sci.energy

"Dale E" wrote in message
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> Turn onto the on ramp, accelerate to the highway speed, center
> on the linear stator, drop the guide pin in the slot, read a
> newspaper until it is time to remove the guide pin from the slot
> and drive to the off ramp.

That'd be noisy, for one thing, and highways are already noisy enough. You
could do just as well using sensors under the car that tracked the LIM
stator and kept it centered. Actually, you'd need to do that anyways with
the guide-pin system to keep the wheels turned in the appropriate
direction -- otherwise you'd need to lock the wheels straight, which would
result in horrific wear on the tires.

The guide-pin system, though, does result in better behavior when the LIM
fails (which, of course, it will) or a car is buggy.

S

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