Interface: MTS Buses - MTS Light Rail Cars

MTS Buses to MTS Light Rail Cars Interface Diagram

Information Flow Definitions

host transit vehicle status  (Existing)  

Information provided to the ITS on–board equipment from other systems on the Transit Vehicle Platform.

transit vehicle control  (Existing)  

Control commands to transit–specific hardware supporting transit fare collection, passenger counting, traveler information systems, and other transit–specific control systems on–board the transit vehicle. This flow also includes the signal disabling or enabling transit vehicle operation sent as a result of a transit vehicle operator authentication failure or a remote disable command. See also 'vehicle control', which includes general control commands that are applicable to all vehicles.

vehicle location and motion  (Existing)  

Data describing the vehicle's location in three dimensions, heading, speed, acceleration, braking status, and size.

vehicle path prediction  (Existing)  

The predicted future vehicle path of travel. This flow includes an indication of the future positions of the transmitting vehicle that can be used by receiving vehicles to support coordinated driving maneuvers and enhance in–lane and out–of–lane threat classification.