CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR PRT

Around the family of automatic guided transport now known as PRT, control systems have been developed to cope with complex service patterns and close headways. The author examines these techniques and concludes that while few have direct application to conventional rail, the same fundamental questions remain to be tackled in heavy rapid transit.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Thomas, T H
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Control; Control systems; Headways; Intelligent transportation systems; Personal rapid transit; Railroad signals; Railroads; Rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052079
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1981 12:00AM