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Extended System Operations Studies for Automated Guideway Transit i ' \ A-MA:-06-0C4S-8,7 12, ^rSC-UMlf,A-B1:-67‘ ' Extended' %eteni,;Cliereli5n Stydies'-for':; AiJ.to'M -B ' A/ '• ' 4 A 7V ' V f ;; .V :..L -. vAVi i.f. ’^' , 74v {' V (a'M'Trsnspprtaiion^Sy^-w.-rt .» » VI. I vw V»-.- C » • w . ;<?nMI *, /Geriferai Motors Oor po'*-3^»w ^ ''A ' , \(^jrv G Motors. Jschriica! Ceo'teM-' ; ’' 7 Warrer:, Michigan 43090- • ; :w^# - A - ,t ^ *' ' ' . A,'., Fehaiary 1982 ., • - • • -t t: \: ,,. Wsi HRPl , J/ ; F .l»- ; '’ ,1^ 'if''-' . ' ( B® ^ 4',-7 ' -A 7w=a '.v:;;.A, r''.' r t,; \ > vr; w' ' .' ^v ’ ’':''' * '-' ^ •AFjir'l'j,' '.' .;. v'?'*' '’fi''' ''f : - '-WV- ' ‘ . r ThiS'd^cument is available to the ipuWic ', ' through the l^'atiortal Technical' information , Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. j . ’ ' 'i^lP 'f ' I ' >> US' Depot imenf of Transporfolion .' Urban f.4ass Trcmsp'^rtatjon AcSttiinistroition ^Slfr • ' • ' Hi, • . .1 . ice of TechriQlocy De'veippn^ert>r' arp 'Depldyment ^ Office of! Nevv Svatems ahd vAutoma^ ~ A Vt''3shihcton -DC 20590 nils document is disseminated under the ft. sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. fnm P, .<<, - The contents of this report reflect the views L of General Ntotors Transportation Systems Center, which is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. '.>?> Ykt ' (.'‘iW'i .'W fi . ‘.V 8 : /<<'. b Technical Report Documentation Page f\ 0 !• Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. i) OT- rsG UMTA-MA-06- 0048- 81- 12 PB 82-194119 4. Title and SwbtitI# 5. Report Dote /'i;7 February 1982 Extended System Operations Studies for 6. Performing Organization Code Automated Guideway Transit System^ DTS-723 S. Porforming Organization Report No. 7. Author's) J.D. Boldig, and J.T. Thompson DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-67 9. Performing Organization Nome ond Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) General Motors Corporation* MA- 06- 004 GM Transportation Systems Center 1 1 . Contract or Gront No. Warren, Michigan 48090 DOT-TSC-1783 13. Type of Report ond Period Covered Address 12. Sponsoring Agency Nome and Final Report U.S. Department of Transportation Sept. 1979-Sept. 1981 Urban Mass Transportation Administration 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Id. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington, D. C. 20590 UTD-40 15. Supplementary Notes U.S. Department of Transportation Research & Special Programs Administration *Under contract to; Transportation Systems Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 16. Abstract The objectives of the System Operations Studies (SOS) of the Automated Guideway Transit Technology (AGTT) program was to develop models for the analysis of system operations, to evaluate AGT system performance and cost, and to establish guidelines for the design and operation of AGT systems. This final report summarizes and documents the work accomplished by General Motors and the Transportation Systems Center in the fulfillment of the Extended System Operations Studies contract. The three main areas covered in this report are: 1) the development of a set of analysis procedures that are supported by the computer models developed during the SOS project; 2) the software changes made to the Discrete Event Simulation Model (DESM) to expand and improve its capability to model guideway transit systems; and 3) the A'aliUkLxou vl Liie ability of the DESM to accurately model vehicle merges an i o modeling custom designed dispatching algorithm. Also inc .u4'gAN®QJ®kT^'^^o is a description of three system level models and their p- »ssible applicatio i to the ahalysis of conventional transit. AUG LIBRARY 17. Key Word* Morgautowu PRT 18. Distribution Stotement System Operations Studies (SOS) Available to the Public through the AGT Systems Analysis Procedures National Technical Information Service, AGTT Conventional Transit Springfield, Virginia 22161. Models Failure Management System Level Models Software 19. Security Clossif. (of this report) 20. Security Clossif. (of this page) 21. No. of P oge* 22. Price 62 A04 Unclassified Unclassified , Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page outhorized ' ' . " »; V ,w^M iMi^*,4i>ii|W|f:t.' -»-;.*«*•'• ri] jti. T i /^C>' -j '» .;„ - ; .„ li'. •' :' " • f If ,vv (i w 1 ^^ . ^i‘ •* ..ji ,• . • -’ i, V A'i V«*rM I. \i'* :i \ l1 . A^'fv ^ 4» i ^.r< A*. — :t.-v' • .. , f, s^.'.i *' ' ;-»i»vk4 , f 'ST r' *'. .’ - ^,'. , .. X,,r;. , ..... -J . .«-- a..^ ,J' ^ J ,' 1?‘*' r N'i'- ' M•!•'' 1' "> •.%' Ttchnicol Report Documentotion Poge 1 . R«porf No. 2. Gov«rnm*n> Accet&ion No. 3. Pectp'enf t Cotolog No UMTA-MA-06-0048-81-12 4. Titl« ortd Subtifl* 5. Repo'f Oof* Extended System Operations Studies for Automated February 1982 Guideway Transit Systems 6- Pe^fo^ming Ofgonixo^'on Code DTS-723 8. Performing 0 r g on i i o» i ori Pepo^^ No 7 . Aut+\o'' t) J.D. Boldig and J.T. Thompson DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-67 9. Performing Orgonizofion Nome ond Address ^ 10 Work Unit No (TRAIS) GM Transportation Systems Center UM268/R2670 General Motors Corporation H. Con»foc» O' G'ont No. General Motors Technical Center DOT-TSC-1783 Warren MI 48090 13. Type of Report ond Period 12. Sponsoring Agency Nome ond Address Final Report Department of Transportation U.S. Sept. 1979 to Sept. 1981 Urban Mass Transportation Administration Office of Technoloqy Development and Deoloyment 14 Sponsoring Agency Code Office of New Systems and Automation Washington DC 20590 UTD-40 15 Soppiemenrory Notes jj.S. Department of Transportati on Research and Soecial Programs Administration ‘Under contract4. to;4. Transportation' Systems Center Cambridge MA 02142 16 Abst'oc* The accomplishments under the Extended System Operations Studies contract are summarized in this report. The three primary areas covered are; the development of a set of analysis procedures which are supported by the simulation models developed during the I AGTT-SOS project, the software changes made to the Discrete Event Simulation Model (DESM) to expand and improve its capability to model ACT systems and the validation of the ability of the DESM to accurately model vehicle merges and the dispatching algorithm used by the Morgantown PRT System. I I Also included in this report is a description of three system level models developed during the AGTT-SOS program and their possible application to the analysis of conventional transit. 17. K«y Wofds 16. Distribution Statement tothe public Software document is available System Level Models, THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL Modifications, Failure Management, information service, SPRINGFIELD, Analysis Procedure, Validation, VIRGINIA 22161 Conventional Transit 21» No. of P oget 22. Price 19. Security Clotiif. (of tKi» report) 20. spcurity Clossif. (of this pogpl 62 Unclassi fied Unci assi fied Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed poge outhorixed ' I * t • '»•< *1 -•p^ ' * .V >j :«—.-'»+ <'i> >v^i *'*> i, -'i S?»B* • ~ -ii !<'^V7 t,{, Un» A*j^ ' ^ - - - . -y .>iiijp;f w.ii 1^ » » fl*i'**< idj t (I'l r iC; ; Vj- PO ^ l| •- ^0n5*^ afh §', "’^ ’ Si *'' ‘ : r 4r'r{'v^.71 'h>‘r I - '•’iS nm 'M Q iW. <.t - --.i Tit j • ^,'n'?in^ : -l^^i m- •f^i ' .»,; .f-rtj,' -flf V .,*a : « t^of^b':;#;: an .,r 'vv^ 'It,-T1 - j #:-;> •' USB ^ 'VPj :<» .U. 1. I ^tk-T^ IfSt. 'if if '^V' ... ?lrt/ ..(ij:.int»»^ vi«i ?i#3 ‘,V!.“ ,t;'. "'i.j.-W^.lt^, ilWr, \ ':.^(5'S j-k i • PREFACE To examine specific Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) developments and concepts and to build a data base for future decision-making, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) undertook a program of studies and technology investigations called the UMTA Automated Guideway Transit Tech- nology (AGTT) program. The objectives of one segment of the AGTT program, the System Operations Studies (SOS), was to develop models for the analysis of system operations, to evaluate AGT system performance and cost, and to establish guidelines for the design and operation of AGT system. This program resulted in a comprehensive set of AGT system planning and system development models. In order to maximize the benefits resulting from the availability of these models, the model research, development and analysis activity was continued by the issuance of Contract DOT-TSC-1783 in September 1979 for the Extended System Operations Studies (XSOS) to GM Transportation Systems Center. To achieve the objectives of the Extended System Operations Studies project, the model research and development activity was continued through the implementation of software improvements and design changes to the models. Additional model validation activities were accomplished and an analysis procedure which is supported by the SOS models was developed. FACTORS CONVERSION METRIC i V TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-1 2.0 MODEL CAPABILITIES 2-1 2.1 Model Types 2-1 2.1.1 System Level Models 2-1 2.1.2 Subsystem Level Models 2-2 2.1.3 Analysis Support Models 2-2 2.2 Model Overview 2-2 2.2.1 Discrete Event Simulation Model (DESM) 2-2 2.2.2 System Availability Model (SAM) 2-5 2.2.3 System Cost Model (SCM) 2-8 3.0 SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS 3-1 3.1 Failure Management 3-1 3.1.1 Scheduled Service Vehicle Spacing Algorithms 3-1 3.1.2 Scheduled Service Active Fleet Size Management Modification 3_3 3.1.3 Enhanced Failure Management Modeling 3-6 3.2 DESM Model Validation 3-11 3.3 Timeout/Group Demand Responsive Service Validation
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