Maintenance

Due to the non-contact technology, the cost of vehicle and guideway maintenance is very low.

In the event of a malfunction of one of the propulsion and control components, the remaining components can assume its responsibilities, thereby ensuring a high overall system availability. If an electronic component group in the vehicle fails, the high redundancy concept guarantees that the vehicle will reach the next destination. Here the vehicle can be taken out of operation, the defective component quickly replaced, and then be available as reserve.

The guideway is inspected and monitored by maintenance vehicles from the guideway. These are provided with measuring systems to detect any changes in the position of the guideway equipment (such as stator packs, cable windings, and guidance rails) and with optical systems using digital photo interpretation to check the condition of the surfaces, e.g. for corrosion. In addition, evaluation of the sensor data obtained in daily operation allows the maintenance personnel to detect any changes in the position of the guideway and to implement corrective measures in a timely, efficient manner.
An access road along the guideway is not required for maintenance purposes.