CityMobil Advanced Transport for the Urban Environment Pr. Arnaud de La Fortelle Director of Robotics Lab. Mines ParisTech & INRIA

CityMobilCityMobilAdvanced Transport for the Urban

Environment

Pr. Arnaud de La Fortelle Director of Robotics Lab. Mines ParisTech & INRIA

AER 2010 CityMobilCityMobil 2

Contents

• Introduction• Activities• City demonstrations• Other demonstration activities• R&D program• Results

CityMobilCityMobil


Mobility in our citiesMobility in our cities

Congestion Pollution Traffic accidentsResulting in a decreasing quality of living

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CityMobil ObjectivesCityMobil Objectives

• A more effective and sustainable organization of urban transport

• A more rational use of motorized traffic with:– Less congestion– Safer driving– Higher quality of living– Enhanced integration with spatial development

By bringing the implementation of automated transport in urban areas a major step forward


How do we reach these How do we reach these objectivesobjectives

• 3 large scale implementations of advanced transport systems

• A number of showcases and studies into real city applications

• An R&D program to support the demonstrations and to address unresolved questions


Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures

Project start: May 1, 2006Project duration: 5 yearsCoordinator: TNONo. of Partners: 29Project Budget: 40 million EurosEU funding: 11 million EurosBudget division: About 40% for demo’s

About 60% for R&D


Advanced Buses

Cybercars

Personal Rapid transit

Advanced city vehicles

Examples of Advanced Examples of Advanced Transport SystemsTransport Systems


How do we reach the How do we reach the objectivesobjectives

3 large scale implementations of advancedtransport systems: city demonstrations

• Heathrow• Rome• Castellón


Terminal 5 station

Terminal 5

Business Car Park

• Connects Business Parking with T5

• 3.9 km of single guideway

• 21 vehicles• 3 stations• 5min journey time

• Traverses 2 rivers and 7 roads

• Green belt land• Negotiates aircraft

surfaces• Bridges in-ground

services• Conforms to T5

architecture• Looks “Intended”

City Demos: HeathrowCity Demos: Heathrow

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4 passengers, 450 kg payload, 40km/h, 2kW





City Demos: RomeCity Demos: Rome

A cybercar system that connects the car park with the entrance of the new Rome Exhibition buildings


• 29 passengers;• Max speed: 24 km/h;• Obstacle detection systems: laser scanner and bumper

switches.


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North entrance East entrance

CTS track

CTS stops

North and east CTS stops

Control room

Depot and maintenance area

Legenda

• Track round trip length of 1.617 m;• 11 stops (2 close to the main entrances);• 6 Cybercars (2 in the first phase and 4 later);



City Demos: CastellónCity Demos: CastellónAn advanced bus system that connects the university, the city centre of Castellón and the coast


City Demos: CastellónCity Demos: Castellón


City Demos: CastellónCity Demos: Castellón


Other demonstration Other demonstration activitiesactivities

ShowcasesSmall demonstrationsCity studies


Cybercars and advanced city vehicles for CityMobil showcases

CityMobil ShowcasesCityMobil Showcases


CityMobil ShowcasesCityMobil Showcases

CityMobil Showcases

Daventry October 2007La Rochelle September, 2008Vantaa May, 2009Trondheim August, 2009Orta San Giulio May 2010


Electric boat harbour

Museums area

Technoforum(Universityarea)

La Rochelle small demoLa Rochelle small demo


CityMobil City StudiesCityMobil City Studies

CityMobil City studies

Uppsala (SE) (finished)Feasibility study of a pilot PRT system in the Uppsala Boländerna disctrict

Sophia Antipolis (FR) (running)Scenario study into the possibilities of an innovative connection between the Antibes Rail station and the Sophia Antipolis cluster


CityMobil R&D programmeCityMobil R&D programme

Results of the R&D program so far:

Many reports of which most are publicPublic reports can be found on the CityMobil website

• SP 2: Future scenarios• SP 3: Vehicles and technological issues• SP 4: Operational issues• SP 5: Evaluation



SP 2: Future scenariosThe first phase of the work is finished.

Public reports so far on:• State of the Art • Context and application scenarios• City Application Manual• Predictive strategic models• Certification guidelines• Guidelines for safety, security and privacy• Business case tool



Example of the SP2 results: Certification guidelines

Preparation

Collect info

Form a group of experts

Define systemboundaries

Divide in subsystems

Add comments

Addrecommendations

Establish severityand likelihood

Definesafeguards

Define effects

Make report

Drawconclusions

Define causes

Establish safety criteria

Define inputs and outputs

Define failure modes

System def &function analysis

FMECAConclusions& reporting

System-safetyAnalysisprocess

Define functional

tests

Define allsystem functions



SP 3: Vehicles and technological issues

The work is almost finished. Reports so far on:• Design of advanced city cars• Human factors aspects• Driving behaviour in automated and semi-

automated vehicles• Obstacle detection needs and products• Navigation in urban environments• Analysis of wireless communication technologies• Demonstrator for platooning of advanced city cars


CityMobil R&D programmeCityMobil R&D programmeExample of the SP3 results: Demonstrator for platooning of advanced city cars

- 2 prototypes of dual mode vehicles have been realized- The vehicles are electric vehicles with Lithium-ion batteries- In automated mode, the vehicles take over the driving task completely- Example application: return of cars in a car sharing system



SP 4: Operational issues

The work is almost finished. Reports so far on:• Solutions for operational management of various

automated system options• Service customization• Management strategies for automated transport

systems• Integration of automated transport in existing

structures



Example of the SP4 results: Solutions for operational management of automated system options

2. Provide Safety and Emergency

Facilities

F 2.1 Manage Emergencies

F 2.2 Manage Stolen Vehicle Information

2.2 Provide Active Safety

2.1 Provide Pasive Safety

C1. Automatic Accident Notification

N1 . Provide Environment Data

Collection

N2 . Manage Co-operative Sensing

N 3. Manage Intersection safety

N4 .Protection of Vulnerable Road Users

N5 . Provide Environmental Data

Collection

N1 . Accident Causation Analysis

C1. Emergency System Shutdown

C1.Emergency Rescue Service



SP 5: Evaluation

Results so far:• Evaluation framework


Expected CityMobil resultsExpected CityMobil results

Concrete results:

• 3 operating demonstration projects• Showcases and possible small

demonstrations• City study reports• Reports on R&D topics• Dissemination activities• Exploitation plan


Expected CityMobil resultsExpected CityMobil results

General results:

• A much better understanding of the possibilities of automated transport systems in cities

• An improved acceptance of advanced transport systems among the public as well as among authorities

• less legal, administrative, operational and technological barriers for the implementation of advanced urban transport systems

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

For information

CITYMOBIL Website:

www.citymobil-project.eu

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CityMobil Advanced Transport for the Urban Environment Pr. Arnaud de La Fortelle Director of Robotics Lab. Mines ParisTech & INRIA