AIRTRANS, an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system, has provided transit service for passengers at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport since January 1974. The successful deployment of AGT technology prompted the investigation for the extension of this technology. The report describes the results of the vehicle and wayside subsystem task of the AIRTRANS Urban Technology Program. Improvements to the AIRTRANS AGT system to achieve reduced maintenance cost, increased reliability, improved energy efficiency and all-weather capability for urban applications have been evaluated, analyzed, tested and demonstrated to enhance urban suitability. The demonstration was accomplished by fabricating an urban prototype vehicle and placing it in test operation in the AIRTRANS system at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. The prototype vehicle improvements were made in the steering, propulsion, power collection, vehicle coupling, pneumatic, air compressor, door actuation, environmental control and suspension subsystems, and in vehicle maintenance access.
AIRTRANS Urban Technology Program, Phase II. Volume 3: Vehicle and Wayside Subsystems
1979
123 pages
Report
No indication
English
Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Air Transportation , Passenger transportation , Airports , Automation , Electric vehicles , Services , Operations , Texas , Urban transportation , Urban planning , Central city , Maintenance , Expenses , Reliability , Evaluation , AIRTRANS , Guideway transportation , Technology utilization , Transportation planning , Dallas/Fort Worth Airport , People movers
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