DESIGN OF A GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DETERMINISTICALLY CONTROLLED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. VOLUME I. SUMMARY AND SPECIFICATIONS

A preliminary design of a controls system applicable to a wide range of automated ground transportation systems is specified and discussed. The design covers the functions of safety assurance, navigation, space allocation and communications. A four-level hierarchy control system is described which includes hardware and software for the network control center, local controllers, a distributed control and communications line for guideway installation, and vehicle control equipment. The three volume report discusses in detail the rationales involved in the major tradeoff decisions. Application notes are furnished. Discussions of reliability, maintainability and availability appear as well as those relating to the relative safety and capacity of a deterministically controlled system. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-210 869.
• Corporate Authors:

  TRW Systems Group

  Washington Operations
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Publication Date: 1972-2-29

Media Info

• Pagination: 256 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automatic control; Intelligent transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Automated guideway systems; Automatic control systems; Deterministically controlled systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054558
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 06818-W043-RO-00 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-C-353-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM