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<strong>WMATA</strong> Real-Time Parking<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Feasibility Study<br />
Chapter 6<br />
PILOT PROJECT CONCEPT<br />
This chapter presents the concept for the Pilot Project. While not intended to<br />
represent a detailed design, this chapter serves as a starting point for the full<br />
design <strong>of</strong> the pilot system. The chapter includes re<strong>com</strong>mend<strong>at</strong>ions on the<br />
system architecture, hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware requirements, oper<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
consider<strong>at</strong>ions, and potential funding mechanisms.<br />
This chapter documents the development <strong>of</strong> the system concept for the pilot<br />
implement<strong>at</strong>ion. The chapter defines the loc<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the pilot implement<strong>at</strong>ion, presents a<br />
design concept, and provides more specific cost estim<strong>at</strong>es. L<strong>at</strong>er sections describe<br />
anticip<strong>at</strong>ed issues, problems, and areas <strong>of</strong> concern regarding the pilot implement<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
process <strong>of</strong> the <strong>parking</strong> <strong>inform<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> system.<br />
While not intended to represent a detailed design, this chapter serves as a starting point<br />
for the full design <strong>of</strong> a pilot system. Because the intent <strong>of</strong> the pilot <strong>study</strong> is to develop<br />
the concept and determine if it is a viable tool for further implement<strong>at</strong>ion, not all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
requirements developed in Task 3 are included in the pilot <strong>study</strong>. While this document<br />
addresses the anticip<strong>at</strong>ed major issues, it should not be considered a <strong>com</strong>plete and<br />
exhaustive list <strong>of</strong> all potential issues.<br />
In rel<strong>at</strong>ion to the systems engineering “Vee” diagram, the cumul<strong>at</strong>ive work <strong>of</strong> this project<br />
has addressed the items highlighted in green in Figure 6-1. This began slightly before<br />
the Concept <strong>of</strong> Oper<strong>at</strong>ions, and will end <strong>at</strong> the start <strong>of</strong> High-Level Design. 4 This is about<br />
one-half the way down the left leg “De<strong>com</strong>position and Definition” portion <strong>of</strong> the “Vee”<br />
diagram, as shown below in Figure 6-1.<br />
Figure 6-1 Systems Engineering Process<br />
4<br />
A full description <strong>of</strong> the systems engineering process is found in Systems Engineering for Intelligent Transport<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Systems, U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Transport<strong>at</strong>ion, Chapter 3, page 11; also available online <strong>at</strong><br />
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/public<strong>at</strong>ions/seitsguide/index.htm.<br />
Page 6-1 June 2009
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