Baseline Specifications for a Magnetically Suspended High-Speed Vehicle

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1973, Pages 569-578

  Borcherts, Robert H ^a   Davis, L C ^a   Reitz, John R ^a   Wilkie, Dennis F ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR INDUCTION MOTORS; LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS;

CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC MOTORS, LINEAR - TRACTION; PROPULSION - ELECTRIC ENERGY; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 0015628191     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1973.9113     Document Type: Article

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