HSST-03 system

The HSST-03 is a new transport system and is due to be put on display for a test run at "the International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan (EXPO\´ 85)" to be held in Japan in 1985. The design of the HSST-03 vehicle was conducted by the hands of Japan Air Lines and Sumitomo Electric Industries. The vehicle of the HSST-03 system is levitated by electromagnets and propelled by linear induction motors. It has a length of 13.8 m, a gross weight of 16 tons, and 47 seats for passengers. It is designed to serve as a means of passenger carriage in the Expo site. The vehicle assembly was completed in February, 1984, and the levitation test of the vehicle is under way. On the other hand, the track for the HSST-03, which has the length of about 350 m, is now under construction and will be completed by the end of June, 1984. The HSST-03 is characterized by the module system which has a LIM for propulsion and 4 magnets for levitation and guidance unitized in a box beam structure and will be applicable for high-speed operational vehicles in the future. We have already carried out preliminary experiments on the module system and other components, and obtained satisfactory results as expected earlier.