• Inductrack is a passive, fail-safe electrodynamic magnetic levitation system, using only unpowered loops of wire in the track and permanent magnets (arranged...
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    sheets. There are two designs: the Inductrack I, which is optimized for high speed operation, and the Inductrack II, which is more efficient at lower...
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    of Sciences and the United States Air Force. His notable work includes inductrack and magnetically levitated flywheels. Post and his wife Marylee (a poet)...
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    in particle accelerators and free-electron lasers. The Inductrack Maglev train and Inductrack rocket-launch system utilize the Halbach array to lift the...
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    disadvantages. Neither Inductrack nor the Superconducting EDS are able to levitate vehicles at a standstill, although Inductrack provides levitation at...
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    suspension technology had been transferred from Krauss-Maffei. ROMAG Inductrack Hood, Christopher P. (2006). Shinkansen – From Bullet Train to Symbol...
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    can have an effective lift to drag ratio while maintaining altitude. Inductrack maglev Lift coefficient Range (aeronautics) range depends on the lift/drag...
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  • of track have been constructed. The early magnetic levitation system, Inductrack, which SkyTran has replaced with a similar proprietary design, has been...
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    induction-based levitation system present in maglev technologies such as the Inductrack system, magnetic bearings could replace complex control systems by using...
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    Laithwaite and others 1997 Diamagnetically levitated live frog Andre Geim 1999 Inductrack permanent magnet electrodynamic levitation (General Atomics) 2000 The...
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    Rapid Transit, a permanently discontinued personnel rapid transit system Inductrack (An inexpensive form of magnetic levitation.) Parry People Movers – Very...
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    Laser propulsion Non-rocket spacelaunch Silbervogel Spaceplane StarTram Inductrack Railgun Ram accelerator Coilgun Mass driver Hopper (spacecraft) U.S. Air...
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    The company announced in March 2016 that they would be using passive Inductrack systems for their titular Hyperloop. However, in August 2018 the agreement...
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  • levitation. He was involved in the experimental magnetic levitation system Inductrack, the Snowflake Divertor for tokamaks and X-ray diagnostics at Linac Coherent...
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