The eventual full size POD to be levitated, accelerated, stabilized and braked is just 200 pounds empty (700 pounds full) with a maximum speed of 100 MPH - not a 100,000 pound monster moving at 300 MPH!  Our order of magnitude reductions may mean that the physics and control systems may be different than proven on all earlier electromagnetically levitated trains.  It should be noted that German engineer, Herman Kemper received a patent for a MagLev train back in 1934 and way back in 1935 demonstrated his first functional model!! 

Our goal is to have working MagLev models that people can visually and instantly comprehend. Hopefully, seeing that working model will have people simultaneously questioning why isn’t their own city installing a low cost personal/mass transportation system!  That working subscale MagLev demo model is a crucial step to reach our objectives.

MODEL GROWTH
After a simple straight MagLev demo, we want to expand the working model as follows:

2. Complete oval track - demonstrating levitation, acceleration to a cruise speed, stopping and going backward at will.
3. Complete oval track with passive exit lanes and merging lanes. The MagLev model will exit  to a short parallel track, stop and then merge back in to the main oval track. No mechanical train type switching will be used.
4. Multiple vehicles running independently on the oval track (catching up to each other and forming a mini train, separating, etc.
5. Multiple vehicles that can independently exit at will onto the side track, stop while other vehicles cruise by on the main oval track, and then reaccelerate and blend back onto the main track.

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