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A gyro monorail, gyroscopic monorail, or gyro-stabilized monorail is a single-rail land vehicle that uses the gyroscopic action of one or more spinning wheels to overcome the inherent instability of balancing atop a single rail. For a similar steerable vehicle, see Gyrocar.
Brennan's gyroscopically balanced monorail on a demonstration run. He did much work on a monorail locomotive which was kept upright by a gyrostat. In 1903 he patented a gyroscopically-balanced monorail system that he designed for military use; he successfully demonstrated the full sized system on 10 November 1909, at Gillingham, England.
The Ewing System is a balancing monorail system developed in the late 19th century by British inventor W. J. Ewing. It is not to be confused with the much later system patented by Robert W. Ewing. [dead link ] In the Ewing System the main wheels of the train run on a single steel rail.
Segway Inc. was founded in July 1999 to develop non-medical applications for the self-balancing technology, and the Segway PT, a two-wheeled personal transporter, was launched in December 2001, [6] with first deliveries to customers in early 2002.
[4] [5] This move was greatly resented by famed author Ray Bradbury who supported the monorail project [6] and resented the later move to build a subway in Los Angeles. [ 7 ] Alweg's technology was licensed in 1960 by Hitachi Monorail [ citation needed ] , which continues to construct monorails based on Alweg technology around the world.
What it does not need is a monorail to Miami Beach that would cover just four miles while costing $1.3 billion and requiring anyone using the Metromover system to change transit systems.
Shilovsky's gyrocar in 1914, London A gyrocar is a two-wheeled automobile.The difference between a bicycle or motorcycle and a gyrocar is that in a bike, dynamic balance is provided by the rider, and in some cases by the geometry and mass distribution of the bike itself, and the gyroscopic effects from the wheels.
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