multilane free- flow and video tolling full system

MULTILANE FREEFLOW AND VIDEO
TOLLING FULL
SYSTEM
António Amador
Summary
Overview
Strengths
Weeknesses / Opportunities
Brisa story
Summary
Overview
Strengths
Weeknesses / Opportunities
Brisa story
Discussion
Multilane free-flow overview
Multilane free-flow (MLFF) architecture
> Identification and Charging
> Detection and classification
> Enforcement
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Multilane free-flow overview
Identification system
> based on DSRC technology
communication between the vehicle
On Board Unit (OBU) and
Road Side Equipment (RSE)
> Reliable and secure, it is possible
different security levels
> 100ms to perform a transaction
dealing with speeds up to
180Km/hr
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Detection and Classification system
> Classification performed by measuring
some physical parameters of the
vehicle
> based on LIDAR technology
> Detects vehicle volume and shape
> In Portugal it is also necessary:
– count axles
– high to first axle
> Very sensitive to atmosferic conditions
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Enforcement system
> based on video cameras
> Capture image vehicles and uses an OCR
engine to obtain the license plate
> Very sensitive to atmosferic conditions
and ambience ligth
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Vehicle aproach
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Multilane Free-flow overview
DSRC comunication zone
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Vehicle detection
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Front photo
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Multilane Free-flow overview
End of vehicle detection
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Multilane Free-flow overview
Rear photo
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Summary
Overview
Strengths
Weeknesses / Opportunities
Brisa story
Multilane Free-flow strengths
> Lower investment costs
> Ambient: lower greenhouse gas emissions (CO, Pb,..)
> Easier mantenaince
> Reduction of operational costs
> Cashless solution
> Web customer online service
> No restrictions on speed
neither in lane discipline
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Summary
Overview
Strengths
Weeknesses / Opportunities
Brisa story
Multilane Free-flow weakenesses
> Driver information notification
> Motorway classification system
– Based on number of axles and
high to first axle
> Video enforcement , depends on
visibility conditions
> Success of enforcement depends
on Legislation and it’s aplicability
> Number of OBU’s can influence
photo tolling
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Agenda / Índice
Overview
Strengths
Weeknesses
Brisa story
Brisa Multilane Free-flow
Portugal
> Three Toll Points operating now
• A10 - Benavente
2007
• A17 - Mira PV
2008
• A3 - Maia PV
2010
> A1 – Ermesinde PV
Dec 2010
A3
A1
A17
> DSRC (Dedicated Short Range
Communication) 5.8 Ghz
A10
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Brisa Multilane free-flow
North West ParkWay
> One Toll Point since May 2009
> DSRC (Dedicated Short Range
Communication) 915 Mhz Solution
> Cashless System
– Photo Toll Transaction
– ETC Transaction
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Brisa Multilane free-flow
North West ParkWay
Toll Plaza
> Tag is read at lane
> Alternatively the License plate of the
photo is found in Express Toll
Account information
Central
System
> Transactions is sent to Express Toll
for payment
> Express Toll acknowledges the
payment
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Brisa Multilane free-flow
North West ParkWay
> Back-Office
– Account Management
– Transaction Management
– Payment Management
> e.sys
– Enforcement
– Photo Processing
> Go-Pass Web-Site
– Customer Self-Care
– Customer On-line Payment
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Brisa Multilane free-flow
North West ParkWay
Via Verde Enforcement System :
-Each operator can process up to 7000 photos daily !
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Brisa Multilane free-flow
North West ParkWay
Toll Plaza
> Photos are processed using OCR
or Manually
> Vehicle Owner is obtained from
Colorado DMV or from PlatePass
Owner ID
Photos
Central System
> The vehicle is added to an
existent account or a new one is
created
Account
Creation
Bill
Generation
> The Customer is Billed
Customer
> Auto-Bill option for efficiency and
cost control
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Multilane free-flow
Cashless is moving on !
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