Image of a Transitional Spiral
Traveling in a straight line at a perpetual speed can be
quite challenging and limiting to the travel of human beings. Realizing this
was a problem Arthur N. Talbot, Professor of Municipal and Sanitary Engineering,
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana developed an improved version of the transitional spiral in 1899. The improved transition spiral was a theoretical mathematical
equation, reimagined by Talbot to assist the passage of locomotives from a
straight line to a circular curve to avoid sudden changes in acceleration.
If you would
like to know more refer to the link below:
Work Cited:
UIUC
Introductory Dynamics: https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam212/avt.xhtml
