PRECURSOR SYSTEMS ANALYSES OF AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. FINAL REPORT. ACTIVITY AREA A: URBAN AND RURAL AHS COMPARISON

This activity analyzes the technical and operational requirements of an Automated Highway System (AHS) in urban and rural environments. The characteristics of urban freeways and rural highways are compared to define common issues and risks and indicate areas of divergence in compatible system implementations. The comparison addresses three major areas: the tradeoff among the goals of automated control in urban versus rural environments; the distinct operating characteristics of AHS subsystems in rural highways; and the design considerations for several AHS-specific elements. The issues and risks concerning the most cost effective approach to instrumentation content in terms of the control loop dynamics and potential market penetration in both environments are identified.

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  • Corporate Authors:

    Delco Electronics Corporation

    Delco Systems Operations, 6767 Hollister Avenue
    Goleta, CA  United States  93117-3000

    Federal Highway Administration

    Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
    McLean, VA  United States  22101
  • Authors:
    • Cochran, A
    • Culver, B
    • Halseth, M
    • HAYES, S
    • Mangarelli, F
    • O'BRIEN, S
  • Publication Date: 1995-5

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 72 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00722565
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Resource Materials, FHWA-RD-95-137
  • Contract Numbers: DTFH61-93-C-00194
  • Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jun 17 1996 12:00AM