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Title: In-vehicle signing functions and systems concepts

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OSTI ID:225040

This paper describes functional requirements and system concepts for an In-Vehicle Signing (IVS) system, which will bring information from roadway signs, signals, and pavement markings into the vehicle for presentation to the driver. Information filter functions will assure that the only messages displayed are those which are important to the driver and which apply. Display functions will optimize the presentation of the message to ambient conditions, driver preferences, the number of simultaneous messages, and the urgency of the message. Timing functions will display a sign as soon as it is needed, for the entire time that it applies, and only while it applies. IVS is one of the core components of an integrated In-Vehicle Information System, which will manage and fuse all driving-related information. Two different IVS system concepts have been investigated: one based on a map database, the other on beacon technology. This work is being conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Federal Highway Administration as part of the Intelligent Transportation System Program.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
225040
Report Number(s):
CONF-960629-1; ON: DE96006727
Resource Relation:
Conference: ISATA: 29. international symposium on automotive technology and automation: dedicated conference on electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, Florence (Italy), 2-6 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English