TRAFFIC ANALYSIS OF PRT GRADECROSSED INTERSECTION

A gradecrossed intersection of the personal rapid transit system (PRT), which is one of the automated guideway transit systems, is modeled. Its control algorithm which assigns moving cells to avoid vehicle collision at intersection part or the merging part is presented. The model is formulated as a finite Markov chain (one-dimensional) random walk). As a result, the relation between vehicle traffic density and (1) delay distribution and expected delay time due to intersection passing, (2) abort rate, and (3) throughput, is obtained explicitly.

• Corporate Authors:

  Scripta Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Kurihara, M
  • Kaji, I
  • NAKADA, K
  • HAMAMATSU, Y
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 36-45
• Serial:
  • Electronics and Communications in Japan
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Scripta Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automatic train protection; Guideways; Personal rapid transit; Probability; Rapid transit; Signaling; Stochastic processes; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Transportation; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387851
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM