Cabin
- Exterior
Dimensions: 102.5in (250.4cm) long x 66.2in (168.2cm) high x 60.2 in (153.0cm)
wide
- Seat: 54in
(137.2cm) wide; Bottom of seat is divided into 3 parts, each able to flipped up
individually, useful for accommodating mobility devices [eg, wheelchairs], a
bicycle, or other items
- Payload
Capacity: 650lb (294.9kg)
- Gap between
guideway and cabin: The cabin is fastened to the vehicle chassis, which rides
inside the guideway, via two vertical pylons; Allow 1in (2.5cm) high spacing
between the bottom surface of the cabin and the top of the guideway
covers
Chassis
- Length: 9ft
5in [113in] (2.87m), including the front and rear shock absorbers
[bumpers]
Guideway,
Posts, Brackets
- Guideway
Exterior Dimensions: Cross-section 36in (91.4cm) wide x 38in (96.5cm) high,
including covers
- Guideway
Slots: A 4in (10.2cm) wide slot runs longitudinally along the top of the
guideway between the covers, through which pass the two pylons connecting the
vehicle chassis and cabin; An 6in (15.3cm) wide slot runs along the bottom
between the guideway covers
- Posts: Can
vary in height; 16.0ft [192in] (4.88m) high is usually assumed for basic
planning purposes; At 16ft (4.88m) high the post is 10in (25.4cm) diameter at
the top and 22in (55.9cm) diameter at the ground
- Post
Brackets: Fasten the posts to the guideway internal truss structure; Configured
in "X" form [plan view] ~24in (61.0cm) wide on both sides of the top of the
post in the direction of the guideway, ~14in (35.6cm) wide on both sides of the
post laterally across the underside of the guideway
- Post Bases:
The dimensions depend on the kind of footing, which depends on soil
conditions.
- Spans:
Maximum span with basic unmodified guideway structure is 90ft
(27.4m)
Weights
- Vehicle:
1,000lbs (453.6kg) Cabin and chassis, empty
- Vehicle:
1,650lbs (748.4kg) Cabin and chassis, fully-loaded
- Guideway:
135lbs/ft (200.9kg/m)
- Guideway and
Vehicles: 310lbs/ft (461.2kg/m); Assumes fully loaded vehicles one after the
other nose-to-rear on the guideway, an extremely unlikely scenario
Gradient
Capability
- Nominal
design air-cooled LIM [linear induction motor] rating: 15% gradient 30ft (9.1m)
high at 30mph (48.3km/h) ; 15% gradient 50ft (15.2m) high at 40mph
(64.4km/h)
- Higher line
speed going into the gradient yields greater lift; Lower gradient percent
yields longer lift.
- LIMs can be
rated, within limits, for higher gradients; Water cooled LIMs would yield
higher gradients
Curves,
Curve Radii
- Guideways in
curves are superelevated [banked]
- Nominal
design specifications: Superelevation 12% or 6.843deg; Maximum lateral
acceleration and comfort jerk 0.25g
- Curve radii
will increase exponentially with line speed going into the curve
- For radii at
nominal specifications and various line speeds, contact the Taxi 2000
Corporation
- Minimum
curve radius: 36ft (11.0m) at 14mph (22.5km/h)
Stations
- Minimum
Berthing Space: 10.0ft [120.0in] (3.0m) per berth; "Lb" in formula
following
- Outside
Barrier: Since the cabin door wraps completely around the cabin shape, thus
opening on both sides of the cabin, there must be a barrier or parapet running
along the far side of the in-station section of the offline station guideway
approximately 2in (5.1cm) from the side of the cabins
- Offline
Station Guideway Length: Can be computed per following formula:
Lo = ((2Nb +
2)Lb) + (2Lt) where Lo is the Length of the offline station
guideway Nb is the Number of berths Lb is the Length of a berth Lt
is the Length of the transition as computed in "LT" program
[proprietary]
Contact Taxi
2000 Corp to have LT program run
Input
parameters needed: Mainline guideway line speed by the station; Separation
between mainline and station guideways [center lines] usually assumed to
be 10ft (3.0m); Sample runs, assuming 10ft (3.0m) separation:
- Lt =
56.0ft (17.1m) @ 10mph (16.1km/h)
- Lt =
69.9ft (21.3m) @ 14mph (22.5km/h)
- Lt =
71.5ft (21.8m) @ 15mph (24.1km/h)
- Lt =
84.7ft (25.8m) @ 20mph (32.3km/h)
- Lt =
104.2ft (31.8m) @ 25mph (40.2km/h)
- Lt =
131.6ft (40.1m) @ 30mph (48.3km/h)
- Station
Access from Street: Access to all stations will be provided by at least one set
of stairs and at least one handicapped accessible elevator in each station. If
the station is an in-building type, existing stairs and elevator nearby will
suffice
- Ticketing/Farecard Machine: If the system requires collection of
fares, each station will have at least one ticketing/farecard machine at which
single or multi-use farecards can be purchased
- System Map:
Each station will have at least one map of the system via which passengers can
determine the number or code of their destination station
- Berth
Stanchions: Each berth in each station will have a stanchion located at each
berth to the left or right side of the cabin door with a keypad via which
passengers can enter their destination station number or code; if the system
requires fares each stanchion will also have a farecard slot for swiping the
farecard to enable card validation; destination can also be entered via a touch
screen
Line
Capacity
Station
Capacity
Stations can be
sized from one to about 15 berths
- 450 Vehicles
per hour for a 3 berth station
- 750 Vehicles
per hour for a 6 berth station
- 950 Vehicles
per hour for a 9 berth station
- 1250
Vehicles per hour for a 12 berth station
- 1500
Vehicles per hour for a 15 berth station
All assume a
normal time distribution for passenger boarding and de-boarding in the
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