SUSPENDED CONCEPTS FOR HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION

This article, for the benefit of the uninitiated, discusses in general terms the characteristics of the following transport systems: mechanical (wheel/rail), air cushion, magnetic levitation, aerodynamic, electrodynamic repulsion, with reference to high-speeds, drag/levitation force ratio, and energy consumption for both levitation and propulsion.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Alumni Association
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Barrows, T M
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 30-40
• Serial:
  • Technology Review
  • Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • ISSN: 1099-274X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; High speed vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; High speed ground vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134566
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 1976 12:00AM