Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.
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| author | Humbad, Shailesh Niranjan, 1977- |
| author2 | Joseph Ferreira, Jr. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/675422019-04-09T18:20:01Z Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation Humbad, Shailesh Niranjan, 1977- Joseph Ferreira, Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-103). A suitability study is performed into the use of distributed mobile wireless networking for the purposes of urban traffic congestion mitigation. The technologies of global positioning system (GPS), wireless networking, and mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) protocols are surveyed for potential usability and applicability in a peer-to-peer highway vehicle network. Analysis of traffic statistics for the Boston, MA metropolitan area reveal the parameters required to build an initial network. The estimated parameters are a two percent level of penetration (50,000 vehicles), two Megabit per second usable data bandwidth, one half mile average transmission range, two hundred dollars cost per device, and fifteen million dollar total system cost for five years of operation. Using a hop-count routing algorithm, the network would support collection of area-wide vehicle positions for automated highway traffic sampling and fleet tracking on congested roadways. Following this first stage system are presented two more application scenarios according to increasing levels of penetration and increased reliability of the network. The medium-term application is the provision of mobile Internet access to allow consumer and business services. The long-term application is the ability to perform automated transactions. Envisioned in this long-term scenario is the ability to do area-wide road pricing to reduce congestion levels and influence land-use decisions. Technology options and design choices for privacy protection are discussed including voluntary participation, incentivized participation, blackout zones, aggregation of data, non-identifiable data, and anonymous routing protocols. Centralized toll tables and transactions are shown to reduce privacy but increase convenience as opposed to distributed toll tables and in-vehicle transactions. Institutional implementation through Federal ITS funding of a State-run public-private partnership is suggested to maximize mutual benefit. Given these options for handling the issues, the staging presented, and the flexibility, coverage, and application benefits of the system, the conclusion is that such a network would be suitable for mitigation of urban traffic congestion. by Shailesh Niranjan Humbad. M.C.P. 2011-12-09T21:21:16Z 2011-12-09T21:21:16Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67542 49730567 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 110 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Humbad, Shailesh Niranjan, 1977- Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title | Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title_full | Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title_fullStr | Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title_short | Suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| title_sort | suitability of distributed mobile wireless networking for urban traffic congestion mitigation |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67542 |
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