AUTOMATIC OPERATING METHOD FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLE

To meet the needs of setting of an operation route which an articulated bus and a single-vehicle bus can share and a control method for an automatic operation articulated bus for a bus rapid transit system for sharing operation of the articulated bus and the single-vehicle bus.SOLUTION: A route, which follows a trajectory of the last axle regardless of a single vehicle or an articulated vehicle, is set so that the articulated vehicle, of which vehicle specifications dimensions are different and vehicle weights in association with passenger's getting-on/off change, can follow the route. Sensors for capturing self-weight change, change in the center of gravity, and axle load change are installed. Power performance is captured together with self-weight change and road gradient change to meet request acceleration, and braking performance is captured together with the self-weight change and the road gradient change to meet request deceleration. The need of safety control for fore-and-aft lateral movement is satisfied adapting to wetness of a road surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】連節バス及び単車バスが共用運行されるバス高速輸送システムのための、連節バス及び単車バスが共用可能運行経路の設定と自動運転連節バスの制御方法の必要に応える。【解決手段】単車・連節車両を問わず最後軸の軌跡を経路とする経路設定をして、その経路を車両諸元寸法が異なり乗客乗降に伴う車両重量が変化する連節車両が辿ることができる様にする。自重変化、重心位置変化、軸荷重変化を捉えるセンサを装備する。動力性能を自重変化、道路勾配変化と共に捉えて要求加速度に応え、制動性能を自重変化、道路勾配変化と共に捉えて要求減速度に応える。路面の湿潤に適応して前後横運動の安全制御の必要を満たす。【選択図】図３