Title :
Technology 1993-transportation
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY
fDate :
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Developments and events during 1992 are reviewed. The drive toward intelligent vehicle-highway systems was given an extra push by the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act, which was signed into US law in December 1991. The demand for zero emissions has revived work on electric vehicles. In spite of high installation costs, high-speed rail projects moved ahead, and nonstop air-traffic communications is planned. Japan tested a ship propelled by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thrusters akin to the `caterpillar drive´ used by the superquiet submarine in The Hunt For Red October
Keywords :
electric vehicles; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; railways; reviews; road traffic; ships; traffic control; AD 1992 to 1993; Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act; Japan; MHD powered ship; US; electric vehicles; high-speed rail projects; intelligent vehicle-highway systems; nonstop air-traffic communications; zero emissions; Costs; Electric vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Magnetohydrodynamics; Marine vehicles; Propulsion; Rails; Testing; Underwater vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
