Transit). It consists of small vehicles (capacity of 3-5 passengers) moving on lightweight rail infrastructure. The vehicles provide “door-to-door” transport, i.e., they move from the starting stop to the final stop without intermediate stops.Their movement is fully automated, meaning the vehicles do not have drivers.
As part of the ECO-Mobility project (a project implemented under the Innovative Economy Program – Measure no. 1), comprehensive work is being conducted regarding this specific type of transport. In this paper, the considerations will focus on the analysis of the system’s efficiency from the perspective of fulfilling transport tasks. The paper will present the developed simulation research model and exemplary research results.
SIMULATION STUDIES OF THE INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM PRT
The subject of this paper is the analysis of transport system PRT (Personal Rapid Transport). It consists of small carts (capacity of 3 to 5 passengers) that move on a lightweighted rail infrastructure. The carts move in ‘door-to-door’ mode, which means that they travel from the origin to destination without intermediate stops. Complex studies of that kind of transportation are being conducted as a part of an ECO-mobility project (which is a part of the Innovative Economy Program – Operation no. 1). The paper focuses on the analysis of the transport efficiency of that kind of transportation, understood as an ability to realize specific transportation tasks. The article describes the implemented simulation model and exemplary results of tests. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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