Airside Intelligent Transportation Systems used to help traffic flow on apron road on the airport runways

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Proposed Airside Intelligent
Transportation System
Intelligent Devices, Inc.
4411 Suwanee Dam Road, Suite 510
Suwanee, GA 30024, USA
(770) 831-3370 (Office)
(770) 831-3533 (Fax)

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PROPOSED AIRSIDE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
1. Introduction
Airside control relies heavily on the transportation of goods from one area to
another. This makes transportation a critical activity to airsides operations. A vital
step in improving the traffic is by systematically and continuously monitoring the
traffic conditions and incidents. If there are delays on the transportation from
airside to the terminals it will affect the final travel times of the passengers.
Intelligent Devices provides an integrated solution to managing and monitoring
transportation in airside operations.
Well proven technologies exist in the traffic systems management arena,
including the application of Intelligent Transportation Systems to improve traffic
and safety. This proposal provides for the application of these technologies to the
open cast mining arena.
2. Benefits
The proposed system will provide the following benefits for the managing of
transportation in airside activities.
a. Improved Safety
The system will improve the safety of mining transport, workers and
pedestrians by providing information to the vehicles about the weather
conditions and varying the speed limit based on the road parameters.
b. Reduced Speed
The traffic calming displays have been well demonstrated to reduce the
speed of vehicles, where they are deployed. Just reducing the speed of
vehicles at airside, where required will be a significant factor in improving
safety.
c. Improved Observation
The pictures from the cameras, mounted on the portable signs, will aid the
operator in managing the traffic at airside, assessing the traffic and
weather conditions, and determining the appropriate messages and speed
limits.
d. Improved Incident Response
In the unfortunate event of an incident occurring, the system can be used
to manage the incident. This can include observation and verification, as
well as changing the messages on the signs to inform the operators about
the incident, and the prospective delay. Also, the speed limit can be
revised as appropriate.
e. Improved information of delivery times and payload quantities
The IDI interface Kit with GPS will give us information on the expected
time of arrivals, destination that the vehicle must go to, no. of passengers
on board and various other user configurable quantities.
f. Enforcement
An Intelligent Transportation System can aid enforcement of traffic
regulations and speed limits via a variety of electronic techniques.

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3. Proposed System Description Overview
The system proposed is a small scale Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
based on best practices from around the world. This proposed system consists of
the following elements (see also typical photographs at the end of this proposal):
a. Portable Changeable Message Signs. These signs inform the airside
operators about the various activities; the current conditions and any
incidents along the route.
Variable Message Sign, with Camera
b. Traffic Calming Signs. These small signs monitor the speed of the
approaching vehicles. When an over-speed approaching vehicle is
detected, the sign flashes a “SLOW DOWN” message. This is well
proven to decrease the average speed of vehicles, and have a calming
effect on the traffic.

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Traffic Calming Displays
c. Variable Speed Limit Signs: These small signs are used to lower the
posted speed limit during construction activities, or bad weather, or
when the mine management believes that safety will be impacted.
Variable Speed Limit Sign
d. Monitoring and Control Software: The control system allows the
system to be monitored for correct operation; for messages to be
placed on the signs; for incidents to be managed, and the mine to be
observed through the cameras which are mounted on the portable
signs.

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Typical Control System Screen
Also available is a low cost IDI Airside interface kit. The IDI interface kit provides
and integrated solution for managing the operations of machinery.
• The user interface allows the user of the machinery to enter information
about driving conditions, payload content and airside conditions via a
simple touch screen interface.
• A GPS receiver keeps track of the vehicles position, speed and direction.
• The Interface Kit provides a NTCIP interface for any NTCIP Central
System to retrieve the data on the vehicle, allowing for monitoring of all
plow activities.
• Effective communication to the vehicles driver can be maintained by an
integrated on-board Web interface, allowing access to any information
required by the operator.
• The IDI Interface kit supports IDI’s WEBDirect technology, allowing direct
access to the vehicle for position and status over the WEB from any
browser or WEB enabled PDA.

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IDI Interface Kit Sample Screen Shots from Interface Kit
4. Detailed System Description
To follow once specific requirements are identified.
5. Cost and Contract
To follow once specific requirements are identified.