Project sponsor
HR Tech (RDM) Centre of Expertise, Rotterdam university of Applied Science
Professor: Ron van Duin
Researcher: Nilesh Anand
Background
Container terminal can improve its efficiency, safety and deal with lack of personnel using connected autonomous transport (CAT) system in terminal for container movement. CAT system is consists of many different elements such as vehicle types, communication systems, signalling system, information exchange system etc. Out of these systems/elements some are must have, some are should have and other are good to have. All these possible elements can be combined to form a morphological chart. A morphological chart is a visual way to capture the necessary product functionality and explore alternative means and combinations of achieving that functionality. For each element of product function, there may be a number of possible solutions. Accordingly, this research focuses on developing a morphological chart of a CAT system for container terminal.
Main research question
How a morphological chart can be developed for a connected autonomous transport (CAT) system in terminal for container movement?
Topics to investigate
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1) Identify functions (ranging from typical to ideal) associated with connected autonomous transport (CAT) 2) Identify possible solution/elements/system needed to perform each function. 3) Combine functions and systems (identified in previous steps) to develop a morphological chart which can be used as a tool box to identify value propositions and design recommendations of different type of CAT |
Possible Methods
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1) Literature review |
Deliverables
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1) List of functions (ranging from typical to ideal) associated with connected autonomous transport (CAT) 2) List of possible solution/elements/system needed to perform each function. 3) A morphological chart which can be used as a tool box to identify value propositions and design recommendations of different type of CAT |
Research time span
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4-6 months |
Research type
Master thesis project
Contact persons
Nilesh Anand (Hogeschool Rotterdam) n.r.anand@hr.nl
Ron van duin: j.h.r.van.duin@hr.nl (Hogeschool Rotterdam) j.h.r.vanduin@tudelft.nl
Reference article
- Introduction to morphological chart: https://archive.lastbasic.com/how-to-make-a-morphological-chart-plus-template
- Design of urban electric bus systems https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/design-science/article/design-of-urban-electric-bus-systems/1C0E4AA05F6E1FBF8A545E13F6A8D2DE
- The complexity of value of travel time for self-driving vehicles–a morphological analysis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/03081060.2021.1919349?needAccess=true (https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2021.1919349)