect of these systems is not only assisting the driver when needed but also not disturbing the driver with unnecessary interventions. Aimed at improving both of these properties, a probabilistic framework is presented for jointly evaluating the driver acceptance of an i... View full abstract»

• ### Energy-Efficient Wireless MAC Protocols for Railway Monitoring Applications

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):649 - 659
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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Recent advances in wireless sensor networking (WSN) techniques have encouraged interest in the development of vehicle health monitoring (VHM) systems. These have the potential for use in the monitoring of railway signaling systems and rail tracks. Energy efficiency is one of the most important design factors for the WSNs as the typical sensor nodes are equipped with limited power batteries. In ear... View full abstract»

• ### Stochastic Approach for Short-Term Freeway Traffic Prediction During Peak Periods

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):660 - 672
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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Using a stochastic approach, this paper explores and models the basic stochastic characteristics of freeway traffic behavior under a wide range of traffic conditions during peak periods and then applies the models to short-term traffic speed prediction. The speed transition probabilities are estimated from real-world 30-s speed data over a six-year period at three different locations along the 38-... View full abstract»

• ### Accurate Ego-Vehicle Global Localization at Intersections Through Alignment of Visual Data With Digital Map

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):673 - 687
Cited by:  Papers (23)  |  Patents (1)
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This paper proposes a method for achieving improved ego-vehicle global localization with respect to an approaching intersection, which is based on the alignment of visual landmarks perceived by the on-board visual system, with the information from a proposed extended digital map (EDM). The visual system relies on a stereovision system that provides a detailed 3-D description of the environment, in... View full abstract»

• ### Automated Real-Time Detection of Potentially Suspicious Behavior in Public Transport Areas

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):688 - 699
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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Detection of suspicious activities in public transport areas using video surveillance has attracted an increasing level of attention. In general, automated offline video processing systems have been used for post-event analysis, such as forensics and riot investigations. However, very little has been achieved regarding real-time event recognition. In this paper, we introduce a framework that proce... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling and Delay Analysis of a Retransmission-Based Bundle Delivery Scheme for Intermittent Roadside Communication Networks

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):700 - 708
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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This paper proposes a novel bundle delivery scheme (BDS) aimed at achieving a delay-minimal bundle delivery in the context of an intermittent roadside network. The realization of this objective is challenging whenever network information is completely unavailable. The concept of virtual space (VS) presents itself as an efficient solution that allows the source to perform necessary data bundle retr... View full abstract»

• ### A Newly Developed Safety-Critical Computer System for China Metro

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):709 - 719
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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Applications of advanced electronic technologies have greatly increased the efficiency and performance of safety-critical computer systems. In addition, the architectural flexibility of these systems reduces the types of printed circuit boards they can use, thereby reducing difficulties with maintenance. A newly developed safety-critical computer system is presented in this paper. The system uses ... View full abstract»

• ### Integrating Off-Board Cameras and Vehicle On-Board Localization for Pedestrian Safety

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):720 - 730
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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Situational awareness for industrial vehicles is crucial to ensure safety of personnel and equipment. While human drivers and onboard sensors are able to detect obstacles and pedestrians within line-of-sight, in complex environments, initially occluded or obscured dynamic objects can unpredictably enter the path of a vehicle. We propose a system that integrates a vision-based offboard pedestrian t... View full abstract»

• ### Freeway Travel-Time Information: Design and Real-Time Performance Using Spot-Speed Methods

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):731 - 742
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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This paper shows that the precision of a freeway travel-time information system, in a real-time context, is not related solely to the accuracy of the measurement. Immediacy in reporting the information and forecasting capabilities play a role. Therefore, focusing only on the accuracy of the travel-time measurement is a myopic approach, which can lead to counterintuitive results. Specifically, it i... View full abstract»

• ### Single-Train Trajectory Optimization

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):743 - 750
Cited by:  Papers (73)
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An energy-efficient train trajectory describing the motion of a single train can be used as an input to a driver guidance system or to an automatic train control system. The solution for the best trajectory is subject to certain operational, geographic, and physical constraints. There are two types of strategies commonly applied to obtain the energy-efficient trajectory. One is to allow the train ... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

The theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering and information technologies as applied to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Intelligent Transportation Systems are defined as those systems utilizing synergistic technologies and systems engineering concepts to develop and improve transportation systems of all kinds. The scope of this interdisciplinary activity includes the promotion, consolidation and coordination of ITS technical activities among IEEE entities, and providing a focus for cooperative activities, both internally and externally.

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