Calculations can be done on a combination of linear recirculating bearing and
guideway assemblies, based on rollers or balls with track rollers and yoke type track rollers.
Developed in partnership with ATS Ltd, the innovative PRT will consist of a fleet of 18 low-energy, battery-powered, driverless vehicles capable of carrying around four passengers and their luggage, that will travel along a dedicated
guideway.
A maglev train floats slightly above the
guideway on a magnetic field.
The Las Vegas Monorail is a seven-station, 4-mile, monorail system operating on an elevated
guideway and providing access to nearly every major hotel and attraction on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The magnetised coil running along the track - called a
guideway - repels the large magnets on the train's undercarriage, allowing the train to levitate as much as four inches above the
guideway.
It uses automatically controlled vehicles, which can fit a maximum of 4 passengers, traveling on their own
guideway network to provide an on demand and nonstop service from any station to any other on the network.
The LSM system consists of meter-long linear synchronous motors that connect end-to-end within a vehicle
guideway system.
The trains work by floating above a fixed
guideway track on an electro-magnetic "cushion" and are guided, propelled and braked by variable frequency electric currents passed through the
guideway.
The precision is achieved through enhancements to the bearing raceway geometry to minimize ball pulsations and reduce the influence of
guideway bolts to the smooth movement of the runner block.
* Intermodal Transit Systems
Guideway, Orlando, Fla.
Three options are under consideration: bus rapid transit on fixed-path, reserved highway lanes; light-rail transit on standard rail lines; and automated
guideway transit similar to the elevated Clarian People Mover serving hospitals in downtown Indianapolis.
Under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA-21), Congress authorized federal funding for New Starts fixed
guideway transit projects--including rail and bus rapid transit projects that met certain criteria.