Mass transit monitoring and control system

摘要

A system is disclosed to monitor and coordinate the movement of a plurality of mass transit passenger vehicles servicing a network of pathways. The system will disseminate information such as the on-time status and the expected arrival times of a plurality of the vehicles assigned to and traversing predefined routes within the network. Each route within the network is comprised of a plurality of predetermined passenger drop-off and pickup stops. The system includes of a plurality of stop units, each installed at one of the plurality of the passenger stops within the network, and configured to collect and disseminate information related to vehicle arrivals at the passenger stops. A plurality of vehicle units are provided wherein each is installed in one of the mass transit passenger vehicles operating in the network. The vehicle units are configured to exchange information with the stop units during the interval of time each vehicle unit is in the immediate vicinity of one of the stop units. Computing means are also included to exchange information with a plurality of the stop units to determine the status and timeliness of the mass transit vehicles traversing at least one of the predefined routes.