Precursor systems analyses of automated highway systems. Activity area A. Urban and rural AHS comparisons. Final report, September 1993-November 1994

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:104395

Chatziioanou, A

Several potential AHS operating mode alternatives were developed through `representative system configurations` and operating concept variable combinations. Alternatives are mapped in the `Operating Mode Input Matrix` and grouped in four basic stages of development. System overall performance was assessed. Discussion on the impacts of differences in the evaluation of urban and rural settings follow. Representative System Configuration variables include guideway separation, heavy vehicle handling and intelligence/authority distribution while operating variables include vehicle spacing, speed and demand levels. Theoretical capacity, safety and environmental impact as it applies to air quality are addressed for the operating modes analyzed. Assessments were made by partitioning of the initial questions in subsets of issues. Every group eventually tries to focus its investigation to the differences and similarities between urban and rural AHS deployments as viewed through the prism of the group-specific issues. Overall it seems that urban and rural AHS deployments could work in parallel. Special attention needs to be given during the stage of separate AHS infrastructure development for compatibility with previous stages.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). California PATH Program
• OSTI ID: 104395
• Report Number(s): PB-95-253654/XAB; CNN: Contract DTFH61-93-C-001-99; TRN: 52423763
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB--95-221545; PBD: Jun 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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