Guideway transportation system with integrated magnetic levitaton suspension, stablization and propulsion functions
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ADVANCED MAGLEV SYST
- Publication Date
- 2010-03-10
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] Cross References to Related Applications
[0002] This application claims priority to US Patent Application No. 11 / 960,616, filed December 19, 2007, and US Provisional Application No. 60 / 870,880, filed December 20, 2006, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Background technique
[0003] The present invention relates to transportation or traffic systems, and more particularly, the present invention relates to reticulated rail transit systems designed to move large numbers of passengers or packages in a flexible manner.
[0004] Rail-based transportation systems have been used to transport people or goods. An example is the "Passenger Rapid Transit" (PRT) system. In a PRT system, each vehicle carries only one team or group (or payload) from their origin directly to their destination, starting at a time determined by the team's arrival at its origin. Vehicles are usually computer-guided and move non-stop along the middle of guide rails with diver...