A Basic Developmental Scenario for the Maglev Highway ― Maglev Highway as the Future of Transport ―
A Maglev system, in which cars sit on magnetically levitated pallets, could potentially produce substantial benefits compared to conventional car travel, particularly on long distance routes. This paper describes basic developmental scenarios applied to the future of high-speed ground transportation.
Magnetically levitated shuttle highway system
In this article, the author presents a new concept, the ML-SHS (Magnetically Levitated Shuttle Highway System), which can provide free control, high speed, safety, smooth mobility, energy efficiency, and eliminates most vibrations, noise and sound. In order to design the ML-SHS, the electro-magnetic absorption method is utilized for it's support system and the linear motor for the driving force is applied. The magnetic levitation system is installed on the fin, so that the fin becomes the EMFS(Electro-Magnetic Fin Module Supporting system) for the IPV [1] and the vehicle.
PALLETED AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION: A VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The palleted automated transportation (pat) system and its variations, under study and development at mit, have come from a simple transportation control-and-propulsion technology; the combination of rack-and-pinion (and screw-propulsion) drive with synchronous electric motors. When this technology is allied with the technique of using off-line stations (and associated acceleration and deceleration maneuvers), a large vehicle flow can be achieved even at moderate main-line speeds. There is, therefore, an incentive towards using smaller rather than larger vehicles, giving passengers the capability of more individual routing. Virtually fully automated handling of passengers and of freight leads to the capability of a pricing structure encouraging freight movement at low-demand times. This would greatly reduce the pressure on city streets. The technology has, in studies, been applied to long-distance people-plus-freight systems and to pipelines limited to carrying dry solids. This paper reviews the technology and the apparent advantages and disadvantages of the pat system, and makes recommendations for future work.(a)