Lane Assist Systems for Bus Rapid Transit, Volume II: Needs and Requirements

This report describes the transit service needs that can be met by using lane assistance systems and the requirements that these systems must meet in order to be useful and safe. The guidance system functions include automatic steering (or lane assist), and automatic precision docking of buses at stations. The work is based on review of the existing literature and research on the subject of lane assistance, combined with case studies of several transit properties that could potentially benefit from use of lane assist systems. The report also presents analyses of needs, benefits/costs and deployment issues. In addition, the report addresses the development of requirements and specifications, measures of effectiveness, and safety analysis methods.

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  • https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5rn38zr/2/producer%2FPRR-2007-22.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1720

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Zhang, Wei-Bin
  • Shladover, Steven E
  • Cooper, Douglas L
  • Chang, Joanne
  • Miller, Mark A
  • Bu, Fanping
  • Chan, Ching-Yao
• Publication Date: 2007-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 119p
• Serial:
  • PATH Research Report
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 1055-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Automated vehicle control; Automatic steering control; Bus rapid transit; Driver support systems; Guided buses; Lane occupancy
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01091006
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2007-22
• Contract Numbers: RTA 65A0160
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 2008 8:04AM