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1
Feb
1982
Technical Reports
Long Term Assessment of Passenger Ground Transportation System Technology
Subject
Maglev,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Noncontacting Suspension Propulsion, Linear Induction Motors, Magnetic Suspensions
Abstract: In this study advanced intercity ground transportation has been reviewed to establish the present status and future directions of worldwide technology development. The study...
Report Number
D0T/FRA/0RD-82/48
1
Oct
1977
Technical Reports
TLV Status Report
Subject
Maglev,
Evaluation
Keywords: Air Cushion, Tracked Levitated Vehicles, High Speed Ground Transportation, Research
Abstract: The worldwide status of Tracked Levitated Vehicle (TLV) technology and an assessment of its development, sponsored by the Advanced Technology Program within the Office of Research...
Report Number
FRA/ORD 78/01
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1976
Technical Reports
Feasibility of Flaw Detection in Railroad Wheels Using Acoustic Signatures
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Railroad cars, Vehicle wheels, Nondestructive tests, Defects, Acoustic signatures, Cracks, Pattern recognition, Computer printouts, BASIC programming language, ANSYS computer program
Abstract: The feasibility study on the use of acoustic signatures for detection of flaws in railway wheels was conducted with the ultimate objective of development of an intrack device for...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FRA-76-6; FRA/ORD-76/290
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1975
Technical Reports
Comparison of Two HSGT Magnetic Suspension Systems (Attraction)
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: Tracked Levitated Vehicles, Electromagnetic Suspension, High Speed Ground Transportation
Abstract: Two alternate attraction magnetic suspension systems are compared on a magnetic performance basis as well as on their lift-to-weight (l/w) capabilities. On an equal current basis...
Report Number
FRA-OR & D75-75
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1975
Technical Reports
Conceptual Design and Analysis of the Tracked Magnetically Levitated Vehicle Technology Program (TMLV). Repulsion Scheme. Executive Summary
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Maglev
Keywords: Vehicle Dynamics, Ride Quality, Superconducting Magnets, Guideway and Systems Analysis
Abstract: This report is an Executive Summary of FRA report 0R&D-75-21 which summarizes studies to establish the technology of repulsion magnetic suspension for ultimate use in a...
Report Number
FRA-OR&D-75-21C
Office
RRD