PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVING PASSENGER COMMUNICATION IN THE CITY OF KHERSON BY USING AUTONOMOUS TROLLEYBUSES

Abstract

The article deals with an analysis of the quality indicators of passenger transport in the city of Kherson. It is shown that the main volume of transportation is carried out by small and medium-class buses, trolleybus transportation accounts for only a quarter of the total volume. It is noted that the presence of a significant number of common sections in the route network of passenger transport in the city of Kherson has led to unfair competition on routes, which, in particular, has become the cause of the decline of trolleybus transportation. It is shown that using the existing trolleybus network it is possible to improve the quality of passenger service by improving existing and creating new routes through the use of autonomous trolleybuses. The work contains proposals for improving existing routes, as well as schemes for 13 new city routes for autonomous trolleybuses that connect the main districts of the city of Kherson with each other, with major health care and educational institutions. For the developed schemes, the lengths of movement under the contact network and autonomous movement were determined, which made it possible to perform technical and economic calculations.Calculations of the required capacity of traction batteries were made, which should be taken into account when planning investments and energy consumption.It is shown that at the first stage of implementation autonomous trolleybuses on the routes of the city of Kherson, it is advisable to purchase several new vehicles and conduct a study of energy consumption and the features of their systems, in particular heating and air conditioning. In parallel, it is promising to carry out repairs and modernization of trolleybuses with equipping them with an autonomous movement system, which can be carried out on the basis of a trolleybus depot with the involvement of students from educational institutions of Kherson.