AutoBid: System for Police Patrol Selection.
AutoBid: System for Police Patrol Selection.
(107 K)
Weber, S. F.; Rushing, A. S.
Computer Program; November 2001.
Available from:
SOFTWARE ONLY THE INTERNET:
http:/www.nlectc.org/autobid/overview.html
Keywords:
police; patrol vehicle; vehicle performance; vehicle
testing
Abstract:
AutoBid is designed to help police fleet administrators
select the patrol vehicle that is best suited to the
needs of their department. The system is based on
vehicle performance test data for police patrol package
models published annually by the Michigan State Police.
AutoBid helps fleet managers select the best patrol
vehicle based on vehicle test scores. It identifies
which vehicle has the highest overall test performance
and ranks the vehicles according to their relative
performance. The overall performance score of a vehicle
is based on each test score weighted by the importance
weight for each test category assigned by the user. The
overall performance score is particularly helpful when
an evaluation is needed before a request for bids has
been prepared. The performance analysis can be used to
determine which models warrant a request for bids.
Future versions of AutoBid will include an additional
method of vehicle selection using a combined score based
on both vehicle cost and test scores. This method will
identify which vehicle is the "Best Buy" in terms of the
lowest cost for equivalent test performance and ranks
the vehicles by the bid price adjusted for performance.
AutoBid is available both as a Java application and a
Java applet. The application runs on any operating
systems provided the Java Runtime Environment is
installed. The applet can be viewed via a Java-capable
web browser.
