Introduction Intelligent Transportation Systems

Introduction to the technologies collectively known as intelligent transportation systems, including communications, controls, navigation and computer applications, safety and collision avoidance, and transmission media from acoustic waves to microwaves. The course covers prospects for future development of ITS and discusses systems engineering and technical experience needed to design national transportation system architectures. The course explores new cooperative and interactive approaches among engineers and vehicle manufacturers to solve technical problems posed by implementing ITS. It includes discussion of ITS America, the historic background of transportation, public and private transportation issues, technical and traffic management issues, and areas of product development and applications, particularly for defense contractors. It will give managers technical vocabulary enabling them to make informed choices on managing education in the field. Included is discussion of career areas involving ITS. An engineering or technical background would be useful for maximum benefit from the course.