A superconducting Maglev vehicle guideway system with preview control: Part II - Controller design and system behavior

Part II of this paper proposes the use of optimal preview control with integral action for a maglev vehicle with a superconducting electromagnetic suspension system operating on an elevated flexible guideway. The control system is designed based on a linearized model and then applied to a full-scale nonlinear simulation model of the maglev vehicle, magnet modules, and guideway (derived in Part I-Vehicle, Guideway, and Magnet Modeling). Simulation studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the controller and evaluate the vehicle performance under the influences of guideway flexibility, guideway irregularities, and aerodynamic disturbances.