CONTROL CONCEPTS FOR THE MORGANTOWN PROJECT

AN OVERALL CONTROL CONCEPT IS DESCRIBED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MORGANTOWN, W. VA. DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES ARE ADAPTED TO SHORT HEADWAY OPERATION. THE USE OF SUCH EVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUES IS MOTIVATED BY THE AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUMENTATION AND RELATED OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, THEREBY REDUCING THE TECHNICAL RISK. A COLLISION-AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS PROPOSED, AND TECHNIQUES TO IMPLEMENT THIS VITAL SUBSYSTEM ARE OUTLINED. ADAPTION OF THE TRADITIONAL VELOCITY CONTROL TECHNIQUE FOR VEHICLE REGULATION IS DISCUSSED FOR BOTH THE SINGLE VEHICLE CASE AND FOR A STRING OF CLOSELY-SPACED VEHICLED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No APL/JHU-CP-007
• Corporate Authors:

  Johns Hopkins University, Laurel

  Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road
  Laurel, MD  United States  20723-6099
• Authors:
  • Brown, S J
  • HINMAN, E J
  • Mooring, E E
  • Pitts, G L
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 184 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Crashes; Headways; Speed control; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226756
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM