| Title |
SYSTEMS OPERATION STUDIES FOR AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS. SUMMARY REPORT
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| Accession No |
00326294 |
| Authors |
LEE, R A; Thompson, J F; Oglesby, R N; Bonderson, L S |
| Period Covered |
760600-7906 |
Corp. Authors
/ Publisher |
General Motors Technical Center  ; Transportation Systems Center ; Urban Mass Transportation Administration
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| Publication Date |
19800200 |
| Description |
132 p.
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| Abstract |
In order to examine specific Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) developments and concepts and to build a better knowledge base for future decision-making, UMTA has undertaken a new program of studies and technology investigations called the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) Automated Guideway Transit Technology (AGTT) Program. The objectives of one segment of the AGTT program, the Systems Operation Studies (SOS), are: (1) to develop models for the analysis of system operations; (2) to evaluate AGT system performance and cost; and (3) to establish guidelines for the design and operation of AGT systems. The results of the SOS project are summarized in this final report. The characteristics of 43 existing or proposed AGT systems were inventoried, and the information was used to develop a system classification structure. Classes of metropolitan and activity center demand applications were defined and demand matrices based on survey data from representative locales were generated. A restricted number of combinations of system classes, demand types, and network types were developed as representative deployment scenarios for analysts. An extensive list of possible performance measures was developed and then condensed to an initial set of 14 system level measures. A comprehensive set of computer software has been developed and tested. The various computer programs permit the simulation of entire AGT systems as well as major subsystems, including stations, links, merges, and intersections. |
| TRT Terms |
Analysis ; Automated guideway transit ; Classification ; Costs ; Mathematical models ; Operations ; Performance evaluations ; Planning ; Quality of work ; Simulation ; Systems analysis ; Systems engineering ; Urban transportation |
| Other Terms |
Computerized simulation; Cost analysis; Operations planning; Performance standards |
| Subject Areas |
R11 ADVANCED SYSTEMS; U17 ITS, APTS, MAGLEV, NEW SYSTEMS |
| Contract Number |
DOT-TSC-1220 |
| Report Number |
UMTA-MA-06-0048-8012Final Rpt. |
| Availability |
National Technical Information Service Order Number: PB81-101693
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| Document Source |
National Technical Information Service
Source Data: u8101
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| TRIS Files |
UMTRIS; RRIS; NTIS |
| Database |
TRIS Online |
TRT
