PRT - a Suitable Transport System for Urban Areas in Sweden?
(KFB 1998:38) Dr Ingmar Andréasson, LogistikCentrum AB

Contents

1. Thematic research at Chalmers

1. Thematic programme "Advanced Transit Systems"
2. Need for new public transport systems
3. The concept of personal rapid transit

2. Survey of PRT systems

1. Some PRT systems
2. System parameters
3. Comparisons of characteristics

3. The user’s encounter with new technology

1. Deep interviews of VR travellers
2. Focus group interviews
3. Comparison between deep interviews and focus groups

4. PRT in cityscape – demands and acceptance

5. Guide-way design

1. Preliminary beam section
2. Need for research

6. Traffic strategies and network extension

1. Safe distances
2. Choice of route
3. Synchronous or asynchronous control
4. Weaving
5. Vehicle movements in stations
6. Redistribution of empty vehicles
7. Ride-sharing in PRT systems
8. Extension of PRT networks
9. Double or single guide-way
10. Dynamic simulation

7. PRT travel demand

1. Interaction with route services
2. Mode shift from automobile trips

8. Socio-economic assessment

9. Conclusions

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