• DocumentCode
    1366122
  • Title

    Transportation: New computer controls make travel more comfortable, thyristors cut costs of motor operation, and new steering systems for cars are tested to improve fuel economy

  • Author

    Kaplan, G.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    Major developments in transportation during 1984 are reviewed. These include new computer controls that make travel more comfortable, thyristors to cut costs of motor operation, new steering systems for cars to improve fuel economy, the world´s first operating Maglev train, and AC propulsion for trains.
  • Keywords
    electric propulsion; magnetic levitation; rail traffic; railways; road traffic; traffic computer control; 1984; AC propulsion for trains; computer controls; electric propulsion; fuel economy; magnetic levitation; operating Maglev train; rail traffic; road traffic; steering systems; traffic computer control; transportation; DC motors; Fuels; Microprocessors; Optical switches; Rail transportation; Thyristors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1985.6370535
  • Filename
    6370535
    • Link To Document
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