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Procedure for the Analysis of Representative AGT Deployments . HE 10 Extended System Operations ; 1 8.5 5 . A3 7 no Studies for Automated DOT- ransit ISC- Guideway T Systems UMTA- 81-55 Procedure for the Analysis of Representative AGT Deployments R. A. tee GM Transportation Systems Division General Motors Technical Center Warren Ml 48090 DEPARTMENT OF TRATTSFOHTATK>H JUL 81982 LIBRARY FOB 10A BRANCH December 1981 Final Report This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. U.S. Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration Office of Technology Development and Deployment Office of New Systems and Automation Washington DC 20590 This document is disseminated under the 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. The United States Government does not endorse products or manu- facturers. Trade or manufacturers' names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the object of this report. " /&ST .A 37 Technical Report Documentation Page syvO • 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. 7SC- UMTA-MA-06-0048-81 -10 77f 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date EXTENDED SYSTEM OPERATIONS STUDIES FOR AUTOMATED December 1981 GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEMS - Procedure for the Analysis 6. Performing Organization Code DTS-723 of Representative AGT Deployments 8. Performing Organization Report No. 7. Author's) R.A. Lee DOT-TSC-UMTA-81 -55 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (T RAIS) GM Transportation Systems Division* R2670/UM268 General Motors Corporation 11. Contract or Grant No. GM Technical Center DOT-TSC-1783 Warren MI 48090 13. Type of Report and Period Covered 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Final Report U.S. Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration Jan-Dec 1980 Office of Technology Development and Deployment Office of New Systems and Automation Id. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington DC 20590 UTD-40 15. supplementary Notes U.S. Department of Transportati on Research and Special Programs Administration *Under contract to: Transportation Systems Center Cambrid g e MA 02142 16. Abstract A major output of the Systems Operations Studies (SOS) -- one segment of the UMTA Automated Guideway Transit Technology (AGTT) program — is a set of compre- hensive computer models which support the analysis of automated guideway systems. The purpose of this report is to present a general procedure for using the SOS software to analyze AGT systems. Data to aid the analyst in specifying input information, which is required as input to the software, are summarized in appendices. For the most part, the data are based on analyses of information derived from existing and proposed systems during the SOS program. The procedure described in this report is based on experience gained during the SOS program and from other applications of the SOS software. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement AGT Analysis Procedure, AGT System DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC Performance, AGT System Cost, THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL AGT System Availability, INFORMATION SERVICE, SPRINGFIELD, SOS Simulation Software VIRGINIA 22161 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Clos si f. (of thi s poge) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassi fi ed 290 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8—72) Reproduction of completed poge authorized PREFACE The Automated Guideway Transit Technology (AGTT) System Operations Studies (SOS) program, sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), resulted in a comprehensive set of AGT system planning and development models. In order to maximize the benefits resulting from the availability of these models, GM Transportation Systems Division (GM TSD) was awarded a contract by the Transportation Systems Center of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The objectives of this effort are to enhance the usefulness of the AGTT-SOS software through continued research and development activity, to increase user familiarity of, and confidence in, the software through information dissemination workshops and validation, and to extend the guideline standards and requirements for analysis of AGT systems. This report presents a general procedure for using the SOS software to analyze AGT systems. The procedure is based on experience gained from actual use of the software during the System Operations Studies and other applications of the software. Data to aid the analyst in specifying input information are summarized in appendices. This document was prepared under the direction of the Extended SOS Program Manager at GM TSD, James F. Thompson. Final preparation of the report was the responsibility of Ronald A. Lee of GM TSD. James D. Boldig, Michael J. Rizzuto, and Gary Sullo contributed to the report in the areas of system availability, station design, and system costs, respectively. IV . 45 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 USES OF THE SOS SOFTWARE 1-1 1.2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SOS MODELS 1-3 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE ANALYSIS PROCEDURE 2-1 3.0 DEMAND 3-1 4.0 CANDIDATE NETWORKS 4-1 4.1 DEFINITION OF NETWORK ALTERNATIVES 4-2 4.2 MODELING OF NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS 4-3 4.3 COMPUTER AIDED INPUT OF NETWORK DATA 4-11 5.0 MEASURES 5-1 6.0 INITIAL SYSTEM DEFINITION AND SCREENING 6-1 6.1 PRIMARY SYSTEM DEFINITION PARAMETERS 6-2 6.2 SCREENING OF INITIAL SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS 6-6 7.0 SYSTEM TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS 7-1 7.1 DESIGN PARAMETER ALTERNATIVES 7-1 7.2 TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS PROCEDURE 7-4 8.0 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 8-1 8.1 PRIMARY SENSITIVITY PARAMETERS 8-2 8.2 SECONDARY SENSITIVITY PARAMETERS 8-4 8.3 OTHER SENSITIVITY PARAMETERS 8-6 8.4 APPLICATION OF SENSITIVITY DATA 8-8 9.0 REFERENCES 9-1 APPENDIX A - NETWORK MODEL EXAMPLES A-l APPENDIX B - VEHICLE ANALYSIS B-l B.l VEHICLE DIMENSIONS AND MASS B-2 B.2 VEHICLE PROPULSIVE POWER AND PERFORMANCE B-9 B .3 VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION B-28 B.4 VEHICLE NOISE GENERATION B-45 B 5 DERIVATION OF VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION EQUATIONS B-52 B.5.1 ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER ACCELERATION MANEUVER B-52 B. 5.2 ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER KILOMETER OF CRUISE B-57 APPENDIX C - VEHICLE CONTROL ANALYSIS C-l C. l ALTERNATIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS C-l C. 1.1 VEHICLE CONTROL C-l C.l. 2 HEADWAY PROTECTION C-3 C.1.3 LONGITUDINAL CONTROL C-3 C.l. MERGE STRATEGY C-4 C.l. DISPATCH STRATEGY C-5 C. 1.6 COMPATIBLE COMBINATIONS C-6 v 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd.) Section Page C.2 MINIMUM HEADWAY EQUATIONS C-9 C.2.1 MINIMUM HEADWAY FOR SYSTEMS WITH OFF-LINE STATIONS C-9 C.2. 2 MINIMUM HEADWAY FOR SYSTEMS WITH ON-LINE STATIONS C-12 C.3 CONTROL BLOCK SPECIFICATION C- 14 APPENDIX D - STATION ANALYSIS D-l APPENDIX E - COST ANALYSIS E-l E.l GUIDEWAY STRUCTURE COSTS E-3 E.2 GUIDEWAY HARDWARE COSTS E-l E . 3 VEHICLE COSTS E-14 E .4 OFF-VEHICLE CONTROL COSTS E-19 E. 5 STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT COSTS E-24 E .6 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS E-28 E. 7 ENERGY CONSUMPTION E-3 E .8 ENERGY AND POLLUTION CONVERSIONS E-36 E.9 AMORTIZATION FACTORS E-38 E. IO INFLATION AND MODIFICATION FACTORS E-42 APPENDIX F - AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS F-l F. l HARDWARE RELIABILITY PREDICTION F-l F. 2 FAILURE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY EVALUATION F-4 F.3 FAILURE CONSEQUENCE EVALUATION F-5 F. 4 SYSTEM AVAILABILITY EVALUATION F-9 APPENDIX G - EXAMPLE RESULTS OF A GRT SYSTEM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS G-l G. l SYSTEM DESCRIPTION G-l G.2 HARDWARE BREAKDOWN G-5 G.3 SUBSYSTEM FAILURE MODES G-5 G.4 HARDWARE RELIABILITY G-13 G. 5 FAILURE RATE DISTRIBUTION BY MODE G-13 APPENDIX H - DESM INPUT GUIDE H-l APPENDIX I - REPORT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY 1-1 vi 21 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 2-1 Use of AGTT-SOS Software for System Analysis 2-4 4-1 Alternative Models of a Two-Loop Network Configuration 4-7 7-1 Average Queue Transit Time Versus Flow Capacity for an SLT System 7-10 A-l Dual Lane Shuttle Network Configuration A-2 A-2 Figure-8 Model of Shuttle Network A-2 A-3 Loop Model of Shuttle Network A-4 A-4 Demand Matrix Expansion Rule for the Loop Model of a Shuttle Network A-4 A-5 Single-Lane Loop Network Configuration A-5 A-6 Single-Lane Loop Network Model A-5 A-7 Dual-Lane Loop Network Configuration A-7 A-8 Dual-Lane Loop Network Model A-7 A-9 Area-Wide Line-Haul Network Configuration A-8 A- 10 Area-Wide Line-Haul Network Model A-9 A-ll Bypass Shuttle Network Configuration A- 1 A- 1 2 Model of Bypass Shuttle Network A- 1 B-l Vehicle Floor Area Versus Capacity B-10 B-2 Vehicle Length Versus Capacity B-ll B-3 Empty Vehicle Mass Versus Capacity B-12 B-4 Sample Acceleration Profile B-14 B-5 Propulsion System Power .Versus Empty Vehicle Mass for Low-Speed Systems B-22 B-6 Propulsion Power Versus Empty Vehicle Mass for High- Speed AGT Systems B-24 B-7 Acceleration Distance and Time Versus Velocity for SGRT Vehicles with 38-69% Seats B-26 B-8 Acceleration Distance Versus Velocity for IGRT Vehicles with 38-69% Seats B-29 B-9 Acceleration Time Versus Velocity for IGRT Vehicles with 38-69% Seats B-30 B-10 Acceleration Time Versus Velocity for 58-Passenger Vehicles with Different Seating Capacities B-3 B-ll Acceleration Distance Versus Velocity for 58-Passenger Vehicles with Different Seating Capacities B-31 B-12 Acceleration Distance and Time Versus Velocity for LGRT Vehicles with 0-31% Seats B-32 B-13 Acceleration Distance and Time Versus Velocity for 100- Passenger Vehicles with Different Seating Capacities B-33 B-14 Acceleration Time Versus Velocity for GRT Vehicles B-34 B-15 Acceleration Distance Versus Velocity for GRT Vehicles B-35 B-16 Total
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