CORONATION DRIVE TIDAL FLOW LANE CONTROL SYSTEM

The Tidal Flow Lane Control System was developed to deliver the Coronation Drive Bus Lane Project for the Brisbane City Council. This innovative project provides an inbound or outbound bus lane by reversing the flow of traffic in the middle lane. This paper provides some background on the project and details the control system architecture and components, including hardware, software and networks. The control system is built upon the core requirements of a robust and reliable error detection and fault handling engine and a safe and efficient transition engine. The paper covers core operational aspects, from the automated error detection and transition engine components, to the operator interface and operator interactions. The Tidal Flow Lane Control System has been operational since December 2002. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210200.