A Personal Rapid Transit/Airport Automated People Mover Comparison

Aviation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Muller
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit ◽  
Automated People Mover

Capital Costs and Ridership Estimates of Personal Rapid Transit

2000 ◽  
Vol 1704 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supin L. Yoder ◽  
Sidney E. Weseman ◽  
John DeLaurentiis
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Cost Study ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit ◽  
Utility Systems ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
Automated People Mover

Preparing capital cost estimates for new transit technologies requires refining and refitting traditional estimation tools. The personal rapid transit (PRT) system project in Rosemont, Illinois—a suburb of Chicago near O’Hare International Airport—required (1) the development of estimates of PRT capital costs, (2) establishment of a reasonable cost range for the PRT system, and (3) an order-of-magnitude evaluation of existing cost projections. A method was developed to compare PRT system components (versus the entire system) with the components of existing automated-guideway transit (AGT) and automated people mover (APM) systems in North America. Seven components of the PRT, AGT and APM systems were examined—(1) guideways; (2) stations; (3) maintenance and control facilities; (4) power and utility systems; (5) vehicles; (6) command, control, and communications systems; and (7) engineering and project management. Three analysis techniques were used—(1) statistically significant regression analysis; (2) measurement of a central tendency for “comparable” systems; and (3) statistics from all AGT systems. The results show that the combination of the three techniques worked well for component-level studies and show promise for use in other cost analyses involving new technologies or application of existing technologies on a scale outside the bounds of previous experience. In addition to the cost study, a PRT ridership forecasting approach and projections were evaluated, providing another key element of decision support for potential PRT deployment in Rosemont.

Heathrow Personal Rapid Transit System

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Kerr ◽  
Martin Lowson ◽  
Austin Smith
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit

Utilization of Existing Metro Rail Viaduct for Emergency and Personal Rapid Transit

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabu Raja ◽  
Naresh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Transportation ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
End User ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Present Decade ◽  
Pros And Cons

<p>In the present decade, urban transportation need to satify the requirement of the commuter to move faster and at the same time to achieve its affordability goal to the end user. In pursuit of this exploration, infrastructure built to cater the existing transportation modes &amp; network should be utilised to provide a sustainable solution. Accordingly, it has been discussed a new ideology of utilizing the emergency walkway of the existing metro rail elevated viaduct for providing services named Emergency Rapid Transit (ERT) and Personal Rapid transit (PRT). This paper describes about the requirements, pros and cons of implementing this ideology.</p>

scholarly journals Concept of Advanced Personal Rapid Transit at Airports

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenku Mobolaji ◽  
Dávid Földes ◽  
Csaba Csiszár
Keyword(s):  
Access Time ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Transportation Demand ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit ◽  
Baggage Handling ◽  
User Expectations ◽  
Private Transportation ◽  
Airport Terminals ◽  
Parking Facilities

The increase in air transportation demand implies challenges on airport ground access. Using private transportation mode to reach the airport is a typical practice which results in the vast demand for parking facilities. These facilities are located farther from the terminal, increasing the access time. This research aimed to develop the concept of an advance airport Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) that connects parking facilities to the terminal as a shuttle service, and provides on-board integrated flight-related services, such as check-in and baggage handling. The system architecture and operational models were developed, thus all relevant components and functions were identified, especially focusing on information management tasks. A questionnaire survey was performed and conducted at Budapest Airport to reveal the user expectations towards an advanced PRT service at the airport. Moreover, a layout selection method was developed which was applied to Budapest Airport as a case study. The proposed PRT service provides a seamless transit by access to airport terminals from remote parking facilities conveniently and the time consumption of flight-related activities is significantly reduced too.

scholarly journals Demand and Schedule Operation Mode for Personal Rapid Transit

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-360
Author(s):  
Jong-Gyu Hwang ◽  
Baek-Hyun Kim ◽  
Seok-Won Kang ◽  
Rak Gyo Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Operation Mode ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Personal Rapid Transit
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