COMMENTS ON A GYRO-STABILISED MONORAIL PROPOSAL

The general feasibility, as well as the control aspects of a specific proposal for a gyro-stabilized high-speed train, running on a single monorail below the vehicle center of gravity, and comprised of a standard passenger car mounted on pairs of angled wheels running on the single rail is discussed. The expected application is to inter-city passenger transportation, e.g., Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto corridor, at speeds in the order of 150 mph. Pneumatic tire suspension is considered, along with the various safety and economic aspects of system implementation. A comparison of the proposed monorail system with the high speed steel-wheel railway and the tracked air cushion vehicle. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Research Council of Canada

  Control Systems Laboratory
  Ottawa, ONo K1A OR6,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Hamill, P A
  • Hayes, W F
  • Ringer, T R
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gyroscopes; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Monorail transportation; Rapid transit; Stabilizers; Tracked air cushion vehicles; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080945
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: LTR-CS-77
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM