Data entry-March 31, 2052: a retrospective of solid-state transportation systems

Author

Malewicki, Douglas J.

Author_Institution

AeroVisions Inc., Newport Beach, CA, USA

Volume

87

Issue

4

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

680

Lastpage

687

Abstract

The author discusses SkyTran, the personalized solid-state transportation (SST) system for the public. The author imagines that it is the year 2052 and he is looking back on the 50+ years which have seen a revolution in personal transportation. SkyTran is based on a MagLev monorail system with individual lightweight carriages travelling nonstop at 100 m.p.h. to the traveller´s required destination. In this context the author considers; low-cost stations for efficient passenger handling; enhanced safety; cashless transactions; congested downtown station placement; vehicle mass production costs; failsafe operations; and SkyTran on the Moon´s surface

Keywords

magnetic levitation; railways; rapid transit systems; safety; technological forecasting; AD 2052; MagLev monorail system; Moon surface transportation system; SkyTran; cashless transactions; failsafe operations; individual lightweight carriages; personalized solid-state transportation system; safety; station placement; vehicle mass production costs; Airplanes; Aluminum; Back; Earth; Magnetic levitation; Roads; Solid state circuits; Superconducting magnets; Transportation; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.752524

Filename

752524