PUT THE INTELLIGENCE IN THE SYSTEM, NOT IN THE VEHICLES
A unique system would solve traffic, fossil-fuel depletion, and environmental problems. Dual-mode private and commercial vehicles would be manually driven on streets and automatically controlled on maglev guideways. Buses and freight vehicles without wheels or drivers also used. Proposed guideway speeds: 100kph in cities, and 325kph between cities. System would be safer and have much higher capacity than existing highways or proposed "smart car" systems. One-third meter clearance between cars to be achieved by linear synchronous-motor propulsion. Capacity of single 100kph guideway to equal that of twelve highway lanes, and one 325kph guideway would be equivalent to forty highway lanes. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD E102826.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
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Authors:
- Reynolds, F D
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 89-101
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Serial:
- INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS) RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. SP-1467
- Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Buses; Electric vehicles; Forecasting; Freight transportation; Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
- ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8531: Case study; 1282: Electric vehicle; 132: Forecast; 741: Goods traffic; 9104: Guidance; 1295: Magnetic suspension; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00779471
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-7680-0458-6
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Dec 7 1999 12:00AM