Selected papers from the 6th IFAC Symposium on [ title], held in Paris, September 1989, discuss the latest advances in automatic control in transportation systems (railway, metro rapid transit, road, maritime, air traffic) in different countries. The main sections cover communications and data processing; image processing; safety and safety information processing; transport operations and management; railways; motorway traffic control; real time urban traffic control; and route guidance. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
This volume investigates developments and future trends in transportation research and what effects they will have on society. The coverage is broad; including road (urban and motorway), rail and air-traffic control. The sections deal with safety aspects, modelling and simulation, the use of sensors and image processing. The final section covers the development and implementation of new route guidance systems. This up-to-date information will be of use to transport engineers, urban planners, operations research and systems scientists.
