NON-INTERACTING CONTROL OF A STRING OF MOVING VEHICLES

The theory of non-interacting control is utilised in this paper to formulate a method of regulating a string of moving vehicles in a low speed high capacity automated transit system. The resulting scheme needs fewer communication links and simplifies merging and demerging of vehicles. The method is illustrated by analogue computer simulation results for the case of a string of four vehicles. (A). /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • SINHA, P K
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 109-116
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analog computers; Automated vehicle control; Automatic control; Automation; Control; Control devices; Digital computers; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Merging traffic; Motion; Motor vehicles; Moving industry; Right of way (Traffic); Simulation; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Moving vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated transit system
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 3882: Automatic; 3874: Control; 8673: Digital computer; 647: Merging traffic; 9050: Moving; 9103: Simulation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164265
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1978 12:00AM