@techreport{MeisingerGuangwei2011, author = {Meisinger, Reinhold and Guangwei, Shu}, title = {40 Years MAGLEV Vehicles in Germany}, issn = {1867-5433}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:92-opus-870}, year = {2011}, abstract = {On May 6th 1971 the worldwide first MAGLEV vehicle was presented by Messerschmitt-B{\"o}lkow-Blohm (MBB) in Ottobrunn near Munich, Germany. Till the year 2000 different test and application MAGLEV vehicles followed, but no commercial use in Germany. Since December 31st 2002 the Shang-hai MAGLEV Transportation System is successfully in operation, as the worldwide first and only one commercial used MAGLEV line. The paper in honour of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eveline Gottzein for her 80th birthday contains in the reference list her scientific publications about MAGLEV vehicle control systems.}, subject = {Magnetschwebebahn}, language = {en} }