MODELLING AND STUDY OF A MAGLEV CONCEPT

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Ontario, Canada has awarded a contract for the delivery of a Transit Demonstration System in 1975 which is to consist of 2.5 miles of elevated guideway, 4 stations and 12 vehicles. The system concept incorporates off-line stations, single vehicle and train operation, automatic driverless control, single sided linear induction motor (SLIM) propulsion and magnetically suspended and guided vehicles. The need to check the feasibility of a proposed magnetic suspension and guidance system led to the creation of a model on a hybrid computer. This model and some of the results are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for a meeting London, England, August 28-30, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • Parker, J H
  • Charles, R J
  • RENFREW, R M
  • Billing, J R
  • Crate, G F
  • Gagne, R E
  • Amyot, R
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 207-213
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Omsk Scientific Research Institute (Om.I.I.Ta.)
  • Publisher: Omsk Scientific Research Institute (Om.I.I.Ta.)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Intelligent transportation systems; Linear induction motors; Magnetic levitation; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Automated guideway systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130887
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: N117 Conf. Pub.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM