Automated Highway Systems

Experts address some of the main issues and uncertainties associated with the design and deployment of Automated Highway Systems (AHS). They discuss new AHS concepts, technology, and benefits, as well as institutional, environmental, and social issues - concerns that will affect dramatically the ope...

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Other Authors: Ioannou, Petros (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 1 Introduction -- 2 Reasons for Operating AHS Vehicles in Platoons -- 3 Integration of Automated Highway Systems into Existing California Freeways -- 4 System Configurations: Evolutionary Deployment Considerations -- 5 Step by Step to an Automated Highway System—and Beyond -- 6 The Evolution of AHS and Current Vehicle Trends in Light of Aerospace Systems Evolution -- 7 Evolution to an Automated Highway System -- 8 Spacing and Capacity Evaluations for Different AHS Concepts -- 9 Communication Technologies for AHS -- 10 Control and Sensor Requirements and Issues in AHS -- 11 Commercial Trucks and Buses in Automated Highway Systems -- 12 Aerodynamic Benefits From Close-Following -- 13 The Effects of AHS on the Environment -- 14 Regional Mobility Impacts Assessment of Highway Automation -- 15 Institutional and Societal Issues Associated with Automated Highway Systems: An Environmental Perspective -- 16 Automated Highway System Deployment: A Preliminary Assessment of Uncertainties -- 17 Societal and Institutional Aspects of AHS Deployment 
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520 |a Experts address some of the main issues and uncertainties associated with the design and deployment of Automated Highway Systems (AHS). They discuss new AHS concepts, technology, and benefits, as well as institutional, environmental, and social issues - concerns that will affect dramatically the operation of the current highway system from both the vehicle and infrastructure points of view