Dual Mode Transportation - National Conference
Table of Contents of the Proceedings of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, May 29-31, 1974
Published as Special Report 170, Transportation Research Board, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1976 (available at most major libraries or via interlibrary loan)
Contents
Preface
Daniel Brand, State of Massachusetts ................... ..........1
Introduction
Eugene T. Canty, General Motors Corporation..................2
Conference Summary
Eugene T. Canty, General Motors Corporation..................3
LUNCHEON SPEECHES
Let's Demonstrate Dual ModeHenry S. Reuss, U.S. House of Representatives. ................... ... 15
Issues in New Transportation Systems and TechnologyC. Kenneth Orski, Urban Mass Transportation Administration ............. 18
DUAL-MODE CONCEPTS
Dual Mode: Automating High-Cost Urban Transportation Rights-of-Way
Daniel Brand, State of Massachusetts..........................................23
Comparison of Dual-Mode and Other Urban Transportation Systems
Peter Benjamin, U.S. Department of Transportation. ................... 28
Dual-Mode, Captive-Vehicle PRT, and Pallet Systems
J. Edward Anderson, University of Minnesota. ....................... .... 33
Abstracts of Papers
Comparison of Dual-Mode Transit System With Various Transit Bus Options
John G. Lieb, Mitre Corporation...................................................36
National Potential for Urban Dual-Mode Systems
Carla Heaton, U.S. Department of Transportation.........................36
Pallet Rail-Carrier Dual-Mode Transportation System
George J. Adams, Mobility Systems and Equipment Company ............. 36
Toward Dual-Mode Use of Bicycles in Public Rapid TransitDavid M. Eggleston, San Diego State University .....36
CRUSWAY
Paul W. Howells, Edwin H. Lederer, and Robert N. Lothes, Syracuse University Research Corporation.........................................................37
Dual-Mode Transportation: Auto-Train and Bus-Train
David R. Miller and William H. T. Holden, Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall....37
Estimating the Labor Savings in a Dual-Mode Transit System
Ernest Nussbaum, Mitre Corporation ...................37
STATUS REPORTS OF CONCEPT DEVELOPMENTS
Dual-Mode System Development Program of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Vincent R. DeMarco, Urban Mass Transportation Administration ........... 41
Dual-Mode Transit Concept of General Motors Corporation
H. Blair Tyson and Frank P. Caiati, General Motors Corporation .......... 44
Dual-Mode Transit Concept of Rohr Industries
Wesley H. Marden, Jr., Rohr Industries, Inc. ................... .... 52
Abstracts of Papers
Dual-Mode Systems and Their Progressive Application in FranceA. Bieber, Institute of Transport Research, France ................... 55
A Practical, Progressive, and Evolutionary Solution to Transport Problems: Dual-Mode System in Evry
Andre' Morand, Seri Renault Engineering, France ................... .. 55
USER CONSIDERATIONS
Anticipated Attitudinal Responses to Dual-Mode Transit Systems and Their Effects on Mode Choice
Martin Wachs, University of California, Los Angeles.....................59
Abstracts of PapersInvestigation of Modal Choice for Dual-Mode Transit
Don P. Costantino, Ricardo Dobson, and Eugene T. Canty, General
Motors Corporation .....................................................................67
Freight Movement Considerations in Planning Dual-Mode Systems
I. J. Blatner, Ralph M. Parsons Company. .....................................67
COMMAND AND CONTROL
Development of a Structural Philosophy for an Automatic Network Control SystemTerry M. Linden, James F. Thompson, and Frank E. Tillotson, General
Motors Corporation........................................................................71
Abstracts of Papers
Simulation Method for Examining Dual-Mode Transit SystemsMartin S. Ross, IBM Corporation. ..................................................80
Communication Systems for Dual-Mode Transportation
Reuben E. Eaves and Ralph D. Kodis, U.S. Department of Transportation ..... 80
Evaluation of Demand-Responsive Service for Dual-Mode Bus Systems
D. L. Kershner, Johns Hopkins University .......................................................80
Dynamic Scheduling for Dual-Mode Network ControlRonald G. Rule, Ohio State University ................... .......... 81
Dual-Mode System Management
A. M. Yen, Mitre Corporation ............................................81
Dual-Mode Transit System Having Demand Service, Scheduled Service, and a Dynamically Adaptive Cycle Route Policy
David H. Winfield, IBM Corporation ................... ........... 81
LATERAL CONTROL
Optimization of the Automatic Steering Control of a Vehicle in a Guideway With Positive Mechanical RetentionT. L. Lague, Rohr Industries, Inc......................................85
Abstracts of Papers
Wire-Reference Configurations in Vehicle Lateral ControlKarl W. Olson, Ohio State University ................................97
Automatic Lateral Controllers: Single-Loop Configurations
Karl W. Olson, Robert E. Fenton, and Grant C. Melocils, Ohio State University.....97
Optimal Lateral Control for Dual-Mode Vehicles
Loren S. Bonderson, General Motors Corporation ................... .. 98
Lateral Control of Dual-Mode Vehicles
John W. Rosenkrands, James K. Lutz, Robert Doering, and Ralph Merkle, General Motors Corporation....................................................................98
STATION PLANNING
Dual-Mode Station Design (Abridgment)Leslie S. Pollock, Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. ................... . 101
Abstracts of Papers
Parametric Analysis of Dual-Mode Station Operating Characteristics
H. Y. Chiu, Johns Hopkins University. ................... ......... 103
Fare Collection and Ticketing Considerations at Dual-Mode Stations
William A. Hamberg, Stanford Research Institute; and Robert W. Cowan, General Motors Corporation.........................................................................103
Dual-Mode Station Configurations
Norman McQueen, Otis Elevator Company ................... ....... 104
Simulation, Design, and Impact of Dual-Mode Access Facilities
Henry A. Camargo and Frank L. Ventura, General Motors Corporation ...... 104
RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE
Economic and Reliability Trade-Offs in Dual-Mode SystemsEd S. Cheaney, Battelle Columbus Laboratories ................... ... 107
Availability Analysis of Dual-Mode Systems
Charles R. Toye, U.S. Department of Transportation. .................. 110
Abstracts of Papers
System Assurance for Current and Future Guideway Transportation SystemsFrank C. Smith, LTV Aerospace Corporation. ................... .... 115
Maintainability and Reliability Considerations for Dual-Mode Vehicles in Off-Guideway Operation
Ronald Ross and James Mateyka, Booz-Allen Applied Research ............ 115
Inspection and Diagnostic Techniques for a Dual-Mode Transportation SystemRoger N. Wilkinson, Honeywell, Inc...........................................115
LONGITUDINAL CONTROL
Longitudinal Control of Dual-Mode Vehicles: An OverviewRobert E. Fenton, Ohio State University ....................................119
Abstracts of Papers
Longitudinal Control System for Dual-Mode Transit System of General Motors
Ray Farmer, Frank Rumreich, and Ronald Smisek, General Motors Corporation................119
Reference Signal for Synchronous Longitudinal Control
R. J. Mayhan and R. E. Bailey, Ohio State University ................. 123
Breaking System Integration in Dual-Mode Systems
Jeffrey J. Bowe, U.S. Department of Transportation.....................123
Automatic Longitudinal Control of a Merging VehicleRobert E. Fenton and James G. Bender, Ohio State University......124
PROPULSION AND ENERGY
Potential of the Dual-Mode Transit System to Conserve Energy
John G. Lieb, Mitre Corporation ..................................................127
Abstracts of Papers
Propulsion System Requirements for Dual-Mode Vehicles
Frank L. Raposa, C. H. Spenny, and J. D. Abbas, U.S. Department of Transportation.... .......................................................................................................135
Comparison of Energy and Pollution Characteristics of Propulsion Systems of a Dual-Mode Transit Vehicle and the Automobile
R. H. Donlon and L. L. Saunders, Otis Elevator Company ............... 135
Propulsion Systems Studies of Dual-Mode VehiclesTibor Bornemisza, Rohr Industries, Inc...............................................136
Hybrid-Dual-Mode Bus Propulsion System of Internal Combustion Engine and Electric Motors
Joseph P. Finelli and Fred E. Langhorst, General Motors Corporation ...... 136
CAPACITY AND SAFETY
Safety and Crashworthiness of Dual-Mode VehiclesA. E. Brown, H. Weinstock, and J. N. Rossettos, U.S. Department of Transportation.........................................................................................139
Abstracts of Papers
Evolving a Rational Transit Safety ProgramThomas J. McGean, Mitre Corporation .....................................148
Analysis of Minimum Safe Headway for No CollisionsDavid J. Lobsinger, Transportation Technology, Inc...................148
GUIDEWAY DESIGN
Implementation Problems of a Dual-Mode GuidewayFrank L. Willingham, Mitre Corporation. ..................................151
Abstracts of Papers
Analysis of Short Ramps for Dual-Mode and PRT StationsRobert P. Whitten, Alden Self Transit Systems Corporation; and Richard D.
Wright, U.S. Department of Transportation ....................................157
Guideway Design for Dual-Mode Transit System of General Motors CorporationNeil H. Triner and Leslie Robertson, General Motors Corporation ......... 157
Social and Environmental Impacts of Dual-Mode Transit Systems
Craig A. Murawski and Frank L. Venture, General Motors Corporation ...... 158
Last modified: August 29, 2009