A method for controlling a vehicle system includes determining a vehicle reference speed using an off-board-based input speed and an onboard-based input speed. The off-board-based input speed is representative of a moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data received from an off-board device. The onboard-based input speed is representative of the moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data obtained from an onboard device. The method includes using the vehicle reference speed to at least one of measure wheel creep for one or more wheels of the vehicle system or control at least one of torques applied by or rotational speeds of one or more motors of the vehicle system.

A method for controlling a vehicle system includes determining a vehicle reference speed using an off-board-based input speed and an onboard-based input speed. The off-board-based input speed is representative of a moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data received from an off-board device. The onboard-based input speed is representative of the moving speed of the vehicle system and is determined from data obtained from an onboard device. The method includes using the vehicle reference speed to at least one of measure wheel creep for one or more wheels of the vehicle system or control at least one of torques applied by or rotational speeds of one or more motors of the vehicle system.

A rotating electromagnetic field generation device including a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of electromagnetic field generators, and a controller. The electromagnetic field generators each have a first electric potential output and a second electric potential output. The controller is configured to dynamically switch the first electric potential output and the second electric potential output of each of the plurality of electromagnetic field generators to corresponding selected ones of the plurality of electrodes thereby projecting at least one electromagnetic field from the plurality of electrodes.

An overhead transport system includes a suspended railway and a motorized carrier configured to travel along the suspended railway. The motorized carrier includes a motorized trolley configured to move the motorized carrier along the suspended railway, chassis/beam configured to carry an object below the motorized trolley, and a bumper and deflection system configured to prevent the object from contacting another object.

A transport system with a transport track with at least one passive track switch, which includes a main track and first and second diverging side tracks of the transport track, and at least one transport element with a response element with at least one permanent magnet and/or non-switching electromagnet. The transport track has fixed first and second guide rails in the area of the passive track switch as well as linear motor strings that are arranged in parallel to the first and second guide rail. The response element of the transport element is engaged within a gap between the first and the second linear motor string.

The present invention relates to a vehicle for a magnetic levitation track having a coach body (1) and a propulsion and supporting device (4) as well as at least one levitation frame (2) fastened on the coach body (1) and the propulsion and supporting device (4). The levitation frame (2) can be deflected transversely to the longitudinal axis of the propulsion and supporting device (4) and a spring suspension system (12, 14, 20, 21) is arranged between the levitation frame (2) and propulsion and supporting device (4). The levitation frame (2) has a traverse (13) and a carrier (17) which are connected to each other in an articulated fashion.

A passenger transportation system having at least one rail extending along a path; at least one trolley movable along the rail; an actuating device having a linear electric motor, in turn having at least one slide fitted to the trolley, and a linear stator extending at least partly along the path, and having an elongated body, and a quantity of power windings embedded in the elongated body; and a quantity of sensors configured to control the position of the trolley, the sensors being fitted to the elongated body and so positioned as to minimize noise generated by the power windings on the sensors.

Disclosed are a tramcar power system and a method for controlling the system, the system comprising: a fuel cell (11) coupled to an unidirectional direct-current converter (14); a super capacitor (12) coupled to a first bi-directional direct-current converter (15); and a power battery (13) coupled to a second bi-directional direct-current converter (16), wherein the unidirectional direct-current converter (14), the first bi-directional direct-current converter (15) and the second bi-directional direct-current converter (16) are coupled to an inverter (18) via a direct-current bus (17); the inverter (18) is coupled to a motor of the tramcar; the fuel cell (11), the super capacitor (12), the power battery (13), the first bi-directional direct-current converter (15), the second bi-directional direct-current converter (16) and the inverter (18) are coupled to a master control unit (19); and the master control unit (19) is coupled to a controlling device of the tramcar.

Cable-to-rail apparatus, systems, and methods according to which the transfer of a trolley (or rider element) from a cable (or line) to a rail, via a transition structure, is facilitated at speed in a zipline or other environment.

The invention relates to a vehicle for transporting a biological sample, the vehicle being movable on a circuit, the circuit comprising: an input path, a first output path and a second output path, a turn-off enabling the vehicle travelling on the input path to be redirected to the first output path or the second output path, a first guide path extending along the input path, the turn-off and the first output path, a guide device which can be configured in: a first configuration in which the guide device cooperates with the first guide path so as to direct the vehicle to the first output path when the vehicle passes through the turn-off, a second configuration in which the guide device does not cooperate with the first guide path, enabling the vehicle to reach the second output path.