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Title: TURNING VEHICLE SIMULATION: INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING APPLICATION
Accession Number: 00714985
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The use of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) systems in transportation engineering is having a profound effect on the design process being undertaken by the designers of transportation facilities. The spatial requirements and turning capabilities of vehicles are important factors in the design of such facilities. Until now, designers have depended for the most part on the use of plastic turning vehicle templates to guide them in the design process. This paper describes a CADD application that provides an interactive means of simulating turning vehicles and determining their tire and swept paths in a flexible, efficient, and accurate way. As a result vehicle simulation and design development are maintained in the same graphics environment. The paper describes the use of the program and demonstrates its accuracy for design purposes. Several advantages of the program are noted, including the increased efficiency that can result from working in a single CADD environment, the ability to review alternative paths and vehicle types quickly, the ability to work in either metric or English units of measurement, and the ability to analyze the turning maneuvers of vehicles still in the development stage.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1500, Geometric Design, Roadside Safety Features, Roadside Hardware Monitoring, and Scenic Loop Tours. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Geometric design, roadside safety features, roadside hardware monitoring, and scenic loop tours Monograph Accession #: 01399820
Language: English
Authors: Carrasco, Milton S EPagination: p. 1-11
Publication Date: 1995
Serial: Features: Figures
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; References
(11)
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 26 1995 12:00AM
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