A METHOD FOR A SINGLE GUIDELANE, BIDIRECTIONAL, PASSENGER CARRYING TRAMCAR SYSTEM

摘要

The invention is a method of coordinating the movement of a plurality o f oppositely directed tramcars operating along a single guideline. This includ es positioning a plurality of fixed stop-boarding areas along the guideline. By - pass lanes enabling oppositely moving tramcars to pass each other are located in association with at least some of the stop-boarding areas. A predetermined arrival time for each tramcar at each stop-boarding area is calculated such that oppositely moving pairs of tramcars approaching a common stop-boarding area will arrive at approximately the same time. A processor onboard each tramcar calculates the distance and time remaining to the next stop-boarding area. With a known tim e and distance remaining to the next stop-boarding area, each on-board processor adjusts the speed of the tramcar such that it arrives at approximately the predetermined arrival time.