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Automated People Mover Standards

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Abstract

  • Prepared by the Automated People Mover Standards Committee of the Standards Council of the Transportation and Development Institute of ASCE

    Automated People Mover Standards, ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21-13, establishes the minimum requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance for an automated people mover (APM) system. An APM is defined as a guided transit mode that is fully automated, featuring vehicles that operate on guideways with exclusive right-of-way. This standard covers design, construction, operation, and maintenance of APM systems.

    This fully updated revision consolidates all four parts of ASCE 21 that previously were published separately. Topics include operating environment; safety requirements; system dependability; automatic train control; audio and visual communications; vehicles; propulsion and braking; electrical equipment; stations; guideways; security; emergency preparedness; verification and demonstration; operations, maintenance, and training; and operational monitoring. One mandatory annex covers requirements for system safety programs. Nonmandatory annexes include a bibliography, recommended practice for acceptance of an APM system application, inspection and test guidelines, and recommended practice for working safely near APM systems.

    This standard may be used in a safety certification process. It will be helpful to anyone who owns, operates, maintains, designs, test, insures, oversees, or certifies APMs. It will also be valuable to transportation engineers, safety engineers, and contractors for APM systems or other innovative technology transit systems.

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Front Matter
i–xli
    Chapter 1 General
    1–5
    Chapter 2 Operating Environment
    7–9
    Chapter 3 Safety Requirements
    11–15
    Chapter 4 System Dependability
    17–18
    Chapter 5 Automatic Train Control
    19–26
    Chapter 6 Audio and Visual Communications
    27–29
    Chapter 7 Vehicles
    31–40
    Chapter 8 Propulsion and Braking
    41–43
    Chapter 9 Electrical Equipment
    45–49
    Chapter 10 Stations
    51–53
    Chapter 11 Guideways
    55–60
    Chapter 12 Security
    61–61
    Chapter 13 Emergency Preparedness
    63–64
    Chapter 14 System Verification and Demonstration
    65–73
    Chapter 15 Operations, Maintenance, and Training
    75–78
    Chapter 16 Operational Monitoring
    79–82
    Annex A System Safety Program Requirements
    83–87
    Annex B Bibliography
    89–90
    Annex C Recommended Practice for Acceptance of an APM System Application
    91–92
    Annex D Inspection and Test Guidelines
    93–95
    Annex E Recommended Practice for Working Safely near APM Systems
    97–99
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    Index
    101–105
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