AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEMTHE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

Oghenetega OdoguApril 7, 2015

oghenetega odogu O.O

Automated People Mover

System

•PRT: 4 Adults 2 Kids

•GRT: 16 Adults

Masdar City. Floriade Park.

Case Studies

Heathrow. Rivium.

Origin

•Carel van Helsdingen

•1984 – Free Range On Grid (FROG) system

PRT

WIRED/

WIRELESS NETWORK

LiFePO Battery

MMS

&

DD

Station GUI’s

VCS

&

GCS

TOMS Server

&

Operator

OperatingSystem

LiFePO Battery

•Source of power

•Charges at 1.5 hr.

•Vehicle power consumption = 0.18kw/h

PRT

WIRED/

WIRELESS NETWORK

LiFePO &

Electricity

MMS

&

DD

Station GUI’s

VCS

&

GCS

TOMS Server

&

Operator

OperatingSystem

Magnetic Measuring System & Detection Device

•Guided Movement

•Obstacle detection

PRT WIRED/

WIRELESS

NETWORK

LiFePO &

Electricity

MMS

&

DD

Station GUI’s

VCS

&

GCS

TOMS Server

&

Operator

OperatingSystem

Vehicle Control System & Guidance Control System

•Instructs vehicle on movement schedule

•Detects vehicle location

PRT WIRED/

WIRELESS NETWORK

LiFePO &

Electricity

MMS

&

DD

Station GUI’s

VCS

&

GCS

TOMS Server

& Operator

OperatingSystem

Transit Operations Monitoring & Supervision Server & Operator

•Receives data from other parts of the system

•Controls entire system

PRT WIRED/

WIRELESS NETWORK

MMS

LiFePO &

Electricity

Station GUI’s

VCS

TOMS Server

&

Operator

OperatingSystem

Stations Graphical User Interface

•Allows user to input destination

•Gives info. On trip time etc

Cost & Efficiency

Cost PRT LRT BRT SUB-WAY

Infrastructure 10m 50m 100m

Fare 50c/m - $2/Ride $3.32/Ride

Ridership 2000pphpd 960pphpd

Emissions None 1340kg/1000km

Speed 40km/h – 75km/h 25km/h – 30km/h 30km/h - 40km/h 30km/h - 40km/h

Casualty - 220/year

Headway 5 sec 1 – 5 min

LiFePO Battery & Electricity

•No Emissions/ Noise

•Better use for Gas Stations

•Not dependent on oil prices

Solutions To Existing Problems

Ready Cars

•Convenient

•No Waiting

•Runs all day

Computer Driven

•Safer

•Less vulnerable to terrorism acts

•No stops

•Time to drink coffee & Read the paper

Spaceous

•Room for wheel chairs/strollers

•Comfortable

No Parking Lots

•Efficient use of land

•More green space

Smaller

•Smaller right of way

•More green space

•More developable area

Guide Ways

•Reduced travel time

•Origin to destination

Issues of Implementation

• New road system/design• Loss of jobs• New Transit operating devices• New Transit stations• Weather Elements• Transitioning Time

Video

http://www.2getthere.eu/archive/videos/

Thank You

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