COMPARISON OF LADDER AND SHEET GUIDEWAYS FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC LEVITATION OF HIGH SPEED VEHICLES

The basic properties of flat sheet and flat ladder levitation systems are compared and contrasted based on the assumption that identical quantities of material are used in their construction. It is shown that although ladder systems can produce slightly better lift-to-drag ratios, the overall performance of sheets is better, particularly where lateral destabilization must be minimized.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials/International Magnetics Conference (Intermag) in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 15-18, 1976.
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• Authors:
  • Akinbiyi, T
  • Burke, P E
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 879-881
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9464

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guideways; Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Electrodynamic levitation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163275
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: V MAG-12 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM