Patent ID: 8171858
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A transportation system for at least one magnetically levitated vehicle, comprising: a vehicle bogie comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each vehicle bogie segment includes a linear motor drive component configured at least to provide an acceleration force or a deceleration force to the vehicle bogie, a magnetic levitation component configured at least to provide a lifting force to the vehicle bogie, and an electrodynamic repulsion component configured at least to maintain an alignment between the magnetic levitation component of the vehicle bogie segment and a magnetic levitation component of a modular guideway block; a vehicle connectively coupled with and suspended beneath the vehicle bogie; a guideway comprising a plurality of modular guideway blocks, wherein each modular guideway block has an open bottom vehicle bogie enclosure that facilitates suspension of the vehicle beneath the vehicle bogie and each modular guideway block further comprises a controller configured at least to control the movement of the vehicle at least in part by