FTA-CA-26-7025.2005 General Atomics Low Speed Maglev Technology Development Program (Supplemental #3) U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit May 2005 Administration Final Report OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND INNOVATION NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The United States Government does not endorse products of manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report. Low Speed Maglev Technology Development Program Final Report May 2005 Prepared by: General Atomics 3550 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 Prepared for: Federal Transit Administration 400 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 Report Number: FTA-CA-26-7025.2005 GA-A24920 This page intentionally left blank REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Mat 2005 Final Report Sept 2003 – Dec 2004 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS General Atomics Low Speed Maglev Technology Development Program (Supplemental #3) 6. AUTHOR(S) Husam Gurol, Robert Baldi, Phillip Jeter, In-Kun Kim, Daryl Bever 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER General Atomics 3550 General Atomics Court GA-A24920 San Diego, CA 92121-1122 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Technology, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590 FTA-CA-26-7025.2005 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES This is a Web Document, available on FTA website (http://www.fta.dot.gov) 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE Available From: National Technical Information Service/NTIS, Springfield, Virginia, 22161. Phone 703.605.6000, Fax 703.605.6900, Email [[email protected]] 13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words) This report addresses the accomplishments of Supplemental #3. The four major tasks included: guideway foundation construction, fabrication and installation of seven guideway modules, system integration and testing, and laminated track development. The test track construction was completed in September 2004, and testing commenced to validate the vehicle dynamics and ride quality. Testing included evaluation of the propulsion and control systems, and initial levitation. Additional future testing will validate the ride dynamics involving the levitation, propulsion, and guidance systems. 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES Maglev, Magnetic Levitation, Low-Speed, Urban 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY 18. SECURITY 19. SECURITY 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT OF THIS PAGE OF ABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18 298-102 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgment This report presents the results of a research effort undertaken by General Atomics under Cooperative Agreement No CA-26-7025 to the Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This work was funded by the U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Technology. The interest, insight, and advice of Ms. Mary Anderson and Mr. Walt Kulyk of the Federal Transit Administration are gratefully acknowledged. The valuable comments provided by the representatives of transit agencies, research institutes, and other independent organizations are gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks are due to Mr. Roger Hoopengardner of SAIC and Dr. Gopal Samavedam of Foster-Miller for their valuable comments during the period of this effort. General Atomics also acknowledges the support of a number of subcontractor corporations and other entities, who are team members in this activity. They include Booz-Allen Hamilton, Carnegie Mellon University, Hall Industries, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mackin Engineering, P.J. Dick, Union Switch and Signal, U.S. Maglev Development Corporation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. vii Metric/English Conversion Factors English To Metric Metric To English LENGTH (APPROXIMATE) LENGTH (APPROXIMATE) 1 inch (in) = 2.5 centimeters (cm) 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.04 inch (in) 1 foot (ft) = 30 centimeters (cm) 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.4 inch (in) 1 yard (yd) = 0.9 meter (m) 1 meter (m) = 3.3 feet (ft) 1 mile (mi) = 1.6 kilometers (km) 1 meter (m) = 1.1 yards (yd) 1 kilometer (km) = 0.6 mile (mi) AREA (APPROXIMATE) AREA (APPROXIMATE) 1 square inch (sq in, in2) = 6.5 square centimeters (cm2) 1 square centimeter (cm2) = 0.16 square inch (sq in, in2) 1 square foot (sq ft, ft2) = 0.09 square meter (m2) 1 square meter (m2) = 1.2 square yards (sq yd, yd2) 1 square yard (sq yd, yd2) = 0.8 square meter (m2) 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.4 square mile (sq mi, mi2) 1 square mile (sq mi, mi2) = 2.6 square kilometers (km2) 10,000 square meters (m2) = 1 hectare (ha) = 2.5 acres 1 acre = 0.4 hectare (he) = 4,000 square meters (m2) MASS - WEIGHT (APPROXIMATE) MASS - WEIGHT (APPROXIMATE) 1 ounce (oz) = 28 grams (gm) 1 gram (gm) = 0.036 ounce (oz) 1 pound (lb) = 0.45 kilogram (kg) 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lb) 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds = 0.9 tonne (t) 1 tonne (t) = 1,000 kilograms (kg) (lb) = 1.1 short tons VOLUME (APPROXIMATE) VOLUME (APPROXIMATE) 1 teaspoon (tsp) = 5 milliliters (ml) 1 milliliter (ml) = 0.03 fluid ounce (fl oz) 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 15 milliliters (ml) 1 liter (l) = 2.1 pints (pt) 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 30 milliliters (ml) 1 liter (l) = 1.06 quarts (qt) 1 cup (c) = 0.24 liter (l) 1 liter (l) = 0.26 gallon (gal) 1 pint (pt) = 0.47 liter (l) 1 quart (qt) = 0.96 liter (l) 1 gallon (gal) = 3.8 liters (l) 1 cubic foot (cu ft, ft3) = 0.03 cubic meter (m3) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 36 cubic feet (cu ft, ft3) 1 cubic yard (cu yd, yd3) = 0.76 cubic meter (m3) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 1.3 cubic yards (cu yd, yd3) TEMPERATURE (EXACT) TEMPERATURE (EXACT) [(x-32)(5/9)] °F = y °C [(9/5) y + 32] °C = x °F QUICK INCH - CENTIMETER LENGTH CONVERSION 0 1 2 3 4 5 Inches Centimeters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 QUICK FAHRENHEIT - CELSIUS TEMPERATURE CONVERSION °F -40° -22° -4° 14° 32° 50° 68° 86° 104° 122° 140° 158° 176° 194° 212° °C -40° -30° -20° -10° 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° For more exact and or other conversion factors, see NIST Miscellaneous Publication 286, Units of Weights and Measures. Price $2.50 SD Catalog No. C13 10286 Updated 6/17/98 viii Table of Contents Page 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................... 1-1 2. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Tasks Status ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................. 2-2 3. SYSTEM DESIGN......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Guideway Foundation.......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Design ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Design Basis ............................................................................................ 3-3 3.1.3 Test Track Foundation Construction ....................................................... 3-5 3.2 Guideway Module Manufacturing..................................................................... 3-10 3.2.1 Engineering............................................................................................ 3-10 3.2.2 Manufacturing........................................................................................ 3-11 3.3 System Integration and Testing ......................................................................... 3-17 3.3.1 Control System Description................................................................... 3-17 3.3.2 Test Results............................................................................................ 3-22 3.4 Laminated Track Development.......................................................................... 3-39 3.4.1 Laminated Track Test Rig. .................................................................... 3-40 3.4.2 Test Results............................................................................................ 3-42 4. CONCLUSIONS ...........................................................................................................