Aeromobile-Aeroduct Automated People Movers AAAPM

A new modality for automatic people moving is introduced, the Aeromobile air cushion vehicle (ACV) in elevated Aeroducts. Air cushion support of vehicles offers the benefits of Maglev without the severe limitations of a precision magnetic gap, weather sensitivity, high cost of vehicle and ROW, permanent and superconducting magnets, liquid helium, etc. Air is everywhere and can levitate vehicles friction-lessly, economically, and amphibiously, for all weather, in all climates, in all seasons, with perfect guidance. AAAPM offers high-speed personal travel totally automated, eliminating all parking, all parking lots, and gridlock. Automated Aeromobile travel can eliminate highway deaths, injuries, and billions of annual hours lost in gridlock. In the AAAPM, Aeromobiles in Aeroducts can economically do what Maglev cannot, inexpensively come from one’s home to take people to work, school, shopping and return. Even the venerable but deadly family automobile cannot offer the features of AAAPM, and may finally be superseded by Aeromobiles. Air cushion vehicles, ACV’s, are simple, both the vehicle and their rights-of-ways are very inexpensive, both are mass producible and the system can be economically elevated, with zero pollution of the air and ground.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1020 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Bertelsen, William R
• Conference:
  • Automated People Movers 2005. Moving to the Mainstream. 10th International Conference on Automated People Movers
  • Location: Orlando FL, United States
  • Date: 2005-5-1 to 2005-5-4
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: Automated People Movers 2005: Moving to the Mainstream

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic components; Aerodynamics; Air cushion vehicles; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Magnetic properties; People movers; Public transit; Traffic congestion; Weather conditions
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029361
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407665
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 2006 2:34PM