Vehicle levitation and guidance system

Details Vehicle levitation and guidance system Vehicle levitation and guidance system

1991-04-26

1992-11-24

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Railways

Magnetically suspended car

By permanent magnets only

104305, 104DIG1, 446129, 446444, 105 15, B60L 1310

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active

051653478

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle levitation and guidance system (20) is provided which levitates a vehicle (22) over a roadbed (28) through the use of thin permanently magnetized strips (32, 34) located in the vehicle and the roadbed. The strips are oriented with like magnetic poles adjacent to generate a repelling force. The vehicle is guided along the roadbed by sliding engagement of the walls (37) of a channel (30) in the roadbed with pins (36) descending from the vehicle. The vehicle is propelled along the roadbed by contact with a set of rotating wheels (42, 42').

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