A Viability Study of Waterborne Platooning on the Lower Rhine
To achieve a modal shift towards waterborne transport and to deal with the shortage of crewmembers, a platooning concept called the “Vessel Train” is explored for the inland navigation sector. A Vessel Train consists of a lead and various follower vessels. The lead vessel is fully manned and takes o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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TU Delft OPEN Publishing
2021-05-01
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Series: | European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research |
Online Access: | https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/5469 |