The following tools relevant to systems engineering are provided by USDOT.
The Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT) is used as a template to create regional ITS architectures that are tailored for a specific state, metropolitan area, or other region of interest (e.g., a major corridor or a National Park). ARC-IT provides the fundamental building blocks: the physical objects (subsystems and terminators), interfaces (as defined by the information flows), service packages, functional objects, and functional requirements that are selectively included in the regional ITS architecture and customized as necessary to fully reflect the envisioned regional transportation system.
The Regional Architecture Development for Intelligent Transportation (RAD-IT) software provides an easy way to personalize and customize ARC-IT for a specific region.
The Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation (SET-IT) software provides extensive drawing capabilities to produce project architectures and support Concept of Operations and Requirements definition. SET-IT content is based on ARC-IT and is compatible with the RAD-IT software.
