SUMMARY OF RESEARCH AT RPI ON TUBEFLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1966--9 NOVEMBER 1967

This report is a summary of the researches performed during the period 9 September 1966 - 9 November 1967 under contract with the Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation of the United States Department of Transportation. Studies under this program focussed on the areas of Propulsion (Chapter I), inherent stability (Chapter II), stability augmentation (Chapter III), electrical power supply (Chapter IV), and small-scale experimentation (Chapter V). Specific problems within each of these areas are discussed in detail in the technical reports which are listed in the Appendix.

• Corporate Authors:

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  110 Eighth Street
  Troy, NY  United States  12180
• Publication Date: 1968-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Pneumatic conveyors; Propulsion; Tubing; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Tube systems; Tube vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-PT-6801
• Contract Numbers: C-117-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM