A study was recently undertaken for a client in the Silicon Valley to explore the capacity limits of automated transit networks based on small vehicles departing on demand. Based on proven PRT designs, advanced strategies were developed for ridesharing with multiple destinations and multiple origins. These strategies were applied to morning (few to many) and evening (many to few) peak demand periods. Vehicle pair-coupling was introduced in stations while decoupling could be performed at speed in diverges. A tentative 30 miles single guide-way network was designed with 50 stations. The network connected a city and campus to existing and proposed transit stops and provided service within the area. Simulations verified a total network capacity of 14,500 trips per hour using 910 vehicles designed to accommodate 6 seated passengers. The average vehicle load was up to 4.3 passengers (72%) and the maximum link flow was up to 6,500 pphpd. This capacity is comparable to that of mass transit while providing on-demand service and mostly non-stop travel.


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    Title :

    Operational Strategies from Personal to Mass Transit


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    15th International Conference on Automated People Movers and Automated Transit Systems ; 2016 ; Toronto, Ontario, Canada



    Publication date :

    2016-04-11




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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