LONGITUDINAL CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
The designer of an automated guideway transit sytem may select a number of different approaches to vehicle longitudinal control. These approaches may be broadly classified into point-follower and vehicle-follower divisions. Control in the former case reduces to the problem of tracking a deterministically generated point while vehicle-follower control involves manipulation of vehicle position and velocity relative to other vehicles in the immediate vicinity. The selected policy has implications on the performance and hardware configuration of the vehicle longitudinal control system. This paper reviews some of the fundamental considerations in the design of point- and vehicle-follower vehicle longitudinal control systems in the context of recent domestic and European system developments.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the 10th IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Conference Record, Atlanta, Georgia, September 28-October 2, 1975.
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Corporate Authors:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Authors:
- Mackinnon, D
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 232-238
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automatic control; Automatic train protection; Block signal systems; Control systems; Guideways; Intelligent transportation systems; Transportation; Vehicles
- Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Automated guideway systems; Automatic control systems; Block systems
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152783
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM