This paper aims to focus on cybernetic transportation systems (CTS) due to their effectiveness for solving mobility problems in cities. A new mobility concept is proposed which allows to attain the same flexibility of the private passenger car but with much less nuisances. It is based on small semi-autonomous electric vehicles, which may be used to complement mass public transportation, by providing passenger service for any location at any time. A set of automatic guided vehicles for public transportation are described. Two different control paradigms of the fleet are compared: centralized vs. distributed control. The pros and cons of both control approaches are highlighted so as to support decisions about the configuration of a CTS for people transportation on public places. The paper provides a new offer of transportation for people in short path cities downtown or public gardens, in order to move people based on sustainable and efficient public transportation systems. This paper proposes a new mobility concept for cities, which uses a CTS to complement the public transportation system with an on-demand short distance passenger service. Its goal is to attain the same flexibility of the private passenger car with semi-autonomous electric vehicles, but with much less nuisances. Two different control approaches for the fleet are compared along their pros and cons, so as to support decisions about the configuration of a CTS for people transportation on public places. On one hand, centralized control is suitable to a small size CTS (few AGV's - Automatic Guided Vehicles) having a simple configuration (e.g. single loop configuration). On the other hand, distributed control makes possible to deploy a more complex CTS, comprised of a larger fleet operating in a wider area and more complex network, while scaling well with the team size and being sufficiently robust and fault tolerant.
Towards a new mobility concept for cities: architecture and programming of semi-autonomous electric vehicles
Ein Beitrag zu einem neuen Mobilitätskonzept für Innenstädte: Architektur und Programmierung von halbautonomen Elektrofahrzeugen
The Industrial Robot ; 34 , 2 ; 142-149
2007
8 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 6 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
A Virtual Driveline Concept to Maximize Mobility Performance of Autonomous Electric Vehicles
SAE Technical Papers | 2020
|A Virtual Driveline Concept to Maximize Mobility Performance of Autonomous Electric Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2020
|Autonomous vehicles — The future of electric mobility?
IEEE | 2013
|