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1. Camoves TES Battle Cre International 2010 coat Terms of Usg VIN 3 20 3 Description Vehicle tracker application tracks the movement of a given vehicle 3 20 4 How it works Enter the vehicle s VIN and select the menu option to track vehicle s movement 35 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 21 Vehicle Wallet Viewer 3 21 1 Navigation Instructions URL http localhost 8080 tmc web ui VehicleWalletViewer html 3 21 2 Application Screen WEHICLE S WALLET Charge Type Charge Per Unit Distance Travelled Total Amount VINE Submit sus Next 3 21 3 Description Vehicle wallet report is summary history report for all the toll charges 3 21 4 How it works Enter VIN for the vehicle whose toll history should be generated 36 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Appendix A Glossary MDOT Michigan Department of Transportation OBE On Board Equipment RSE Road Side Equipment TMC Traffic Management Centers A3 Advisory Alert Application LSA Life Safety Application VIS Vehicle Integrated Software OSIL Operating System Isolation Layer OS Operation System CAL Communication Abstraction Layer DSRC Dedicated short range communications 37
2. cos lat sin Along 2 15 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA c 2 atan2 Va sa a d Rxc 3 Determine which location on the screen should blink The Course Context screen has 8 possible locations and the Fine Context has 24 locations as seen below Figure 8 Course and fine context blinking locations Each location is given a number as seen below corresponding to the square blinking locations on the screen and it is assumed that the local vehicle is heading north Figure 9 Vehicle rotation example lf the local vehicle is indeed heading north then a car directly in front of it bearing in the range 337 5 to 22 5 on a compass would be in position 1 and square 1 should blink However if the local vehicle was instead heading southeast as seen in Fig 9 and a vehicle was directly in front of it position 4 should blink on the screen Note The square that should blink depends on the heading of the local vehicle NOT the heading of the neighboring vehicles 4 Blink the selected square Once the proper square is selected the location to blink is stored in the local hash table of that neighboring vehicle Every 500ms the GUI thread checks all the vehicles in the local hash context for this location information It then generates a list of squares that should be turned green and proceeds to do so The same process repeats indefinitely 16 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for
3. Development Environment setup and User Manual for AGORA Version 2 0 A Versatile Environment for the Development of IntelliDrive Applications Visual Extensible Rule Based Department of Computer Science Western Michigan University Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Table of Contents TFable ot Conteittacia il Revision History sceana ii L A 1 1 1 EDO Sisa l 1 2 Intended AU 1 1 3 ELE E S E E 1 Ze Installation e bai 1 2 1 SO 7777F 1 22 A 6 3 User Manta eo Oea a aa S 9 3 1 DO A E ETE A AT E ARE EE AEE EE T AE EA E EEEN EANET O 9 3 2 O 10 3 3 Carbon Emissions Tracker 11 3 4 SEAM ON O a lecadnsntanmmceias 13 3 5 COBISS EMS COI Oeste a chant es e 14 3 6 IE MAA AA A A O A ol eee ha 17 3 7 A E A A A ase en ae are AA 17 3 8 Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert 18 3 9 AA A mena aaes mada 21 JIO VA COnrol Pan 24 SL WA A e ar ENE 24 3 10 Local 26 Fe Ne 8 9 bors 11k as 26 JIA Vehicle Tracking Applicatio m to dd tia 28 SIS Batey Lock Application AA 28 3 16 Variable Message Sign VMS Application ooooonnnnonooonononoooooonono nono nononononnno non nnn nono nono cnn nono nnnnns 29 3 17 REID Driver Restriction Application 31 31 A 32 Scho Voie rap hic REPOL S che Saisie A a ai 33 320 35 321 Vehicle 36 Appendix 666 37 Revision History Vinay B 01 24 2010 Initial Draft Gavirangaswamy Vinay B 02 16 2010 Changed project name from VII to AGORA changed
4. 3 1 1 Navigation Instructions Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Application Icon Gov 2 0 Icon 3 1 2 Screen Shots Application Selection Screen Gov 2 0 Application Screen Government 2 0 Application 15 Sign Type Pot Hole Latitude 42 251952 Longitude 85 641148 y e Figure 1 Gov 2 0 Description In some cases it is necessary for a diver to provide information about current driving conditions to a Traffic Management Center TMC For example if a driver encounters an accident they should have a way to easily report the accident so that proper authorities can be dispatched and other drivers alerted of the possible hazards The Gov 2 0 Government 2 0 provides the very functionality described above How lt Works The Gov 2 0 application displays hazards as icons that a driver may encounter in the transportation system When a driver encounters a hazard that needs to be reported he she selects the proper hazard by touching the correct icon Once the icon representing the hazard is selected a verification area is displayed to confirm the type of hazard along with the latitude and longitude locations of the hazard The driver then selects the confirm or the cancel button and depending on the action the hazard information is transmitted to the TMC where it is stored in a hazard locations database Based on the frequency of a certain hazard being reported at a particular location the t
5. containing the current latitude and longitude of the vehicle taken from the GPS The TMC then uses a web service to return the five day forecast to the vehicle Each day of the forecast is given a row of the table with the column values of date low temperature high temperature and summary 3 13 Fuel Location Application 3 13 1 Navigation Instructions Application lcon Fuel Gauge Icon Fuel Location Application Screen 26 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Fuel Location Application Figure 20 Fuel Location Application Description With fuel prices on the rise it is often nice to know where the fuel can be found The Fuel Location application offers this service with the touch of a button How lt Works The Fuel location is very similar to the Local Weather Application When the fuel gauge icon is selected the application sends a message to the TMC containing the current latitude and longitude of the vehicle taken from the GPS The TMC then uses a web service to return the five cheapest gas stations in the area Each station is given a row of the table with the column values of price name of the station and address 27 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 14 Vehicle Tracking Application 3 14 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Configuration Icon VehicleTracking Application Screen Configuration B Track Vehicle Figure 21 Configuration Applicatio
6. How it works Application takes e VIN or if left blank it works in broadcast mode e Message to be sent e Priority which determine the amount of time that this message will be displayed on the screen 32 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 19 Tomographic Reports 3 19 1 Navigation Instructions URL http 10 2 2 3 8080 tmc web ui TomographicReports html 3 19 2 Application Screen ap Satie T Terrain pamazoo 1 Park Main Hill Kanley Track eee i y Arcadia 349 asysag l 4 any 1 F y Southside E e Crane Park NN i 5d K Kalamazoo Ml MO gt aloe More results Google ESTEE TA l SL jr FMB Je 3 19 3 Description Tomographic reports are generated for the hazards that are around given geographic area Report generator takes the visible section on the screen and generates the report for either all the hazards or individual hazards 3 19 4 How it works In the Hazards menu user can either select one among following options Ice condition Pot holes Road kill Foggy Animal 33 Accident Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 34 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 20 Vehicle Tracker 3 20 1 Navigation Instructions URL hitp 10 2 2 3 8080 tmc web ui Vehicle Tracker html 3 20 2 Application Screen VEHICLE TRACKER
7. can quickly produce hazardous conditions for both drivers and construction workers The goal of the Smart Cone application is to quickly create an alert area warns the driver that they are in a construction zone and should be on the lookout and slow down With the Smart Cone application and the click of a button a construction zone can be communicated rapidly and removed just as quickly How It Works The Smart Cone application is simply a way of changing a vehicle type from a standard vehicle type to a Smart Cone type When the green go button is clicked in the application the type value in the vehicle s hash table is update to be the Smart Cone type This information is then propagated in the vehicle s hash table to the neighboring vehicles Neighboring vehicles look 13 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA through their context in search of the Smart Cone and if it is found displays the construction cone icon in their alert area Similarly when the application s stop button is clicked the vehicle type is changed back to that of a standard vehicle and the propagation process through the hash table is again followed 3 5 Course Fine Context 3 5 1 Navigation Instructions Application Ilcon Course Fine Context Icon Course Fine Application Screen Figure 6 Fine Context Application 14 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Description With the ever incr
8. to distinguish between the two drivers with simply a key fob scan How It Works The RFID application uses and RFID tag reader from Phidge com to positively identify a driver by swiping a simple key fob The data read from the key fob is transmitted to the TMC where processing takes place and a restriction type access level is returned Once the AGORA system receives the restriction type the appropriate application set becomes available for the identified driver The system then starts up as usual with only the selected applications active These restrictions will remain in effect until the system is restarted and a new driver swipes their RFID key fob It is convenient to have such a system installed in all VIS however it can also be made optional and VIS will still work with all application enabled This is done through configuration in the ApplicationSetting properties file by setting HAS RFID key to true false 31 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 18 TMC 3 18 1 A3 3 18 1 1 Navigation Instructions URL hitp 10 2 2 3 8080 tmc web ui A3 html 3 18 1 2 Application Screen A3 Please type the message that needs to be sent to vehicle along with its VIN VMS VIN Message Priority 1 7 Submit 3 18 1 3 Description A3 application allows user to send messages to vehicles These messages can be sent to individual vehicles or can be broad casted to all the vehicles in the vicinity 3 18 1 4
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10. AGORA The only difference between the Course and Fine Context applications is the number of squares The Course Context has 8 locations while the Fine Context has 48 Since the Fine Context squares are smaller it is able to represent vehicles that are farther physical distance away 3 6 VOIP Call 3 6 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon VOIP Call Icon VOIP Call Application Screen e y Calling lt sip bob 10 1 1 2 5080 gt Figure 10 VOIP Call Application Description In the case of an emergency having a way to call for help is essential The VOIP Call application allows the system to send and receive calls to registered IP addresses which could for example be that of a dispatch center How lt Works When the user clicks the call button on the application the system uses MjSip open source java based implementation of a SIP stack available at www mjsip org to initiate a connection between the caller and the callee Once the connection is established the voice data is processed with Java Media Framework JMF 3 7 School Bus Alert 3 7 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon School Bus Icon School Bus Alert Application Screen 17 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA School Bus School Bus Application Figure 11 School Bus Application Description School buses make frequent stops to pick up and drop off children The purpose of the School Bus Alert applicatio
11. Gavirangaswamy paragraph formatting and reformatted cover page Vinay B 06 22 2010 Enhanced TMC related documentation 2 Gavirangaswamy Jamie Lynn Groos 06 23 2010 Enhanced VIS related documentation Vinay B 07 06 2010 New version release 2 0 Gavirangaswamy Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 1 Introduction 1 1 Purpose AGORA refers to a set of application and infrastructure which constitutes intellidrive environment that is being developed at Computer Science Department Western Michigan University This project consists of several software applications and hardware components This infrastructure consists of On Board Equipment OBE Road Side Equipment RSE and Traffic Management Centers TMC which work together to increase the safety and efficiency of the transportation network This document is intended to help internal and external team member to get up to speed with the development environment installation procedures and user manual for the different systems that are being developed 1 2 Intended Audience Document is primarily intended for members of MDOT team which consists of graduate students working under the guidance of Dr Ala Al Fugaha and Dr Dionysios Kountanis 1 3 References http www oracle com us technologies java index htm http netbeans org http Awww mysql com http www eclipse org http avatx com httpo www8 garmin com support https glassfish dev java n
12. MIT Carbon Emissions Application 15 att Fuel Figure 3 Carbon Emissions Tracker Description With the increasing threat of global warming individuals are becoming more conscious about their impact on the environment The Carbon Emissions Tracker allows individuals to track the amount of carbon their vehicle puts into the atmosphere each time they turn the car on by simply displaying it on the screen in a trip by trip format How lt Works The Carbon Emissions Tracker calculates the miles traveled fuel used and carbon foot print for each trip which is defined to be the time from which the engine is started to the time it shut off The number of miles traveled is calculated using the GPS device which is attached to the system Every 10 seconds the GPS is polled for the new location of the car The distance between the new latitude and longitude location and the old latitude and longitude location is then calculated and added to the running distance total The Carbon Emissions Tracker is able to calculate the amount of fuel consumed during a trip by using data read from the OBD On Board Diagnostics System that is standard on cars manufactured starting in 1996 The values of mass air flow and speed are requested from the OBD and then plugged into the following equation which returns the instantaneous miles per gallon MPG of the vehicle Instantaneous MPG 14 7 6 17 454 SPEED 3600 MASS AIR FLOW e 14 7 gra
13. Y PORT SEND 444 SEND TICE PASSWORD RM TICK SUPERNCOE TICK SUPEBNCOES ROADS IGNS CARBON SIGN DISTANCE be RATIO a hadom carbone arn matest mi s gt OS 7 Aa U w w Change Path Settings in VOIP config file 1 Create a folder named og in the Research folder a Edit cfg file in Research folder that corresponds to a VOIP user a cfg or b cfg contacts_file C Documents and Settings Student Desktop Research contacts st DAR File Edit view Insert Formak Help Clee Gl 4 4 SB MjSip UA configuration file via addr 10 1 1 35 host _ port gt 070 transport protocols udp top Foutbound proxy 127 0 0 2 5060 from url Alice lt sip alicel10 1 1 3 gt username alice realm 10 1 1 3 passwd pippo debug level 5 log path log max logsize 2000 contacts File C Documents and Settings Student Desktop R arch contacts ls For Help press F1 Note If building and running the NetBeans project you get the error message Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Unable to start java exe The system cannot find the file specified Java did not get installed on the system even though it should be in the NetBeans bundle Download and install Java 6 Update 18 from http www java com en download manual jsp 2 2 TMC Download and install Glassfish Version 2 1 1 URL https glassfish dev java net public downloadsindex html Install location c glassfish Install instru
14. aryJAVAFX Library Type Class Libraries Click OK Add JAR Folder gt browse to MDOT directory lib Select jce jar JFXtras 0 5 jar swing layout 1 0 3 jar Add JAR Folder Click OK select LibraryJAVAFX from Add Library window gt Add Library Library Manager Libraries B Class Libraries A Library Name LibraryJAWAFX EH Absolute Layout Beans Binding Classpath Sources Javadoc EY CopyLibs Task Library Classpath EclipseLink JP4 2 0 Ci Documents and Settings Student Desktop Researchilibljce j Add JAR Folder Eh Hibernate C Documents and Settings StudentDesktopResearchiliblJFxt E Hibernate JPA C Documents and Settings Student DesktopiResearchilibisuin Move Down A PostgreSQL JDBC Driver iA Sorina Framework 2 5 j 5 Change path in Application Settings File Click on the Files tab Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Expand PathAnimation Double click ApplicationSettings properties file Change path of RULES SUPERNODES ROADSIGNS to point to corresponding xml files example2 xml supernode xml xmlOutput xml found in MDOT folder B PathAnimation NetBeans DE 6 8 Fie ES View Neegete Saya Leator Bu Deug Profle Teen Took Widow Heb Seas 178 eB Projects tiles amp AppkcatorSettings properties w T ULSA y LJ PathAnmaton y 13 bud O at j 3 nteropect O mM al DEBUG Th RULES TICK OREMASH nore me sane RY PORT RECEIVE 44 R
15. change lanes The Tow Truck application is used to alert drivers to the above mentioned situations How It Works The Tow Truck application is very similar to the Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert in that when the green go button is pushed the vehicle type is changed from a standard vehicle to a tow truck This information is propagated to the vehicle s The vehicle type remains tow truck until the stop button on the application is pressed When the application is running neighbors will see a vehicle of type tow truck in their context and display the associated icon in the alert area 21 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Sphinx 3 9 2 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Sphinx Icon Sphinx Application Screen Description Hands free operation is critical when it comes to software running in vehicles The fewer things that a driver has to control create a safer environment for everyone The integration of Sphinx a speech recognizer developed by the Sphinx group at Carnegie Mellon University allows the driver to switch between screens using simple single word voice commands How It Works When the user clicks the start button on the application the system activates Sphinx4 and waits for the user to speak one of the recognized words When the system hears a word that it Knows the main screen is changed to screen associated with that word Sphinx continues to operate until the user clicks t
16. ction Please refer to glassfish web site for install instructions Environment variables Please setup following system environment variable as shown below Variable Name AS_ADMIN_USER AS HOME C glassfish JAVA_HOME lt your system java install directory gt Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA F x ESTIS iin Je y TA gt a ge aliia QA Control Panel System s SMS pa A You must be logged on as an Administrator to make most of these changes Performance Visual effects processor scheduling memory usage and virtual memory User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Startup and Recovery System startup system failure and debugging information Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers Version any URL http www eclipse org downloads Install location c eclipse z ironment Va tables SERPROFILES AppData Local Tremp OFILE AppData Local Temp System variables Variable Value AS_ADMIN_USER admin AS_HOME C glassfish ComSpec C Windows system32 cmd exe configsetroot C Windows WConfigSetRoot domain and workgroup setti Vinaya PC Vinaya PC Install instruction unzip downloaded archive to above specified directory TMC Application Setup Copy TMC zip to a directory called c mdot_workspace Upzip archieve Open eclipse and select c mdot_workspace as your workspace Goto file gt new gt other Development Environme
17. easing volume of traffic it is important for a driver to Know his her location with respect to other vehicles This becomes increasingly important during hazardous weather conditions and rush hour The Course Fine Context applications allow for visual representation of the car s context where there are in relation to other cars on the road with a series of red flashing Squares representing neighboring vehicles How It Works The Course Fine Context applications are a core part of the VIS system When a vehicle receives data from a neighboring vehicle it performs the following operations to visualize its neighbor on the screen 1 Gets its current latitude longitude and heading as well as the neighboring vehicle s latitude and longitude Note The latitudes longitudes and heading are taken from the vehicle s context 2 Calculates the bearing and distance from itself to its neighbor The formula for calculating bearing is 0 atan2 sin Along cos lat2 cos lat1 sin lat2 sin lat1 cos lat2 x cos Along where 0 represents the direction in compass degrees a Figure 7 Bearing between two vehicles The Haversine formula which calculates great circle distances between the two points is used to determine the distance between the two vehicles The formula is as follows R earth s radius mean radius 6 371 km Alat lat lat Along lat lat Along long long a sin Alat 2 cos lat
18. essage Sign VMS Application VMS Application Screen 29 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Figure 23 VMS Application Description Large Variable Message Signs have been showing up along the highways in the recent years The AGORA VMS application brings the messages inside the vehicle and allows for custom messages to be delivered to specific areas quickly and easily How It Works The VMS application is a core application of the AGORA system It continually contacts the TMC with latitude and longitude data from the GPS system The TMC then determines which messages in its database should be delivered to the vehicle based on geographic location The returned messages have priorities that determine how long they should be displayed on the screen Additionally an audio cue is played when new messages arrive at the vehicle This application allows for important information to be quickly and easily distributed to all vehicles 30 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 17 RFID Driver Restriction Application RDIF Driver Restrction Application Screen Please scan RFID tag Figure 24 RFID Application Description Due to driving inexperience young drivers should be given limited functionality on the AGORA system At the same time an older more experienced driver may be able to handle the full application set and still drive safely The RFID Driver Restriction application is able
19. et 2 Installation Procedure 2 1 VIS A3 Gov 2 0 Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 Install JDK 6 Update 17 with NetBeans 6 8 1 Download from http java sun com javase downloads widget jdk_netbeans jsp 2 Run installer accept all defaults Install JAVAFX Plugin for NetBeans Open NetBeans Open Plugins Manager Tools gt Plugins Switch to Available Plugin tab and type javafx in the search box Check JavaFX kit box Click Install accept all defaults RARS Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Y Plugins Ce est a e ea Updates Available Plugins 3 57 Downloaded Installed 21 Settings Reload Catalog Search Install Mame Category F Source Fl JawaFx Composer JawaFX JavaFX Kit A JawaFX p C JavaFX Weather Sample JawaF J NetBeans Certified Plugin Yersion 1 10 1 Date 12 8 09 Source MetBeans Homepage http javafs netbeans orq Plugin Description The JavaFX Script Plugin for Netbeans provides JavaFX Script language support in the Netbeans IDE The plugin provides project type editing capabilities such as code Formatting syntax highlighting error detection preview panel etc Install 1 plugin selected 53MB Install Spanner used for accessing Garmin GPS 1 Download from http www8 garmin com support download_details jsp id 1627 2 Unzip to desired folder default C garmin 3 Run SpannerSetup accept all defaults Add S
20. he stop button Currently the system uses the following words to change between the main application screens Words application Application course Course Context fine Fine Context call VOIP Call 22 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 23 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 10 Virtual Control Panel 3 10 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Control Panel Icon Control Panel Application Screen Virtual Control Panel Description Gauges are essential in vehicles today because the supply the driver with important information such as speed and engine RPMs In the case the gauge failure the Control Panel application is able to step in as a backup gauge system How It Works The Virtual Control Panel application uses the OBD system of the car to obtain engine RPM and vehicle speed data The obtained data is then used to move the gauge needles to the appropriate spot on the gauge and also displays the data in a textbox on the gauge for easy viewing Not only does this application offer a backup gauge system but it also demonstrates how the AGORA system pulls data from the car OBD computer 3 11 Wallet Application 3 11 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon gt Wallet Icon Wallet Application Screen 24 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Wallet Application Figure 18 Wallet Application Description Today there a
21. ms of air to 1 gram of gasoline ideal air fuel ratio e 6 17 pounds per gallon density of gasoline e 454 grams per pound conversion e 3600 seconds per hour conversion To find the average MPG during a trip the instantaneous rate is averaged over time The carbon footprint during a trip requires a few calculated values First to calculate the CO2 emissions from a gallon of fuel the carbon emissions are multiplied by the ratio of the molecular weight of CO2 m w 44 to the molecular weight of carbon m w 12 44 12 CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline 2 421 grams x 0 99 x 44 12 12 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 8 88 grams 8 8 kg gallon 19 4 pounds gallon Note If C02 for emissions for diesel is need substitute 2421 grams with 2778 grams Next number of gallons used is calculated by dividing miles traveled by the average MPG Finally the C02 emissions constant 19 4 is multiplied by the gallons which results in the carbon footprint The values of all the calculated variables for a trip are written to an XML file carbon xml for easy storage and retrieval The values automatically populate the grid when the application starts so no interaction is needed by the driver 3 4 Smart Cone 3 4 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Smart Cone Icon Smart Cone Application Screen Construction Zone Application Figure 4 Smart Cone Application Description Construction zones
22. n Description Vehicle tracking can help people be aware of where their vehicles are at all times Applications like this are especially useful for parents who wish to track the locations of their new teenage drivers How lt Works When the Track Vehicle check box on the Configuration page is checked the vehicle continually sends its latitude and longitude to the TMC in a message The TMC is then able to track the vehicle visually using Google Maps Note As some people may see vehicle tracking as an invasion of privacy it is easily disable by unchecking the Track Vehicle check box 3 15 Safety Lock Application Safety Lock Application Screen 28 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Figure 22 Safety Lock Application Description Distracted driving has very serious consequences for both drivers and other vehicles By using the Safety Lock application which is a core system application a driver is able to focus on only the necessary set of applications How It Works The Safety Lock application uses the OBD to gather data about a vehicle s speed If the vehicle is in motion for more than 5 seconds the AGORA software will return the driver to the Course Context screen and lock all other applications until the car is again at rest When the car does again return to a standstill the applications will unlock and the driver will be able to navigate to the other applications as usual 3 16 Variable M
23. n is to make drivers aware that there is a school bus in their area and remind them to watch out for children crossing the road How It Works The School Bus Alert application is very similar to the Smart Cone Application in that when the green go button is pushed the vehicle type is changed from a standard vehicle to a school bus This information is propagated to the vehicle s neighbors The vehicle type remains school bus until the stop button on the application is pressed When the application is running neighbors will see a vehicle of type school bus in their context and display a school bus icon in the alert area 3 8 Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert 3 8 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert Icon Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert Application Screen Police 18 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Police Car Application Figure 12 Police Car Application Ambulance Ambulance Application Figure 13 Ambulance Application 19 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Fire Figure 14 Fire Truck Application Description When there is an accident fire or any other event that requires emergency personnel response time is critical as seconds can save lives The purpose of the Police Car Ambulance and Fire Truck Alert applications is to alert the driver that one of these vehicles is approaching and proper pr
24. nt Setup and User Manual for AGORA Select a wizard Wizards type filter text 4 gt Java Annotation Class Enum Interface 2 Java Project Java Project from Existing Ant Buildfile 45 Java Working Set iY Package amp Source Folder p gt Java Run Debug gt 5 JUnit gt Cn Er FF And enter following information in the next screen Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Create a Java Project Create a Java project in the workspace or in an external location Project name TMC Contents C Create new project in workspace Create project from existing source Directory C mdot_workspace TMC JRE Use an execution environment JRE JawaSE 1 6 Use a project specific JRE res Use default JRE currently jreo Configure IRES Project layout Use project folder as root for sources and class files Create separate folders for sources and class files Configure default Working sets Add project to working sets Working sets y Select Accept default options for the rest and click Finish Build and deploy Instructions Run ant script under TMC build build xml This will create a war archived file under TMC bin war Deploy this war file in glassfish application server Note To read on how to deploy application on glassfish server please refer to appropriate section of glassfish application sever documentation 3 User Manual 3 1 Gov 2 0
25. otocol should be followed as is the law of the state In Michigan for example the driver should slow down pull over and stop while these vehicles pass How It Works The Police Car Ambulance Fire Truck Alert applications are very similar to the Smart Cone and School Bus Applications in that when the green go button is pushed the vehicle type is changed from a standard vehicle to a police car ambulance or fire truck This information is propagated to the vehicle s neighbors The vehicle type remains the specified type until the stop button on the application is pressed When the application is running neighbors will see a vehicle of type police car ambulance or fire truck in their context and display the associated icon in the alert area 20 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 9 Tow Truck Alert 3 9 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Tow Truck Alert Icon Tow Truck Alert Application Screen Tow Truck Application Figure 15 Tow Truck Application Description When a Tow Truck is called to the scene of an accident or other related event it is often the case that a partial lane blockage will follow while the truck maneuvers the disabled vehicle into proper position These lane blockages can be hazardous to other drivers especially during times of high traffic or sharp and windy roads The sooner that other driver can know about the Tow Truck the more time they have to react and reduce speed or
26. panner as a Startup Program 1 Copy Spanner program Start gt All Programs gt Garmin gt Spanner gt Right click gt Copy 2 Paste to Startup Folder C Documents and Settings All Users Start MenulPrograms Startup gt Right click gt Paste Test GPS Connectivity 1 Attach the GPS device to an available USB port 2 Run the Spanner program 3 Select the GPS from the drop down box 4 Click the Start button Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Spanner Seleck GPS IF you don t see your USB GPS listed below connect it to your computer and turn it on then click Find GPS Find GPS GPS GPS 18x USE Unit ID 364532020 Virtual Serial Ports MMEA sentences will be output to the serial ports listed below Comi 5 Open HyperTerminal Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal 6 Type gps in the Name box 7 Click OK 8 Connect using COM1 9 Click OK 10 Change Bits per second to 9600 11 Click OK If a connection to the GPS is made data should be displayed similar the image below oF a FEPER GPGSN GPGSY j 9 9 264 e Ux 34 0 M lt 79 1 7 0 9 1 5 39 050 34 24 2 141 32 7E s i 1 302 25 09 36 129 40 76 33 6 223 21 29 04 186 00 79 7 0616 N 08535 343 Pe a059 180110 6005 0 W 77 0616 N 08535 3438 4 1 9 244 6 N 34 0 M 76 26 27 26 06 09 22 i 7 0 9 1 5 39 319 43 1 81 223 35 15 42
27. ransportation authority can prioritize the hazards and take the appropriate actions This hazard information is also conveyed to the users of VIS in the same geographic area through the on demand A3 application or dynamic signs alerts as described in section 3 2 3 2 A3 3 2 1 Navigation Instructions 10 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA Application Icon A3 Icon A3 Application Screen Advisory Alert Application oe _ EL 7 k mm oy Figure 2 A3 Description In order to keep drivers safe it is necessary for them to know about the hazards in their area The Advisory Alert Application A3 offers an easy way for drivers to be alerted of possible hazards in their area How lt Works When the driver selects the Advisory Alert application from the applications menu a message is sent to the TMC that includes the driver s current latitude and longitude Based on this information the TMC searches its hazards database and determines the hazards that are in the driver s immediate area and sends back a list of hazards that the driver should be aware of The hazards are visually displayed with a small icon and some corresponding text that explains the details 3 3 Carbon Emissions Tracker 3 3 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Car Emissions Tracker Icon Carbon Emissions Tracker Application Screen Il Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA SPEED LI
28. re many scenarios where a driver may need to pay for services during a trip For example they may encounter toll roads or parking garages that require payment The Wallet Application is used to automatically charge a credit card for these types of services How It Works The Wallet Application uses the GPS coordinates of a car and compares them to the known locations of parking garages toll roads etc The locations of these entities are stores in an XML file generated by the external Charge Point Capture Utility Along with the GPS coordinates of the entity additional information such as the charge amount is stored When a vehicle passes one of these stored location points it is charged the specified amount and a row is generated on the Wallet Application screen with the date price and description of charge 25 Development Environment Setup and User Manual for AGORA 3 12 Local Weather Application 3 12 1 Navigation Instructions Application Icon Weather Icon Local Weather Application Screen Local Weathe TE leti Figure 19 Local Weather Application Description r Application ws situa al ji nV Weather can often cause problems for drivers especially when severe storms are threatening The Local Weather application allows the driver to access the local five day weather forecast with the touch of a button How It Works When the Weather Application icon is selected the application sends a message to the TMC

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