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An outline is presented of the development of a magnetic levitation research vehicle manufactured and tested in Japan as part of a research and development project into a new railway line to link Tokyo and Osaka, over 450KM, in about an hour. The vehicle possesses a linear motor for propulsion with the active side on the ground, and, for suspension and guidance of the vehicle, magnetic levitation with a superconducting magnet. Brief descriptions are given of the linear synchronons motor propulsion and of the magnetic levitation research vehicles presently being tested in Japan. An experimental project into a vehicle designed to perform at 500KM/H is being developed.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4794138
• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Railway Engineers Association

  P.O. Box 605, Tokyo Central
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Kyotani, Y
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-9
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Eye movements; Linear motors; Magnetic levitation; Mechanical acceleration; Motor reactions; Perception; Propulsion; Prototypes; Rapid transit; Research projects; Road markings; Speed; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Propulsion systems
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• Old TRIS Terms: Linear electric motor
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081216
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1975 12:00AM