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: Received: 27 October 2024 / Approved: 28 October 2024 / Online: 28 October 2024 (13:25:16 CET)
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Müller, J. G. Determining the Physical Value of Human Transport Services: A Proposal for a Sensor-Based Approach. Preprints2024, 2024102130. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2130.v1
Müller, J. G. Determining the Physical Value of Human Transport Services: A Proposal for a Sensor-Based Approach. Preprints 2024, 2024102130. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2130.v1
Müller, J. G. Determining the Physical Value of Human Transport Services: A Proposal for a Sensor-Based Approach. Preprints2024, 2024102130. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2130.v1
APA Style
Müller, J. G. (2024). Determining the Physical Value of Human Transport Services: A Proposal for a Sensor-Based Approach. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2130.v1
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Müller, J. G. 2024 "Determining the Physical Value of Human Transport Services: A Proposal for a Sensor-Based Approach" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2130.v1
Abstract
The paper is concerned with the problem of assigning value to a transport service that moves a mass M with velocity vAB in a time τAB from a first point A to a more distant point B. It is argued that the value of such a transport service can be measured in an objective and physically accessible way by calculating the physical action WAB(M,vAB,τAB) upon moving a mass M along a specific path joining points A and B. In the specific case of a linear straight-line motion in a force-free field this action attains a minimum value of WAB_ideal= 12MvAB2τAB=12MvABLAB which shows that the function WAB_ideal(M,LAB,τAB) contains all those quantities which in practice determine the money-value of the related transport service. It is argued that with the sensor hardware routinely available in modern cars, the accumulation of transport value with driving can be continuously monitored inside a car. Such accumulation allows the transport value gained at the final destination B to be compared to the intrinsic value of a transport service that connects points A and B. In this way, the potential for optimizing transport services with regard to economic and ecological constraints can be quantitatively assessed and possible improvements be identified.
Keywords
human transport; assessment of transport value; physical action; economic value; ecological value
Subject
Physical Sciences, Applied Physics
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