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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Topics
Strong Concepts develops and maintains a package of programs which provides quick, accurate
and consistent analysis and design of traffic and transportation-related engineering problems.
These programs are known collectively as TEAPAC, an acronym for Traffic Engineering
Application PACkage. More than a dozen integrated programs are included in TEAPAC, all of
which use the same basic user interface and procedures to direct the actions of the programs. In
addition, these programs share the same characteristics with regard to data entry conventions and
storage format for data files. This allows convenient and efficient sharing of information
between programs.
PRENOSTOP is one of the programs within the TEAPAC program package. PRENOSTOP is
designed to aid in the use of the NOSTOP arterial signal optimization program. PRENOSTOP is
an interactive preprocessor program which is used to prepare input data for the NOSTOP
program. Besides allowing input compatible with the other TEAPAC preprocessors, as a
postprocessor for NOSTOP PRENOSTOP also plots time space diagrams of existing and
optimized results, as well as displays signal timing diagrams that are easy to read for timing
implementation in the field.
In order to illustrate these features, an initial example for the PRENOSTOP program has been
created. By following the step-by-step instructions contained in Chapter 2 of this manual, you
will become familiar with the basic PRENOSTOP commands and procedures. If unfamiliar with
the TEAPAC package in general, review of the tutorial section (Chapters 1-4) of the TEAPAC
Tutorial/Reference Manual will increase the speed and effectiveness of learning the
PRENOSTOP program.
Chapter 1 Topics
Chapter 1 Introduction
Structure and Organization
Conventions
Review of TEAPAC Procedures
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