Low Speed Urban Maglev Program

Federal assistance has been provided to the California University of Pennsylvania (CUP) to continue to support research in select areas of Low-Speed Maglev Technology as part of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urban Maglev Program. The following work tasks will be performed and will require a much narrower definition. Task 1 -- Continue to Build/Integrate Second Chassis and Articulation. Design and fabricate a second chassis and articulation unit and integrate with existing chassis to create a complete Maglev test vehicle. Task 2 -- Update and Refine Validation Testing of the Vehicles. Test the completed vehicle (two chassis units and an articulation) and perform all system integration activities. Task 3 -- Continue Local Coordination and Project Management of the CUP Sky Shuttle System.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Rail

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $1980000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Belanger, Marcel

• Performing Organizations:

  California University of Pennsylvania

  , PA  United States 
• Start Date: 20060925
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100430
• Source Data: RiP Project 34897

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chassis; Coordination; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Urban transit; Validation; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low speed vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489269
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 6 2013 1:00AM