In this paper, a fully-distributed system-level control architecture is described for dispatching, routing, and collision avoidance of multiple passive vehicles moving in a guideway network formed by a multitude of propulsion units. Propulsion units cooperate using a communication network with a topology identical to that of the guideway network, eliminating the need for explicit knowledge of g...

The study results reported here are part of a larger research project that developed a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. As part of that effort, passenger injury incident data was collected from five rail transit systems, and interviews were conducted with safety officers at other rail transit systems in the US and Canada...

Engineer’s steel rulers and measuring tapes are considered versatile dimensional tools for many industrial applications. Calibrations of these carried out by comparing their scales with reference length standards. The standards can be geodetic baselines provided a laser interferometer system or linear encoder that integrated in well-designed guideway. This work aims to study not only the calibr...

This paper introduces a scaled PRT system, by which the expense and time for development can be reduced and the field applicability can also be improved. Furthermore, due to the propulsion based on the in-track linear induction motor (LIM), the need to carry motors and controllers on each vehicle and to provide guideway power rails can be eliminated, and thus the economical efficiency can be im...

ITE JOURNAL / MARCH 1999 LAS VEGAS, NEV., USA, IS well known for the Strip, the wedding chapels where many Hollywood stars have married and its Elvis impersonators. What is not as widely known is that Las Vegas is home to a relatively large number of small scale Automated People Mover (APM) systems that serve the internal site-circulation needs of resorts. In fact, Las Vegas may be considered t...