Within the Transit Industry reside proponents and detractors of automatic control, as well as proponents and detractors of manual control. These factions are well versed in the aspects of both automatic and manual control, and produce and promote a variety of data, facts, and opinions via venues ranging from conferences to websites to internet blogs. Occasionally, ardent discussion or promotion of one control type occurs at the expense of the other control type. In these cases, contrasting claims may be made that increase the difficulty for prospective public owners and planners of transit systems to objectively assess automatic or manual control as it applies to their particular system. The general conclusion is that it is best to choose the transit system that best meets project-specific parameters, not to design the project around a particular type of transit system and its characteristics, which includes the aspects of automation or manual operation. A life cycle cost analysis can help in comparing the actual costs involved with automatic or manual operation. In order to best accomplish this project-specific design, it is recommended that planners and owners temper their design decisions with objectivity gained through self-education and/or the input of outside experts. If consulting experts are engaged, their objectively should be confirmed. If self-education involves internet research, common sense should prevail in discerning which websites offer objective facts, and which offer a bully pulpit for entities advancing a particular agenda.
Objectively assessing automatic vs. manual control for transit systems
Objektive Bewertung der automatischen Steuerung gegenüber der manuellen Steuerung für Personentransportsysteme
2009
9 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 5 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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