The study is concerned with the design of crashworthy vehicles for high-capacity personal rapid transit (PRT) systems. PRT systems offer on-demand, non-stop service from origin to destination over an extensive network of exclusive guideways. Proposed high-capacity PRT systems operate at fractional second headways. The necessity for such short headway operation has resulted in concern for passenger safety in high-capacity PRT. The study is undertaken to establish guidelines for the design of PRT vehicles in which passengers would not be seriously injured even under the conditions of a worst case collision. It is established that even in the case of a collision with a fixed unyielding barrier, adequate passenger protection can be obtained using existing technology provided impact velocities do not exceed 30 to 40 m.p.h.


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    Title :

    Crashworthiness for High-Capacity Personal Rapid Transit Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    127 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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