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High Aspect Ratio Twin Hull (H.A.R.T.H.): new, innovative marine ocean ship platform architecture with passive designed, high stability and safety, low fuel use, achieves high speeds in high seas: 50-75 knots.
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Fast Ships and Fast Ferries, HARTH Technology, Flightless Float Plane, Fast Freighters, OPUS Hydrogen Powered, High Speed Humanitarian Relief, Hydro Lance, Off-Shore Racing Power-Boats HIGH SPEED FLIGHTLESS PASSENGER FLOAT PLANE, HARTH TECHNOLOGY, OPUS HYDROGEN POWERED, FAST SHIPS, FAST OCEAN FERRIES, DIVE BOATS, FREIGHTERS Welcome to the HYDRO LANCE CORPORATION Fast Ships Fast Ferries Safer and Faster Ocean Transport Copyright 2005, Hydro Lance Corporation, All...French national program in land transport research and innovation. Information about strategic program efforts to improve performance relative to energy, noise, pollution and environment.
http://www.predit.prd.fr/
Pipeline project for a system to assess driver vigilance and give off a warning, if need be. Lists consortium members and purpose of the project. Based in Europe.
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AWAKE System for Effective Assessment of Driver Vigilance and Warning According to Traffic Risk Estimation Available documents for download: Final Agenda (pdf, 89 kB) EC Framework (EU pdf, 3.4 mB) AWAKE AimAchievements (HIT pdf, 992 kB) OEMs Road Safety Strategy (CRF pdf, 6.4 mB) Designing Driver Warnings (IAT pdf, 4.3 mB) Driver Fatigue Monitoring-Technologies (SiemensVDO...Action for advanced Driver assistance and Vehicle control systems Implementation, Standardisation, Optimum use of the Road network and Safety. Includes project description and reports, a virtual driving lab, and related links.
http://www.advisors.iao.fhg.de/
Supplies and installs automated people movers. Includes products, specifications, and existing systems.
http://www.poma-otis.com/
Offers several newsletters on emerging energy and transportation technology, including intelligent transportation systems (ITS), alternative vehicles, and fuel cell research and development. Some free content.
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Intelligent Transportation Systems and Services; Stationary, Mobile and Portable Fuel Cells; Alternative Fuel Vehicles The news source for professionals working to develop and commercialize leading-edge transportation and energy technologies. Inside ITS For over a decade, government and industry leaders have relied on Inside ITS for news of the fast-paced developments in intelligent transportation systems....Image galleries about railways, road transport, trams, road steam, heritage transport, steam locomotives, and buses.
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THE TRANSPORT PAGES Promotions please click on to the Traction Engine picture For a direct link to the Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Ltd please click on to the picture of 48773 Pictures from The Transport Pages are still available for purchase on CD...By Jerry Schneider. Classified descriptions, diagrams, over 40 transport technologies: planned, operating; electric and not; manual, automated; 1-/2-mode; freight/people movers (PRT); top mount, suspended; mono-/bi-rails, automated highways; fora, conference reports.
http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans/
Small enthusiast site, with maglev trains, solar sails, transport history. Brief descriptions, diagrams, photographs.
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The Future Of Transportation Trace the evolution of transport through time. Maglev Trains Discover the future of train transport and how trains of the future will levitate above the track, and travel at speeds up to 500km per hour! Solar Sails How will we...Four tracks of parallel sessions, transport technology exhibit, optional professional workshops. Held at Pennsylvania State University, 11-13 December 2002.
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2003 Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference This program has already taken place, but the information provided here may still be helpful if you’re considering attending such a program in the future. Programs are often repeated on an annual or semi-annual basis to learn more about futureofferings...ATRA promotes developing technologies such as Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), identifies problems and ways advanced systems can help solve them. Descriptions, studies (download, paper), videos, PRT Model Project, calendar, links.
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Click to enter advancedtransit.org (normally this happens automatically)...Non-profit, grassroots, volunteer organization, begun in Minneapolis, MN. Goals: provide information on PRT features and benefits; promote PRT as effective option to meet transport needs. News, calendar, resources, links.
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Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit (CPRT) T as an effective enhancement for meeting our transportation needs What is PRT? PRT is an automated transportation system where passengers ride in 2 to 4 person vehicles on elevated guideways non-stop from where they started all the way to...Searchable database of articles produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board at the National Academy of Sciences.
http://199.79.179.82/sundev/search.cfm
Horizontal pedestrian mobility system to stretch average walking access distances along selected corridors. Similar to light rail and buses, but with rubber tires on a concrete guideway.
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Village Technology SMRrTram SMRTram downtown people-mover pedestrian mobility Smartram Site designed and developed by John Alt/Village Technology and 818 Studio...An organization developing standards for automated people movers. Includes publications, directives, and meeting notes.
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APM Standards Web Site Home Page Status of the adoption of the Model Elevator Law (Excel) Changes to FTA Part 659 (Adobe) List of APM Oversight Agencies E.U. Cableway Directive Welcome to the Automated People Mover Standards Committee Web Site The mission of the Automated People...How cars might appear in the future.
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Car innovations and Car news at a-car.com Car innovations improving safety, fuel consumption, environment and comfort. Facts of Car Innovations message -board We welcome messages about the innovations in the bike, the car and the truck. ABS Anti lock Braking System, the working and the advantage. updated...