A VEHICLE WITH A STEERABLE WHEELSET.

摘要

A VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE STEERABLE WHEELSET (21) ADAPTED TO RUN ON A GUIDEWAY (19) HAVING TWO PRIMARY RUNNING FACES (54) LATERALLY OFFSET ABOUT A GUIDEWAY CENTRELINE (39). THE WHEELSET (21) COMPRISING A PAIR OF WHEELS (15), EACH WHEEL (15) LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WHEELSET (21) ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE TWO PRIMARY RUNNING FACES (54). THE VEHICLE HAVING SENSING MEANS (18) FOR SENSING LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE WHEELSET WITH RESPECT TO A LONGITUDINALLY DISPOSED REFERENCE PATH (41), THE SENSING MEANS (18) PRODUCING A SIGNAL FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ACTUATING MEANS (17) TO STEER THE WHEELS (15) IN RESPONSE TO THE SENSED LATERAL DISPLACEMENT. THE AXES OF ROTATION OF THE WHEELS (15) AND THE PRIMARY RUNNING FACES (54) ARE INCLINED DOWNWARDLY TOWARDS THE GUIDEWAY CENTRELINE (39).