AUTOMATION AND CONTROL IN TRANSPORT. 2ND REVISED EDITION

Although the author gives prominence to railway technology, some of the areas treated applies to both road and rail bound transport and some to road transport only. These areas are as follows: route capacity - laws for vehicle following (lane capacity, car-following theory, automatic vehicle systems), problems of congestion - traffic regulation (statistical aspects of car-following behaviour, traffic waves), computer aids to operation - traffic surveillance and control (split cycle and offset optimisation technique: scoot, control of cascaded vehicles), measurement of power - analogue computing (application to strings of vehicles), vehicle identification (bus electronic scanning indicator), interlocking - sequence control (control of intersections - automatic half barriers), control of acceleration and power (automatic transmissions), control of braking, steering - directional stability, some modern rapid transit lines (guided transport, recently constructed underground railways, intermediate systems, light electric vehicles - Tyne and Wear system, pneumatic-tired systems, innovative - fully automated systems), and possibilities for the future including small vehicles under computer control, intercity transport: high-speed rail, new forms of urban and intercity transport, air-cushion transport, linear induction motore, linear synchroneous motors, electro-magnetic support and guidance (attraction mode), magnetic support and guidance -the repulsion (electrodynamic) system, and some unexplored possibilities. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • BARWELL, F T
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 390 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Automated guideway transit; Automatic control; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Automation; Braking; Buses; Computer programs; Control; Control devices; Digital computers; Electric vehicles; Future; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Location; Magnetic levitation; Motor vehicles; Railroad facility operations; Railroad grade crossings; Rapid transit; Right of way (Traffic); Signaling; Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Subways; Surveillance; Suspension systems; Textbooks; Traffic control; Traffic signal cycle; Transmissions; Transportation modes; Vehicle spacing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Line capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced tram
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 3882: Automatic; 1874: Braking; 1272: Bus; 3874: Control; 576: Cycle (traffic signals); 8673: Digital computer; 1282: Electric vehicle; 639: Exclusive right of way; 1152: Future transport mode; 9104: Guidance; 452: Level crossing; 9061: Location; 8645: Software; 1834: Steering (process); 9101: Surveillance; 1329: Suspension (veh); 8526: Textbook; 654: Traffic control; 1333: Transmission (veh); 1145: Transport mode; 1191: Underground railway; 1646: Vehicle handling; 694: Vehicle spacing
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384601
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-08-026712-2
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM