ATRA’s Technix will be on Saturday, Jan 11 9:30-5pm.
Registration is $35 for ATRA members, $55 for non-members. Registration includes light breakfast and lunch.
Online registration is available here.
Archive for October, 2013
ATRA Technix 2014
City of Rzeszów PRT Project
The City of Rzeszow in South East Poland has announced that it is to seek funding from the EU for an advanced transportation project including both a monorail and PRT system. The city has a population of and is the 163,000 and is close to the borders of Ukraine and Slovakia making it an important communications centre. Rzeszow’ Mayor is promoting the city as an area of innovation and has already had some success in attracting aerospace businesses to the region (Podkarpackie), one on the most disadvantaged in the EU.
The monorail system is intended to circle the city using a 12Km twin track bidirectional loop. The monorail stations are to be served by PRT installations the first of which is to be installed as a pilot scheme on the Rzesow University of Technology campus. The campus system will serve to demonstrate and prove the technology unveiled recently at the ECO- mobility Conference recently held in the city.
Polish PRT System Announced
Warsaw University of Technology displayed its new PRT technology at the recent Eco – Mobility conference in Rzeszów. The three year development was within 1 million €, mostly funded by the EU.
The development of hardware, control system and simulation software was lead by Prof. Choromanski of Warsaw University.
The innovative linear motor powered system (LIM propulsion on-board the vehicles with reaction plate in the guideway) is focused on providing accessible transportation and is part of an initiative which also includes electric cars. A mock up of the PRT vehicle and a section of the ¼ scale test track were displayed to delegates.
The system includes several innovations including power collection using contactless induction rails, air suspension and wheelchair restraints.
The next step is to obtain European funding for a full-scale pilot scheme at the Rzesów University of Technology campus (10,000 students). Connecting the 5 main buildings together. Initial design is scheduled to commence in 2014.
Professor Choromanski will present the Eco PRT development at the upcoming Podcar City Conference outside Washington DC this October 23-26.