The Future of Automated Freight Transport

by Konings, Rob; Priemus, Hugo; Nijkamp, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781845422394
• ISBN10: 1845422392
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Preface	xi
1. The future of automated freight transport: an overview	1	(18)
Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus and Peter Nijkamp
PART I AUTOMATED FREIGHT TRANSPORT: CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES
2. Road transport automation: current projects	19	(16)
Steven Shladover
3. Improved quality of rail freight service by using self-propelled freight wagons	35	(16)
Jürgen Siegmann and Sven Heidmeier
4. Opportunities for automated inland navigation	51	(14)
Alexander Lutz and Ernst-Dieter Gilles
5. Developments in underground freight transportation	65	(20)
Ben-Jaap Pielage and Joan Rijsenbrij
6. Road–rail hybrid transport: a new modality for the Rhine–Schelde Delta area	85	(28)
Joop Evers
7. Automated vehicle control	113	(16)
Petros Ioannou and Arnab Bose
8. Automated traffic control for freight transport	129	(16)
Michiel Minderhoud and Ingo Hansen
9. Infrastructure and traffic flow issues: requirements and implications	145
Masoud Tabibi
PART II AUTOMATED FREIGHT TRANSPORT: DESIGN AND EVALUATION TOOLS
10. Supporting the design of automated transport systems using innovative simulation	167	(18)
Corné Versteegt and Alexander Verbraeck
11. Multi-agent systems for planning and operational management	185	(20)
André Bos, Maths de Weerdt and Cees Witteveen
12. Evaluation of automated freight transport systems	205	(22)
Joy Dahlgren
PART III AUTOMATED FREIGHT TRANSPORT: IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
13. Financing and deploying automated freight systems	227	(16)
David Levinson and Xi Zou
14. Safety, a strategic aspect in transport systems design	243	(28)
John Stoop
15. Integration of automated and manned freight transport	271	(24)
Arjan van Binsbergen
16. The role of government in introducing automated freight transport systems	295	(26)
Matthias Weber and Claus Seibt
Index	321