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Automated People Mover: A comparison between conventional and maglev systems

Last updated on 01 June 2016 3:06

An Automated People Mover (APM) is a system used in urban/suburban areas to transport passengers point to point with a high frequency and a reliable service. Although conventional wheel-on-rail/route systems are commonly used in APMs, the application of the magnetic levitation (maglev) technology in this field allows increasing their performance.

Author(s): Bassani R.;Lutzemberger G.;Musolino A.;Rizzo R.

Organisation(s): DICI, University of Pisa ; DESTEC, University of Pisa ;

2016

Italy

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