Technology 1993-transportation

Author

Dooling, D.

Author_Institution

IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY

Volume

30

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

71

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.179251

Filename

179251