The Americans with Disabilities Act. NFPA 130 Requirements. The controls for the LIRT system automatically coordinate the functions of dispatching , speed control, and safety subsystems. Dispatching signals are generated at the stations according to the demands of passengers. Optimum speed signals are computed to continuously move the greatest number of passengers in the most efficient manner.
Safety is enhanced by the computer aided blending of three separate braking systems.
Primarily, braking is entrusted to a magnetic, regenerative system which quietly and energy-efficiently feeds the dynamic energy back into the electrical supply system. At low speeds a disc brake system is utilized to comfortably control the deceleration. Finally, at stop, a holding brake is applied to maintain the vehicle's correct position at the station doors. This holding brake is also used, in concert with the disc brakes, as an emergency brake in the event of a power failure or system shutdown. Seismic and Hurricane Safety Titan has extensively studied the structural damage resulting from the tragic 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 1993 Northridge and San Andreas Fault earthquakes in Los Angeles with a view toward determining where and how failures occurred.