ASTROGLIDE - THE ADVANCED AUTOMATIC GUIDEWAY TRANSITE SYSTEM
The technical and economic aspects of a people-moving overhead monorail system powered by linear induction motors or advanced transverse flux motors, of the type used at Braniff International, Dallas to move airline passengers between the terminal and the parking area, are discussed. The advantages such a transportation system would offer to people using mass transit systems are noted. A demand-responsive fully automatic transportation system, called astroglide, is described and is shown to be far superior to the monorail installation used at Braniff International.
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Supplemental Notes:
- From Hovering Craft, Hydrofoil and Advanced Transit Systems. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Corporate Authors:
Kalerghi Publications
51 Welbeck Street
London W1, England -
Authors:
- Scelzo, G P
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 29-35
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Demand responsive transportation; Intermodal terminals; Intra airport transit; Linear induction motors; Monorail transportation; Parking; Passenger terminals; People movers; Public transit
- Old TRIS Terms: Terminal facilitation
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00155757
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 28 1981 12:00AM