Application of the AHP Method for Comparative Analysis of Software Systems in Traffic from the Aspect of Traffic Safety

Authors

  • Ognjen Pantelić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
  • Dalibor Pešić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
  • Milan Vujanić Traffic Safety Group (TSG), Serbia
  • Katarina Švab KPMG Serbia
  • Aleksandar Trifunović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v35i4.160

Keywords:

traffic safety, information systems, intelligent transportation systems, motion, SCATS, SCOOT

Abstract

It is generally known that traffic safety is influenced by humans, vehicles, and roads. Nowadays, when new technologies have taken over a large part of the traffic industry, the selection of relevant software, whose competition is great, presents a big problem for the decision-maker. Intelligent systems, such as Motion, SCOOT, and SCATS, are used for the implementation of a control strategy in order to manage signals on the traffic network, with the goal of increasing efficiency and traffic safety. These systems operate on the demand-responsive principle and have logic for traffic optimization which represents their main difference along with the optimization subject and method of the system functioning. The research included consideration of mentioned differences, software, and hardware architecture that have a significant impact on the system’s functionality since the detector’s locations themselves depend on the optimization subject. The implementation benefits are considered through the existing world’s projects. Based on the obtained data, the criteria used for the comparative analysis of these three systems were defined, from the aspect of traffic safety.

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31-08-2023

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Pantelić, O., Pešić, D., Vujanić, M., Švab, K., & Trifunović, A. (2023). Application of the AHP Method for Comparative Analysis of Software Systems in Traffic from the Aspect of Traffic Safety. Promet - Traffic&Transportation, 35(4), 525–539. https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v35i4.160

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