Cross-cutting Issues

The automotive market is ripe for in-car computing systems that deliver better safety, entertainment and information. Microsoft has spent the last five years working closely with automakers, automotive electronics manufacturers and consumers to develop its Windows CE for Automotive operating system, based upon our vision to empower the automotive industry with great software to provide information, entertainment, communication, and services in vehicles.

We have recently shipped, the third version of Windows CE for Automotive, firmly establishing our ability to deliver timely and innovative client platforms for the embedded automotive market. This latest release showcases Microsoft’s ability to lead with an operating system that is flexible, reliable, and able to integrate information, entertainment and wireless access to the outside world.

2000 Microsoft Corporation

Presented at the 11th ITS Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

This paper presents an iron wire trigger mechanism that will be used for a new generation of low-cost corrosion sensors that are wireless and do not require batteries or any other external power sources. The corrosion rates for thin sensor wires, 0.065 to 0.25 mm in diameter, were investigated in sodium chloride solutions and compared with the mass loss from steel coupons under similar conditions. The 0.125 and 0.065 mm wires were embedded in concrete and subjected to accelerated corrosion testing. These wires behaved similarly to mild reinforcing steel used in concrete structures and trigger at predictable chloride levels and are suitable for uses as trigger for corrosion. Prototype sensors, constructed using commercial radio-frequency identification tags with a section of the antenna replaced by a wire trigger, embedded in concrete and stopped responding at reproducible chloride concentrations. These results demonstrate the methodology to create successful radio-frequency identification based corrosion sensors.

Authors: Nicholas Materer, Paul Field, Nicholas Ley, Ahmad Razzaghi, Dane Scott, Tyler Ley, Allen Apblett

Presented at the 18th World Congress on ITS, October 2011, Orlando, Florida

Proliferation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications worldwide creates a continuously increasing demand for exchange of voice, data, and video information. This paper reviews and compares traditional wireless information exchange services and discusses their advantages and limitations for application within the ITS framework. In addition, emerging wireless communication technologies are presented together with an assessment of their potential capabilities towards enhancement of future ITS services and needs.

Michigan State University

ITERIS Inc.

Presented at the 10th ITS Annual Conference and Exposition, May 1-4, 2000 Boston, MA

This paper illustrates how wireless sensor networks can be utilized to enable adaptive control
systems. Historically, adaptive control systems growth has been slowed due to the required
investment in an extensive network of vehicle detectors. The detection networks have been
expensive to install and maintain. In addition, any detector failures have a significant impact
on the operational performance of the adaptive control system. Wireless Vehicle Sensor
Networks enables the agency to deploy extremely accurate vehicle detectors precisely where
needed rapidly and in a cost effective manner. Four examples of where these sensor networks
will be explored in Orange, Pinellas and Sarasota Counties in Florida, US and Red Deer,
Alberta, Canada.

Sensys Networks

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Growing demand for transportation continues to increase throughout the World almost as
rapidly as the demand for improved environmental performance, increased efficiency and
safety and enriched quality of life and social inclusion. Those responsible for network
operations and leaders of local, regional, national and international government are faced with
trying to get the best from existing legacy systems while balancing economic and social issues.
Intelligent Transport Systems can provide the tools to help deliver clear benefits and help
achieve the balance for such complex policy situations.
To better inform potential implementers access to reliable information on the real benefits,
evaluation and costs of ITS are needed. The IBEC group promotes access to results, advice
and decision makers who are already investors in and operators of ITS throughout the World.
Of course, the more who actively contribute to the IBEC resource the better the information
and experience available. IBEC is embarking on a major initiative to strengthen its core
membership to better serve the ITS community.

International Benefits, Evaluation and Costs (IBEC)

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York