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http://dx.doi.org/10.7467/KSAE.2013.21.4.144

A Study on Design Specifications and Evaluation of Structural Strength for PRT  

Cho, Jeonggil (Department of Rolling Stock System, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Koo, Jeongseo (Department of Rolling Stock System, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kang, Seokwon (On-Demand Transit Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Jeong, Raggyo (On-Demand Transit Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.21, no.4, 2013 , pp. 144-152 More about this Journal
Abstract
PRT(Personal Rapid Transit) system is a new transportation system which will meet increasing demands of traffic in Korea. It is also an environment-friendly transportation and automatically operated. For these reasons, researches on the PRT system are actively undergoing, but the PRT vehicles have different forms of subway, bus, etc. There are no design standards to evaluate structural integrity, yet. In this paper, Structural design specifications are derived, which are based on the performance test standard for EMU and the ASCE-APM standards. We also perform the static and fatigue analyses by FE simulation and suggest strategies to improve an initial structure design. In addition, we derived the design specifications for energy-absorbing structures to meet the conditions of the collision scenarios predefined from a view point of operation safety.
Keywords
Personal rapid transit; New transportation system; Structural safety standard; Collision scenario; Energy absorber;
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