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APOD Abstract for presentation (Poster or Podium) with a Paper in the Conference Proceedings

System Improvements

1666041 - An Examination of Factors Affecting APM Conductor Rail System Reliability

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Room: 220

Primary Author(s)

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Keith Forman, BSME

Technical Director, Transportation
Conductix, Inc.
TROY, IL, United States

Submitter(s)

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Keith Forman, BSME

Technical Director, Transportation
Conductix, Inc.
TROY, IL, United States

Abstract:

Conductor rail systems typically comprise less than 5% of an APM system’s total cost yet they can have an outsized impact on an APM’s reliability. Variables critical to conductor rail performance include performance specifications; design, development and testing; interface coordination with other subsystems; installation quality; and maintenance. Interface coordination between the conductor rail system and other APM subsystems such as the vehicle, guideway, guideway switches and power distribution system must receive proper attention in the specification and design stages of a project.
This paper identifies critical aspects of interface coordination and draws upon specific examples of incomplete or incorrect interface specifications and their consequences. The author provides recommendations for interface specifications between the conductor rail system and the other related APM subsystems.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees can expect to learn the following from this session:

Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the 4 primary subsystems with which the conductor rail system must interface.
Upon completion, participants will be able to recall at least one example of poor guideway to conductor rail interface.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify at least one example of poor vehicle to conductor rail interface.