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skyTran, a Unique Transportation System
September 20, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
$10.00This Meeting is co-sponsored between IEE OEB Life Members Affinity Group & IEEE-VTS!
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Luncheon and Speaker
skyTran, a Unique Transportation System
Dr. Robert Baertsch
Chief Scientist at skyTran
NASA Research Park
Moffett Field CA
| Location: | Beeb’s Sports Bar & Grill 915 Clubhouse Drive Livermore |
| Time: | 11:00 AM Doors Open 11:30 AM Buffet Luncheon 12:15 PM Presentation 1:30 PM Adjourn |
| Cost: | $10.00 per person, includes lunch |
| Reservations: | Reservations are required no later than September 18, 2017 Make reservations at Eventbrite. |
ABOUT THE TALK
Dr. Robert Baertsch will describe this unique transportation project in great detail. This radically new high-speed transportation system uses Maglev suspension and linear induction drive of 2-man pods.
Since no U S company was interested in manufacturing and distributing this product, it was taken to Israel for further development and production and is now being installed in Tel Aviv.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Robert Baertsch is responsible for skyTran’s linear synchronous motor control software. Dr. Baertsch has a BA in Electrical Engineering from SUNY, Stony Brook, and a PhD in Computational Biology from the Center for Bio-Molecular Science and Engineering from UC, Santa Cruz. At Brookhaven National Lab, Robert worked for the Instrumentation Division where he built detectors for high-energy physics experiments. Robert also was employed at the United Nations where he led a worldwide team of software developers.