AR 05-01
An Accurate Monitoring of Truck Waiting and Flow Times
Shui F. Lam
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Tel: (562) 985-1552
Fax: (562) 985-7823
Email: lam@csulb.edu
Project Objectives:
Based on the observations obtained from a full-day of
monitoring truck movements at a marine terminal that are captured with digital
cameras at various critical points of the terminal, the project will produce
information on wait times, truck flow times and arrival and queuing patterns.
Tasks:
A. A detailed distribution of truck wait times at various parts of the terminal,
along with the means, standard deviations and other useful statistics.
B. A detailed distribution of truck flow times from the pedestal stations
to the exit gate, along with the mean, standard deviation, and other useful
statistics.
C. An understanding of the arrival patterns and the queue lengths outside
of the main entry gate as well as the bobtail gate.
D. An understanding of the initial queue lengths outside of the entry gates
prior to the opening of the terminal in the morning.
Milestones/Dates:
Draft report due by 5/31/06
Total Budget:
$39,830
Student Involvement:
Student Assistants: 580 hours at $15/hr
Student Programmers: 200 hours at $20/hr.
Relationship to other research projects:
Related to METRANS 04-06, Evaluation of the Terminal Gate Appointment System
at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports
