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Apr 26, 2012
Vectus PRT Concept and Test Track Experience
Authors: Jörgen Gustafsson [email protected] and Svante Lennartsson [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Automated People Movers 2009: Connecting People, Connecting Places, Connecting Modes
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PRT, Personal Rapid Transit, is a transportation concept with small vehicles on a low-weight structure offering a high level of service to its passengers. Vectus, with operations in Korea and Sweden, is at the forefront of PRT technology. Vectus has built a test track in Sweden where the system functionality and performance has been verified. Authority approval has been obtained including a complete safety case. The test track concept and the key features of the Vectus system are described along with the current operational experience. This includes two full winter seasons, proving the system's capability to cope with various ice and snow conditions. Test activities are now in the final stages of reliability and endurance testing, verifying the long term operational aspects of the system.
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Automated People Movers 2009: Connecting People, Connecting Places, Connecting Modes
Pages: 389 - 402
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Chief Technical Officer, Vectus Ltd, Husargatan 2, S-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden. E-mail: [email protected]
VP Engineering, Vectus Ltd, Husargatan 2, S-752 37 Uppsala, Sweden. E-mail: [email protected]
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