Application of linear motor into vehicle propulsion of futuristic urban transit

The dissertation includes information concerning Personal Rapid Transit systems. The paper is divided into two mutually connected chapters. The first chapter presents the motives of the creation and the history of PRT, along with several examples of these systems. It describes the solutions that are on the most advanced stage of realization (e.g. ULTRA, MISTER, VECTUS). The second chapter comprises a short comparison of the systems mentioned above. Particular attention is drawn to the types of electric motors employed in the systems and the methods of supplying. The conclusion of the deliberation is a suggestion to apply a linear motor in the PRT system instead of a rotating one. Another solution for the PRT propulsion is the concept of hybrid combination of a linear and a rotating motor