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Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems: Technical Descriptions of Advanced Braking Concepts for High Speed Ground Transportation

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • David P. Wagner, Donald R. Ahlbeck, Jonathon F. Luedeke, Scott D. Cook, Mark A. Dielman
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/05
Office
RRD
Subject:
Braking Systems
Keywords:
Magnetic Levitation, Braking Equipment, Fault-Tolerant, Fail-Safe, Failure Modes
Document
1997_SAFETY OF HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.PDF (16.5 MB)

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Last updated: Tuesday, April 1, 1997