A System Approach to the Development of Korean Personal Rapid Transit Vehicle

초록

Korean PRT(Personal Rapid Transit) system is being developed to respond to paradigm shift focusing on the needs for sustainable and green transport solution. The conventional PRT concept is generally defined as an autonomously guided vehicle of small-capacity (e.g., 4~6 passengers per vehicle or 1000 passengers per hour on a road network) with on-demand and door-to-door transport capability. At first, the system architecture and major requirements are presented in this study. In addition, the possible implementation scenario is reviewed with the alternative approach to conventional PRT system. Furthermore, the preliminary numerical studies are performed to assess the structural as well as thermal performance of the pilot design of Korean PRT vehicle in an early stage prior to the production process. The simulation results will be reflected on a production of the pilot vehicle for further improvement.