MORGANTOWN PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT LONGITUDINAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN SUMMARY

Experience with the longitudinal control system used on each vehicle in the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit System has shown that nonlinearities and variations in control system parameters can significantly affect performance if such characteristics are not adequately considered in the system design. A design summary is provided that documents this experience and emphasizes the important analysis and hardware design problems encountered. The performance capability of the final design is computed on the basis of analysis and test results. A description of the detailed nonlinear analytical model developed is included for possible use in future studies. Potential system improvements are described that may be the objects of future research and development.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-202713.
• Corporate Authors:

  Boeing Company

  Aerospace Group, Automated Transportation Systems
  Seattle, WA  United States 

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Research, Development and Demonstration
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lang, R P
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Braking; Electric drives; Location; Mathematical models; Personal rapid transit; Position fixing; Safety; Spacing; Speed control; Telecommunications; Traffic control; Urban transportation; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Morgantown (West Virginia); West Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic control systems; Synchronism
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143202
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-23 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-994
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 26 1982 12:00AM