摘要: |
The primary objective of the workshop was to obtain feedback from the transportation community for use by the U.S. Department of Transportation in developing a report on the Simultaneous Vehicle and Infrastructure Design (SVID) concept. The workshop also provided a significant opportunity for members of the infrastructure, vehicle, and user communities to further the dialogue on SVID. The workshop format included presentations on foundational principles and the current understanding and perceptions of SVID, followed by opportunities for participant discussion. Participants discussed: 1) the subsystem areas of SVID -- vehicle, infrastructure, and highway user/human factors; 2) benefits and drawbacks of and alternatives to SVID; and 3) application of a systems approach to two design areas identified by participants as a result of workshop discussion -- productivity (truck size and weight) and safety. This circular is organized as follows: Executive Summary; (1) Introduction; (2) SVID and SET (Systems Engineering for Transportation) Concept; (3) Key Points from Workshop Presentations by T.D. Larson, D.W. Harwood, E. Farber, T.D. Gillespie, R.W. Allen, and L.A. Hoel; (4) Potential Applications; (5) Prospects and Issues; and (6) Summary Comments. The appendices contain a list of participants, the workshop agenda, papers prepared for the workshop, and highlights and syntheses of recent activities. The papers are entered individually in the TRIS data base. |