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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2007
Philip Lynn Jeter, San Diego, CA (US);
Karoly Kehrer, Midland, PA (US);
Husam Gurol, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Philip Lynn Jeter, San Diego, CA (US);
Karoly Kehrer, Midland, PA (US);
Husam Gurol, Carlsbad, CA (US);
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling movements of a vehicle along a guideway includes an array of targets that are mounted on the vehicle, and a series of wayside sensors that are mounted on the guideway. A signal processor monitors the passage of targets past appropriate sensors and uses resultant signals to derive parametric values that are characteristic of the vehicle's movements. The parametric values are then coordinated with a controller for the operation of a linear synchronous motor that propels the vehicle.