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This book evaluates the performances of existing and future transport systems, based on the level of automation, operating speed, and greening effect.
Sommario
Preface. Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Speed, Energy, Automation. Part II: ROAD-BASED SYSTEMS. 2. Electric Vehicles-Passenger Cars. 3. Automated Vehicles-Passenger Cars. Part III: RAIL-BASED SYSTEMS. 4. High-Speed Rail Systems. 5. Maglev Systems. 6. Modelling Performances of High-Speed Rail and Maglev Systems. Part IV: AIR-BASED SYSTEMS. 7. Urban Air Mobility Systems. 8. Supersonic Commercial Air Transport System. Part V: EVACUATED TUBE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. 9. Hyperloop System. 10. Subaqueous Evacuated Tube Transport System.
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Milan Jani¿ is a transport and traffic engineer and planner currently affiliated as a Research Professor at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Previously, he was a Senior Researcher at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Loughborough University and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and the Institute of Transport of the Slovenian Railways, Slovenia. Dr. Jani¿ was involved in numerous major research and planning projects, published numerous papers in scientific and professional journals, contributed to many edited volumes, and has authored 10 books. Dr Jani¿ used to be a member of the Editorial Board of several transport research journals, associations and conferences such as NECTAR (Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research), Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), Airfield and Airspace Capacity and Delay Committee of TRB (Transportation Research Board) (USA), GARS (German Aviation Research Society, Germany), and Delft Aviation Centre (Netherlands). Additionally, Dr. Jani¿ was ranked among Stanford's top 2% of scientists globally from 2022 to 2024.
