Now that I have decided to work on the bogie fail safe mechanism I have been going over the
design of the bogie and the tracks to understand more on how they work. After reviewing
the design, I think that the bogie is more prone to fail when switching rails
since there are moving parts controlled by the electronic system that would
have to make the switch in short periods of time. If this mechanism fails, the bogie can
end not being attached to any of both guide rails and fall from the track. One
way this could be avoided is by modifying the tracks to be enclosed with the
bogie running inside as in the picture below. This would require a redesign of
the tracks which I think can be avoided by designing our own safety mechanism based on our bogie and track system.
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