Overview

This book provides an overview of current topics in intelligent and green transportation on land, sea and in flight, with contributions from an international team of leading experts. A wide range of chapters discuss: the importance of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); ICT for intelligent public transport systems; ITS and freight transport; energy-efficient and real-time database management techniques for wireless sensor networks; proactive safety - cooperative collision warning for vehicles; electronic toll collection systems; business models and solutions for user-centered intelligent transport systems; digital infrastructures for increased safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability in shipping logistics; integrated visual information for maritime surveillance; automatic identification system (AIS) AIS signal radiolocation, tracking and verification; the impact of satellite AIS to the environmental challenges of modern shipping; how green is e-Navigation?; optimal ship operation: monitoring technology of ship overall heat balance; regulation of ship-source pollution through international convention regimes; foresight application for the transport sector; and trends in aeronautical air ground communications. This book is essential reading for researchers, developers and students of ITS and clean and smart mobility.

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Author:   Michele Fiorini ,  Jia-Chin Lin (Professor, National Central University, Department of Communication Engineering Taiwan)
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9781849198950

ISBN 10:   1849198950
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   08 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Towards contributive development of services Chapter 2: The importance of ITS in urban movement Chapter 3: ICT for intelligent public transport systems, state of knowledge and future trends Chapter 4: ITS and freight transport: stakes and perspectives Chapter 5: Energy-efficient and real-time databases management techniques for wireless sensor networks Chapter 6: Proactive safety - cooperative collision warning for vehicles Chapter 7: Electronic toll collection systems in Europe Chapter 8: Business model and solutions for user-centric ITSs Chapter 9: Digitalisation for sustainable sea transports Chapter 10: Team management and soft skills: case studies and cross-connections on the creation of an effective working team Chapter 11: Integrated visual information for maritime surveillance Chapter 12: AIS signal radiolocation, tracking and verification Chapter 13: The impact of Satellite AIS to the environmental challenges of modern shipping Chapter 14: How 'green' is e-Navigation? Chapter 15: Optimal ship operation: monitoring technology of ship overall heat balance Chapter 16: Regulation of ship-source pollution through international convention regimes Chapter 17: Foresight application for transport sector Chapter 18: Aeronautical air-ground data communications: current and future trends

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Michele Fiorini is Chairman of the IET Italy Network, member of the e-Navigation technical working group of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, and Project Engineering Manager for the 'Automatic National System of Radar Control for Maritime Areas of Poland' project realized by Selex ES. He served as Expert Evaluator for the Baltic Sea research programme BONUS (science for a better future of the Baltic Sea region), and was Session Chairman for Clean Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems at the 2013 Euro-Asia Economic Forum (EAEF-2013), Xi'an, China. Jia-Chin Lin is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan. He has served as an (associate) editor on several IEEE and IET journals: IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, IET Intelligent Transport Systems.

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