Palm Tran Real-Time Maintenance Updates

Project Description: This project would allow Palm Tran vehicles to report real–time maintenance information.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Palm Tran

Project Service Packages:

• PT06: Transit Fleet Management (Broward County Transit / Palm Tran)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
transit vehicle conditions	Palm Tran Vehicles	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Operator Assignment
• 1: The center shall maintain records of a transit vehicle operator's performance. This may be done utilizing standardized performance evaluation criteria set forth by governmental regulations and transit operating company policies, assessing the transit vehicle operator's driving history, and assessing comments from the transit vehicle operator's supervisor(s) as well as noting any moving violations or accidents, supervisor comments, government regulations, and company policies.
• 3: The center shall assign transit vehicle operators to transit schedules based on their eligibility, route preferences, seniority, and transit vehicle availability.


• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Vehicle Assignment
• 1: The center shall assign individual transit vehicles to transit blocks.
• 2: The center shall download vehicle assignments to the transit vehicle prior to the start of the day’s operations.


• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Garage Maintenance
• 1: The center shall collect operational and maintenance data from transit vehicles.
• 2: The center shall monitor the condition of a transit vehicle to analyze brake, drive train, sensors, fuel, steering, tire, processor, communications equipment, and transit vehicle mileage to identify mileage based maintenance, out-of-specification or imminent failure conditions.
• 3: The center shall generate transit vehicle maintenance schedules that identify the maintenance or repair to be performed and when the work is to be done.


• Palm Tran Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Maintenance
• 1: The transit vehicle shall collect and process vehicle mileage data available to sensors on-board.
• 2: The transit vehicle shall collect and process the transit vehicle's operating conditions such as engine temperature, oil pressure, brake wear, internal lighting, environmental controls, etc.
• 3: The transit vehicle shall transmit vehicle maintenance data to the center to be used for scheduling future vehicle maintenance.


• Palm Tran Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Schedule Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall receive a vehicle assignment including transit route information, transit service instructions, traffic information, road conditions, and other information for the operator.

Standards:

• US: TCIP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Palm Tran
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all Palm Tran vehicles.