Levitation control design of super-speed Maglev trains

This paper deals with the levitation control design for super-speed magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains. The state feedback controller as well as a linear observer is utilized in the general framework accounting for the guideway deviation. The configuration of the control system is presented, and its characteristics are analyzed theoretically and numerically. The performances of the proposed controller are predicted by several simulations, and guidelines for designing the levitation control will be given.