Patent ID: 8985030
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B60L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a movable object; a first levitating Halbach array attached to said object; a second levitating Halbach array attached to said object; a first track comprising a first levitation portion in operative proximity to said first levitating Halbach array such that upon movement of said object, a first levitation force with be generated between said first levitating Halbach array and said first levitation portion; a second track comprising a second levitation portion in operative proximity to said second levitating Halbach array such that upon said movement of said object, a second levitation force with be generated between said second levitating Halbach array and said second levitation portion; a substantially uniform non-cantilevered support structure supporting said first levitation portion and said second levitation portion such that they are substantially uniformly supported; and means for adjusting said first levitation force and said second levitation force.