NTL Record

Title Systems Operation Studies for Automated Guideway Transit Systems: Representative Application Areas for AGT
Record ID 49280
Personal Name
Creator
Cowan, R.; Bonderson, L.; Alberts, F.
Source 223p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator General Motors Corporation
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19801101
Language English
Abstract The purpose of the Application Area Definition task is to define the travel demands and guideway networks for a set of representative AGT system deployments. These demands and networks, when combined with detailed descriptions of the systems and their operating characteristics, define the representative systems to be modeled and analyzed in other tasks within the SOS program. Results of the definition of representative AGT system deployments for analysis in the AGT-SOS program are presented in this report. Each deployment consists of a demand type, an AGT system, and a guideway network type. Seven demand types, including three metropolitan areas, two central business districts, and two activity centers are defined, and a representative locale of each type is chosen. Station-to-station demands generated after the process for generating zone-to-zone demands for the metropolitan area applications are also presented. The following seven guideway network types are defined: shuttle, loop, one-way loop, two-way loop, multiple loop, partially connected grid, and fully connected grid. Ten AGT systems have been defined in another phase of the AGT-SOS program. From among the possible combinations of demands, systems, and networks, 19 representative deployments are selected, and a network is presented for each. The results of network flow analyses, in which the compatibility between the network and the station-to-station demand is evaluated, are presented for the representative SLT deployments.
Rosap ID dot:10743
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10743
TRT Terms Automated guideway transit; Computer programming; Fleet management; Headways; Maintenance management; Manuals; Mathematical models; Needs assessment; Operations; Passenger terminals; Planning; Public transit; Ridership; Scheduling; Supply; Traffic delays; Transit vehicle operations; Transportation; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel patterns
Classification NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Advanced Public Transit Systems;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Transit Safety and Security;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1220
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-30; UMTA-MA-06-0048-80-7
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49200/49280/DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-30.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository