Papers

Some scientific articles published by the MagLev-Cobra engineers and researchers over the past few years.

Design and Innovative Test of a Linear Induction Motor for Urban MagLev Vehicles

R. A. H. de Oliveira, R. M. Stephan, A. C. Ferreira and J. Murta-Pina, "Design and Innovative Test of a Linear Induction Motor for Urban MagLev Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6949-6956, Nov.-Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.3023066.

Optimized Linear Motor for Urban Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Vehicles

R. A. H. de Oliveira, R. M. Stephan and A. C. Ferreira, "Optimized Linear Motor for Urban Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 1-8, Aug. 2020, Art no. 3601808, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2976589.

The Vital Contribution of MagLev Vehicles for the Mobility in Smart Cities

Stephan, R. M., & Pereira, A. O., Jr. (2020). The Vital Contribution of MagLev Vehicles for the Mobility in Smart Cities. Electronics, 9(6), 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9060978

Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV): History Development and Maglev Comparison

Ferreira H., Stephan R. Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV): History Development and Maglev Comparison // Transportation Systems and Technology. - 2019. - Vol. 5. - N. 1. - P. 5-25. doi: 10.17816/transsyst2019515-25

Characterization of levitation force for a superconducting magnetic levitation vehicle

Costa F., De Andrade R., Stephan R. Characterization of levitation force for a superconducting magnetic levitation vehicle // Transportation Systems and Technology. - 2018. - Vol. 4. - N. 3 suppl. 1. - P. 124-133. doi: 10.17816/transsyst201843s1124-133

Retrospective and perspectives of the superconducting magnetic levitation (sml) technology applied to urban transportation

Stephan R., Costa F., Rodriguez E., Deng Z. Retrospective and perspectives of the superconducting magnetic levitation (sml) technology applied to urban transportation // Transportation Systems and Technology. - 2018. - Vol. 4. - N. 3 suppl. 1. - P. 195-202. doi: 10.17816/transsyst201843s1195-202

Superconducting Levitation Applied To Urban Transportation

Stephan, R. M., de Andrade, R., Jr., Ferreira, A. C., & Sotelo, G. G. (2017). Superconducting Levitation Applied To Urban Transportation. In Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (pp. 1–18). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/047134608x.w8346

MagLev Cobra project: Superconducting levitation for public transportation, Projeto MagLev Cobra - Levitação supercondutora para transporte urbano

Sousa, W. T. B. de, Stephan, R. M., Costa, F. S., Rodriguez, E. F., Martins, F. G. R., Oliveira, R. A. H. de, & Andrade Jr., R. de. (2016). Projeto MagLev Cobra - Levitação Supercondutora para Transporte Urbano. Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2016-0123

MagLev-Cobra Operational Tests

L. S. Mattos, E. Rodriguez, F. Costa, G. G. Sotelo, R. de Andrade and R. M. Stephan, "MagLev-Cobra Operational Tests," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 1-4, April 2016, Art no. 3600704, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2016.2524473.

A full scale superconducting magnetic levitation (MagLev) vehicle operational line

G. G. Sotelo, R. A. H. de Oliveira, F. S. Costa, D. H. N. Dias, R. de Andrade and R. M. Stephan, "A Full Scale Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) Vehicle Operational Line," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 1-5, June 2015, Art no. 3601005, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2014.2371432.

MagLev cobra: Test facilities and operational experiments

Sotelo, G. G., Dias, D. H. J. N., de Oliveira, R. A. H., Ferreira, A. C., De Andrade, R., Jr, & Stephan, R. M. (2014). MagLev Cobra: Test Facilities and Operational Experiments. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 507(3), 032017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/507/3/032017

Dynamic tests of an optimized linear superconducting levitation system

E. S. Motta, D. H. N. Dias, G. G. Sotelo and R. M. Stephan, "Dynamic Tests of an Optimized Linear Superconducting Levitation System," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 3600504-3600504, June 2013, Art no. 3600504, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2230351.

Emulation of a full scale MagLev vehicle behavior under operational conditions

D. H. N. Dias, G. G. Sotelo, E. F. Rodriguez, R. de Andrade and R. M. Stephan, "Emulation of a Full Scale MagLev Vehicle Behavior Under Operational Conditions," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 3601105-3601105, June 2013, Art no. 3601105, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2233832.