| 摘要 |
<p>A guideway-based transportation system includes a guideway (22) and a mating vehicle (26), the guideway including a main guideway section (30) that may branch at a branch point (32) into two separate branch sections (34,36), the guideway (22) having a suitable geometry to support and guide the vehicle (26) at any speed reasonably associated with such a transportation system, the vehicle (26) including both support and guide wheels to support the weight of the vehicle (26) and to maintain contact between the vehicle (26) and the guideway (22) as it moves along the guideway, and may optionally include a switching wheel assembly for switching the path of travel of the vehicle (26) from the main guideway section (30) to either of the branch sections (34,36). <IMAGE></p> |
