Some experiments in traffic management system design

Automation of any track transport system also means providing a traffic management system (TMS) that meets the needs of both passengers and the operating company. A TMS usually comprises a distributed interconnected network of computers, controlling and supervising the vehicle operations. Such applications often encompass multiple, co-operative software components that execute across a distributed target system. It is felt that object-orientation (OO) is especially well-suited to this problem domain. The initial thoughts and experiments of the authors on this subject are discussed. A comprehensive traffic management system may perform the following main functions: traffic supervision and regulation; schedule and routing management; and simulation modelling