Precursor Systems Analyses of Automated Highway Systems. Alternative Propulsion Systems Inputs

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributor:
  Saxton, Lyle
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automated highway systems
  • Design
  • Vehicles
  • Operations research
  • Propulsion
  • Impacts
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-95-086
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Description:
  The study was based on the assertion that concepts for automated highways and initial implementations will be influenced, primarily, by the design characteristics and limitations of modern vehicles. The study assumed a possible AHS design evolution, then using the functional and performance requirements for these AHSs, constructed a list of APS operational conditions which in turn, constrain the design of APSs. The reasonable APS vehicle will 'look' similar to today's automobile in terms of size, passenger area, storage space, weight, maneuverability and complexity of operation. The study examined these reasonable vehicles in terms of their operability and impact on a set of likely AHSs, over a range of operational scenarios. Subsequently, the research assessed infrastructure impacts of APSs and speculated on alternative AHS configurations that would be necessary to explicitly support APS traffic.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75391/dot_75391_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 453.31 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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