2Definition of terms#
The terms defined in MRTS201 General Equipment Requirements apply to this Technical Specification. Additional terminology relevant to this Technical Specification are defined in Table 2.
Table 2 – Definitions of terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Act | Radiocommunications Act 1992 (Cth) and associated regulations and codes of practice. |
| Approach | That section of road, consisting of one or more lanes, used by vehicles approaching an intersection or mid-block site. |
| HRC | Hand-held Remote Controller. |
| Display | A signal aspect that is illuminated. |
| Manual operation | A signal operation method where each phase is individually controlled by manually entering a command for the next phase. |
| Master controller | The internal control processing unit hardware within the Master Portable Traffic Signal Unit, which undertakes all communication and internal processing tasks required for operation. This controller controls the Slave controller operations. |
| NATA | National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia. |
| Indicator beacons | Red LEDs affixed to boom barriers to draw attention and warn motorists about the boom barrier movements. |
| Operation modes | A set of system behaviours associated with a particular combination of hardware. |
| Portable Traffic Signal Unit (PTSU) | An individual portable traffic signal that consists of the traffic signal lantern, battery, communications equipment, mounting assembly and base. |
| Portable Traffic Signals System (PTSS) | Traffic light signals and associated equipment that provides signalling for temporary control of traffic at work sites. |
| RPEQ | Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland. |
| Hand-held Remote Controller (HRC) | A hand-held remote / device which can control and set the PTSS lanterns at a safe distance. This device may be wired or wireless. |
| Slave controller | The internal control processing unit hardware within the slave PTSU, which undertakes all communication and internal processing tasks required for operation. This unit is subservient to the Master controller to which it is linked. |
| Traffic controller | A person who holds an appointment as an accredited person under section 21 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld) to perform the functions of a traffic controller as prescribed by Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Accreditation and other provisions) Regulation 2015. |
| Traffic signal lanterns | A set of lanterns used for traffic control. |
| Yellow time | Duration of the yellow signal for a phase or movement. This is static and pre-specified. |