FCRTA Local Area Transit Automatic Passenger Counter - Transit Vehicle Functionality
Subsystem Description
The Transit Vehicle Subsystem (TRVS) resides in a transit vehicle and provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support safe and efficient movement of passengers. The types of transit vehicles containing this subsystem include buses, paratransit vehicles, light rail vehicles, other vehicles designed to carry passengers, and supervisory vehicles. The subsystem collects accurate ridership levels and supports electronic fare collection. The subsystem supports a traffic signal prioritization function that communicates with the roadside subsystem to improve on-schedule performance. Automated vehicle location functions enhance the information available to the Transit Management Subsystem enabling more efficient operations. On-board sensors support transit vehicle maintenance. The subsystem supports on-board security and safety monitoring. This monitoring includes transit user or vehicle operator activated alarms (silent or audible), as well as surveillance and sensor equipment. The surveillance equipment includes video (e.g. CCTV cameras), audio systems and/or event recorder systems. The sensor equipment includes threat sensors (e.g. chemical agent, toxic industrial chemical, biological, explosives, and radiological sensors) and object detection sensors (e.g. metal detectors). In addition, the subsystem supports vehicle operator authentication prior to operation of the vehicle and remote vehicle disabling. The subsystem also furnishes travelers with real-time travel information, continuously updated schedules, transfer options, routes, and fares.
Functional Area: On-board Passenger Counting
On-board systems collect transit vehicle loading data and make it available to the center.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The transit vehicle shall count passengers boarding and alighting. | Existing |
| 2 | The passenger counts shall be related to location to support association of passenger counts with routes, route segments, or bus stops. | Existing |
| 3 | The passenger counts shall be timestamped so that ridership can be measured by time of day and day of week. | Existing |
| 4 | The transit vehicle shall send the collected passenger count information to the transit center. | Existing |