The dynamic response of magnetically levitated (maglev) vehicles is important because of safety, ride quality, guideway design, and system cost. To design a proper guideway that provides acceptable ride quality, the dynamic interaction of vehicles and guideways must be understood. Furthermore, the trade-off between guideway smoothness and the design of the levitation and control systems must be considered if the maglev system is to be economically feasible. The coupled vehicle/guideway dynamics are the link between the guideway and the other maglev components. This paper reviews various aspects of the dynamic interaction of maglev vehicles and their guideways; these include ride quality, guideway characteristics, aerodynamic loads and other excitations, vehicle stability, vehicle/guideway interaction, and research needs. Maglev systems offer many important advantages over conventional wheel-on-track vehicles. While some design concepts have been developed to nearly the state of commercial application, new or improved concepts, improved design and construction methods, and new material (including high-temperature superconductors, high-energy permanent magnets, and advanced material for guideways) are expected to enhance the attractiveness of maglev systems even further over the next several years. It is therefore reasonable to expect that maglev systems may indeed be a key transportation mode for the 21st century.


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    Title :

    A review of vehicle/guideway interactions in maglev systems


    Additional title:

    Eine Übersicht der Wechselwirkungen zwischen Fahrzeug und Fahrbahn bei Magnetschwebesystemen


    Contributors:
    Chen, S.S. (author) / Rote, D.M. (author) / Coffey, H.T. (author)


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    15 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 40 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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