IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0656517
(2010-02-02)
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등록번호 |
US-7788000
(2010-09-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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The public highway system includes automated, elevated single lane throughways having wide and narrow gauge rail track arranged in various combinations. A control system regulates spacing of bimodal vehicles while maintaining a uniform speed for all vehicles on the system. The bimodal vehicles perfo
The public highway system includes automated, elevated single lane throughways having wide and narrow gauge rail track arranged in various combinations. A control system regulates spacing of bimodal vehicles while maintaining a uniform speed for all vehicles on the system. The bimodal vehicles perform as conventional automobiles on conventional roadways and as fully automated safe high speed vehicles on elevated single lane, single speed, high-density electric rail guideways using static vertical switching accomplished by operation of variable gauge rail wheels on the vehicle to engage with or disengage from a wide gauge track portion wider than the bimodal vehicles. Vehicles enter/leave the mainline on the narrower gauge track. The wider gauge is for passing over off-ramps or in switching systems. A single lane can handle 15,800 veh/hr including mixed use such as mail, freight, mass transit in captive driverless vehicles with exclusive off-ramps to federal, commercial, industrial and public terminals.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. A public highway system, comprising: a narrow-gauge pair of rails and a wide-gauge pair of rails, the rails forming a guideway that begins on a roadway; means for grading without utilizing track bed sections of the wide-gauge pair of rails and sections of the narrow-gauge pair of rails
I claim: 1. A public highway system, comprising: a narrow-gauge pair of rails and a wide-gauge pair of rails, the rails forming a guideway that begins on a roadway; means for grading without utilizing track bed sections of the wide-gauge pair of rails and sections of the narrow-gauge pair of rails above the roadway; an ascending grade on-ramp portion of the guideway formed solely from the wide-gauge rail pair; an elevated throughway transition portion of the guideway having the wide-gauge rail pair in parallel with the narrow-gauge rail pair; an elevated throughway portion of the guideway having solely the narrow-gauge rail pair, the elevated throughway portion extending from the elevated throughway transition portion; an off-ramp portion of the guideway having a descending grade of the narrow-gauge rail pair of the throughway transition portion, the wide-gauge rail pair continuing at least at an initial height of the throughway transition portion; means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of vehicles utilizing said public highway system; and a computer in operable communication with the means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of vehicles utilizing the public highway system, the computer adjusting speed of the vehicles and separation distance of the vehicles on the highway system responsive to the information from the means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of vehicles; wherein a vehicle adapted for manually controlled travel on the roadway and automatically controlled travel on the guideway can transition from the roadway to automatically controlled travel on the guideway and can transition from the guideway to manually controlled travel on the roadway. 2. The public highway system according to claim 1, wherein the public highway system is bimodal, the bimodal system transporting freight, mail, and mass transit in a fully automated terminal-to-terminal driverless mode utilizing captive vehicles having exclusive on and off ramps leading to federal, commercial, industrial, and public terminals. 3. The public highway system according to claim 1, wherein said means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of vehicles utilizing said public highway system comprises: means for passively coding information for display in said guideway; means for disseminating the information displayed in said guideway to the vehicles; and means for maintaining separation distances of vehicles utilizing GPS, radar, laser, and other distance measuring technologies. 4. The public highway system according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of vertical guideway supports, each of the vertical guideway supports holding one side of said pairs of rails; a vertical support beam elevating a portion of the public highway system; and a tiltable, bilateral support structure extending from the vertical support beam, the tiltable bilateral support structure holding the vertical guideway supports proximate each lateral end of the bilateral support structure. 5. The public highway system according to claim 4, further comprising wheel supports extending laterally inward from the guideway supports below the rails, the wheel supports catching a derailed vehicle. 6. The public highway system according to claim 4, further comprising a protective cap extending inward from a top lateral portion of said vertical guideway supports, the protective cap deflecting strong cross winds from the moving vehicles and providing weather shielding for system power cables and control cables. 7. The public highway system according to claim 1, wherein said means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of said vehicles comprises location information displayed on intervals of said guideway. 8. The public highway system according to claim 1, further comprising teeth disposed in a high gradient section of rails, the teeth allowing accessory wheel teeth on the vehicle to engage the high gradient section for greater traction, the high gradient guideway being a third rail system which blends seamlessly with a standard guideway directing vehicles to split off the main line into multiple off ramps, reducing speed commensurate with the third rail high gradient multiple systems permitting non-stop traffic flow over mountainous terrain. 9. The public highway system according to claim 1, further comprising a vertically stacked parking structure adapted for receiving vehicles having wheel and drive assemblies required for travel over the public highway system. 10. A motor vehicle, comprising: means for travel on a conventional roadway; a stationary, narrow-gauge set of wheels engaging a portion of a variable gauge rail guideway; a variable-gauge set of wheels selectively engaging narrow-gauge and wide-gauge portions of the variable-gauge rail guideway; a scanner adapted for receiving location and target speed information from said variable-gauge rail roadway; an onboard computer accepting the location information received by the scanner; and onboard speed, navigation and diagnostic controllers in operable communication with the onboard computer; wherein the onboard computer, in combination with the controllers, adjusts a speed of the vehicle and sets a configuration of the variable-gauge set of wheels engaging the variable-gauge rail guideway. 11. The motor vehicle, according to claim 10, further comprising a public highway system having: a narrow-gauge pair of rails and a wide-gauge pair of rails, the rails forming a guideway beginning on a roadway; means for grading without utilizing track bed sections of the wide-gauge pair of rails and sections of the narrow-gauge pair of rails above the roadway; an ascending grade on-ramp portion of the guideway formed solely from the wide-gauge rail pair; an elevated throughway transition portion of the guideway having the wide-gauge rail pair in parallel with the narrow-gauge rail pair; an elevated throughway portion of the guideway having solely the narrow-gauge rail pair, the elevated throughway portion extending from the elevated throughway transition portion; an off-ramp portion of the guideway having a descending grade of the narrow-gauge rail pair of the throughway transition portion, the wide-gauge rail pair continuing at least at an initial height of the throughway transition portion; and means for determining speed, acceleration, location and separation distance of vehicles utilizing the public highway system; wherein said motor vehicle manually travels on the roadway and automatically travels on the guideway, transitioning from the roadway to automatically controlled travel on the guideway and transitioning from the guideway to manually controlled travel on the roadway based on an itinerary set by the navigation controller. 12. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the guideway has a plurality of passive coded bar graphs encoded with location information and vehicle speed directives, and for informing vehicles when they are in locations permitting wide wheel adjustments. 13. The motor vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the scanner reads passive bar graphs encoded with location information and vehicle speed directives and transition information. 14. The motor vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the diagnostic controller includes means for determining whether a vehicle and associated systems are healthy enough to proceed on said guideway. 15. The motor vehicle according to claim 14, further comprising means for commanding said vehicle to proceed onto said guideway or alternatively proceed to the nearest off-ramp based on said vehicle health determination. 16. The motor vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising means for limiting speed of said vehicle based on determination of track and vehicle wheel conditions while said vehicle is traveling on said guideway. 17. The motor vehicle, according to claim 10, wherein a nominal speed of said motor vehicle on said guideway is approximately 120 MPH. 18. The motor vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising means for automatically stopping said vehicle and all other vehicles traveling proximate said vehicle simultaneously and then directing said vehicles to the next off-ramp at slow speed. 19. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein said throughway portion of said guideway has up to a three percent grade. 20. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, further comprising means for accepting electrical power from the guideway for operation of said vehicle and electronic subsystems of said vehicle.
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