The future of automated freight transport : concepts, design, and implementation / edited by Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus, Peter Nijkamp.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Transport economics, management, and policyPublication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2005.Description: xiii, 324 pISBN:

9781845422394
1845422392

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388.044

Contents:

1. The Future of Automated Freight Transport: An Overview Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus and Peter Nijkamp-- Part I: Automated Freight Transport: Concepts and Perspectives -- 2. Road Transport Automation: Current ProjectsSteven Shladover -- 3. Improved Quality of Rail Freight Service by Using Self-Propelled Freight WagonsJurgen Siegmann and Sven Heidmeier -- 4. Opportunities for Automated Inland NavigationAlexander Lutz and Ernst-Dieter Gilles -- 5. Developments in Underground Freight TransportationBen-Jaap Pielage and Joan Rijsenbrij -- 6. Road-Rail Hybrid Transport: A New Modality for the Rhine-Schelde Delta AreaJoop Evers-- 7. Automated Vehicle ControlPetros Ioannou and Arnab Bose -- 8. Automated Traffic Control for Freight TransportMichiel Minderhoud and Ingo Hansen-- 9. Infrastructure and Traffic Flow Issues: Requirements and ImplicationsMasoud Tabibi -- Part II: Automated Freight Transport: Design and Evaluation Tools -- 10. Supporting the Design of Automated Transport Systems Using Innovative Simulation Corne Versteegt and Alexander Verbraeck-- 11. Multi-Agent Systems for Planning and Operational ManagementAndre Bos, Mathijs de Weerdt and Cees Witteveen -- 12. Evaluation of Automated Freight Transport SystemsJoy Dahlgren -- Part III: Automated Freight Transport: Implementation Issues -- 13. Financing and Deploying Automated Freight SystemsDavid Levinson and Xi Zou -- 14. Safety, a Strategic Aspect in Transport Systems DesignJohn Stoop -- 15. Integration of Automated and Manned Freight TransportArjan van Binsbergen -- 16. The Role of Government in Introducing Automated Freight Transport Systems Matthias Weber and Claus SeibtIndex

Summary: This book explores the many challenges faced by the development and implementation of automated freight transport systems. It offers a unique overview of current applications, developments and future perspectives. The subject of automation is not covered extensively in the existing literature on freight transport and this book aims to fill the gap.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB G-1	Non Fiction	388.044 FUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001497

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1. The Future of Automated Freight Transport: An Overview Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus and Peter Nijkamp--
Part I: Automated Freight Transport: Concepts and Perspectives --
2. Road Transport Automation: Current ProjectsSteven Shladover --
3. Improved Quality of Rail Freight Service by Using Self-Propelled Freight WagonsJurgen Siegmann and Sven Heidmeier --
4. Opportunities for Automated Inland NavigationAlexander Lutz and Ernst-Dieter Gilles --
5. Developments in Underground Freight TransportationBen-Jaap Pielage and Joan Rijsenbrij --
6. Road-Rail Hybrid Transport: A New Modality for the Rhine-Schelde Delta AreaJoop Evers--
7. Automated Vehicle ControlPetros Ioannou and Arnab Bose --
8. Automated Traffic Control for Freight TransportMichiel Minderhoud and Ingo Hansen--
9. Infrastructure and Traffic Flow Issues: Requirements and ImplicationsMasoud Tabibi --
Part II: Automated Freight Transport: Design and Evaluation Tools --
10. Supporting the Design of Automated Transport Systems Using Innovative Simulation Corne Versteegt and Alexander Verbraeck--
11. Multi-Agent Systems for Planning and Operational ManagementAndre Bos, Mathijs de Weerdt and Cees Witteveen --
12. Evaluation of Automated Freight Transport SystemsJoy Dahlgren --
Part III: Automated Freight Transport: Implementation Issues --
13. Financing and Deploying Automated Freight SystemsDavid Levinson and Xi Zou --
14. Safety, a Strategic Aspect in Transport Systems DesignJohn Stoop --
15. Integration of Automated and Manned Freight TransportArjan van Binsbergen --
16. The Role of Government in Introducing Automated Freight Transport Systems Matthias Weber and Claus SeibtIndex

This book explores the many challenges faced by the development and implementation of automated freight transport systems. It offers a unique overview of current applications, developments and future perspectives. The subject of automation is not covered extensively in the existing literature on freight transport and this book aims to fill the gap.

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