LONGITUDINAL CONTROL STRATEGY DERIVED FROM THE BASIC SAFETY CONSTRAINT

The work described in this paper is derived mainly from the authors' studies for the British Rail Autowagon system. However it is felt that the fundamentals of vehicle following investigated are relevant to a wider range of automated guided vehicle systems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for Meeting August 28-30, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • THOMAS, P D
  • Hopkinson, J
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 20-29
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte-AIT
  • Publisher: Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Headways; Safety
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated guideway systems
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00135196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM