A switch for vehicles is provided. In particular, a switch for a levitation rail for a vehicle is provided. The switch comprises: a straight rail; a curved rail, curving away from the straight rail, the straight rail and the curved rail comprising magnetic material to magnetically interact with a motor of the vehicle; and a magnetic gap between the straight rail and the curved rail, the magnetic gap comprising a region, at which the straight rail and the curved rail meet, of lower magnetic permeability relative to the straight rail and the curved rail.
Various propulsion motor topologies are provided. In particular, a propulsion motor is provided which includes: at least one ferromagnetic core having opposite ends joined by a body forming a magnetic flux pathway between the opposite ends; a magnetic flux inducing device to induce a first magnetic flux in the at least one ferromagnetic core along the magnetic flux pathway; and armature coils to induce a varying second magnetic flux in the at least one ferromagnetic core perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway, to assist inducing a propulsion force perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway. The at least one ferromagnetic core is shaped to form one or more total forces perpendicular to the propulsion force due to the first magnetic flux.
Various topologies to reduce force ripple for propulsion motors are provided. A propulsion motor comprises: ferro-magnetic cores arranged along a movement axis, the ferromagnetic cores including one or more end ferromagnetic cores located at an end of the movement axis, the one or more end ferromagnetic cores shaped to provide one or more of increasing magnetic permeance or decreasing magnetic reluctance from the end of the movement axis towards a center of the movement axis; armature coils located around the ferromagnetic cores; and at least one field coil around one or more of the armature coils and the ferromagnetic cores.
A vehicle with offset propulsion motors is provided. The vehicle comprises: a body; and a plurality of propulsion motors at a side of the body, arranged in a line about parallel to a movement axis of the body. Displacements between adjacent propulsion motors along the movement axis are selected according to an electrical period of poles of the plurality of propulsion motors, and an offset distance. The offset distance is determined by dividing the electrical period into the offset distance to determine a remainder. The electrical period divided by the remainder is about equal to a number of the plurality of propulsion motors divided by a given integer value that is less than the number of the plurality of propulsion motors, and produces a largest common divider between the given integer value and the number of the plurality of propulsion motors of “1”.
B60L 13/10 - Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation
H02K 29/03 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
A system and method for simulating a transportation network is disclosed herein. A simulation may be configured at a configuration application, which enables designers and hyperloop operators to enter real-world constraints as alignment data. A plurality of travel scenarios may be run in order to generate simulated run results. An analytics engine may perform analysis on the simulated run results in order to inform designers and hyperloop operators seeking to improve the transportation network. A prediction modeler may be utilized to predict events occurring in the transportation network as simulated. Parallel processing may be utilized to increase the efficiency and speed of the simulation. The simulation may be performed before, during, and after the implementation of the transportation network.
A system and method for performing braking operations on a hyperloop pod are disclosed herein. The hyperloop pod may have a secondary braking system, wherein the secondary braking system may be operable to provide a first braking force. The hyperloop pod may have a transponder communication system and a line-of-sight system, wherein the line-of-sight system may be operable to detect a second hyperloop pod at a line-of-sight distance. The hyperloop pod may have a memory and a processor operable to detect a second hyperloop pod and determine a collision margin between the hyperloop pod and the second hyperloop pod. The hyperloop pod may engage the secondary braking system if a safety margin is equal to or greater than the collision margin.
B61L 23/34 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software
for engaging transportation services; software for
dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in
fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing
services in the field of transportation; research,
development, engineering, design, and testing of
transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory
services in the field of engineering; scientific and
technological services, namely, research and design in the
field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation
vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum
within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or
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and research services in the field of magnetic levitation
trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel
in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube,
trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an
enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware
and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in
the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation
vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum
within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or
partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software
repair; computer software installation services; providing
computer software repair information; computer software
repair services; computer software maintenance and repair
services.
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TOPOLOGIES TO REDUCE FORCE RIPPLE FOR PROPULSION MOTORS AND A VEHICLE WITH OFFSET PROPULSION MOTORS TO REDUCE RIPPLE FORCE
A vehicle with offset propulsion motors is provided. The vehicle comprises: a body; and a plurality of propulsion motors at a side of the body, arranged in a line about parallel to a movement axis of the body. Displacements between adjacent propulsion motors along the movement axis are selected according to an electrical period of poles of the plurality of propulsion motors, and an offset distance. The offset distance is determined by dividing the electrical period into the offset distance to determine a remainder. The electrical period divided by the remainder is about equal to a number of the plurality of propulsion motors divided by a given integer value that is less than the number of the plurality of propulsion motors, and produces a largest common divider between the given integer value and the number of the plurality of propulsion motors of "1".
H02K 41/00 - Propulsion systems in which a rigid body is moved along a path due to dynamo-electric interaction between the body and a magnetic field travelling along the path
H02K 29/03 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
9.
TOPOLOGIES TO REDUCE FORCE RIPPLE FOR PROPULSION MOTORS
Various topologies to reduce force ripple for propulsion motors are provided. A propulsion motor comprises: ferromagnetic cores arranged along a movement axis, the ferromagnetic cores including one or more end ferromagnetic cores located at an end of the movement axis, the one or more end ferromagnetic cores shaped to provide one or more of increasing magnetic permeance or decreasing magnetic reluctance from the end of the movement axis towards a center of the movement axis; armature coils located around the ferromagnetic cores; and at least one field coil around one or more of the armature coils and the ferromagnetic cores.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 29/03 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
A switch for vehicles is provided. In particular, a switch for a levitation rail for a vehicle is provided. The switch comprises: a straight rail; a curved rail, curving away from the straight rail, the straight rail and the curved rail comprising magnetic material to magnetically interact with a motor of the vehicle; and a magnetic gap between the straight rail and the curved rail, the magnetic gap comprising a region, at which the straight rail and the curved rail meet, of lower magnetic permeability relative to the straight rail and the curved rail.
H02K 41/00 - Propulsion systems in which a rigid body is moved along a path due to dynamo-electric interaction between the body and a magnetic field travelling along the path
Various propulsion motor topologies are provided. In particular, a propulsion motor is provided which includes: at least one ferromagnetic core having opposite ends joined by a body forming a magnetic flux pathway between the opposite ends; a magnetic flux inducing device to induce a first magnetic flux in the at least one ferromagnetic core along the magnetic flux pathway; and armature coils to induce a varying second magnetic flux in the at least one ferromagnetic core perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway, to assist inducing a propulsion force perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway. The at least one ferromagnetic core is shaped to form one or more total forces perpendicular to the propulsion force due to the first magnetic flux.
H02K 41/00 - Propulsion systems in which a rigid body is moved along a path due to dynamo-electric interaction between the body and a magnetic field travelling along the path
H02K 29/03 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
An airdock for connecting a transportation vehicle to a loading area in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system. The airdock includes a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The airdock is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while providing the pathway through the low-pressure environment.
A soft capture system for moving a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle.
A soft capture system for moving a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle.
he soft capture system includes a movement system operable to reduce a gap between the transportation vehicle and the airdock and to align the airdock with a door of the transportation vehicle.
Magnet array structure includes a first linear magnet array and a second linear magnet array having a first and a second arrangement of magnets, respectively, in which the first and the second arrangement of magnets are repeated along respective lengths of the first and second linear magnet array. The first and second arrangement of magnets include respective individual first and second magnet elements arranged along the respective length of the first and second linear magnet array so that no net magnetic forces parallel to the length of the first and second linear magnet array result on the first and second arrangement of magnets, respectively. The first arrangement of magnets is offset from the second arrangement of magnets so that the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets partially overlap.
A hard capture system for securing a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The hard capture system includes a plurality of latches operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a fixed position relative to the airdock.
A pod bay for receiving at least one transportation vehicle for connection with at least one airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The pod bay includes a housing and at least one airdock. The pod bay is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while connecting the transportation vehicle via the at least one airdock to a boarding area.
A solution is disclosed for designing a transportation network (101) comprising hyperloop. The solution generally provides a system and a method both being configured to generate a hyperloop route (627A) between two locations (115A, 115B). A user may interact with a hyperloop route via a user interface. The system is further configured to perform optimizations on a candidate hyperloop route while conforming to constraints and limits. The system may utilize a genetic algorithm in order to optimize more than one parameter as part of optimizing the candidate hyperloop route. A single parameter optimizer is also provided that requires fewer computational resources. The solution provides for simulation of the candidate hyperloop route in order to further evaluate the desirability of the candidate hyperloop route. A plurality of metrics based on the simulation may be presented to the user via the user interface.
The disclosed solution generally relates to a hyperloop vehicle detecting objects in a hyperloop system. Hyperloop vehicles operate at incredible velocities and require robust systems to detect objects that increase the risk to a hyperloop vehicle. Transponders typically provide long-range data about the activity of downstream hyperloop vehicles. However, nearby objects require detection at line-of-sight distances in order to ensure that objects and vehicles within a given transponder interval distance are detected. The disclosed system provides an elegant solution that combines the advantages of both transponder-based object detection and sensor-based object detection.
A solution is disclosed for a design system configured to design a transportation network comprising a hyperloop portal. The design system and associated processes are configured to enable a hyperloop designer (or operator) to generate a logical layout of a hyperloop portal. The logical layout may then be used to generate a physical layout that is based on alignment data. The alignment data generally comprises constraints imposed on the hyperloop portal. The solution further optimizes the logical layout, the physical layout, or a combination thereof to generate results for designers to review, simulate, and/or implement in the field. One manner of reviewing the physical layout is to overlay the physical layout on a real-world map.
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Vehicle fleet management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
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35 - Advertising and business services
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Vehicle fleet management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a set of pallets to hold a set of parcels. The system also includes a conveyor system to move the set of pallets to and from a transportation pod. The system further includes a lift system to lift the set of pallets to different heights within the transportation pod. The system further includes a storage system to store a set of parcels. The system further includes a mechanical arm to move the set of parcels from the storage system to the set of pallets.
A solution is disclosed related to hyperloop vehicle communication using a transponder system. The transponder system comprises a plurality of transponder subnetwork controllers configured to provide one or more pluralities of transponders with connectivity. The pluralities of transponders are disposed at intervals such that the failure of a particular transponder is mitigated based on the interval of the transponders along with the connectivity of the supporting transponder subnetwork controllers. A hyperloop vehicle is configured to interact with the transponder system such that vehicle-side safety systems may rely on the transponder system as configured. The disclosed solution provides for enhanced traffic safety for hyperloop passengers and/or cargo, thus enabling green transportation.
A solution is disclosed for state estimation and motion control for a hyperloop vehicle. The solution is configured to generate a state estimation of a hyperloop vehicle while in flight. The state estimation is generated, in part, by real-time sensor data obtained from a sensor system onboard the hyperloop vehicle. Based on the state estimation, a motion execution module is configured to generate a plurality of linearized commands for a plurality of power electronic units in order to control the position and/or orientation of the hyperloop vehicle. The disclosed solution provides for safe and efficient travel using hyperloop vehicles.
B60L 13/06 - Means to sense or control vehicle position or attitude with respect to railway
B60L 13/10 - Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
A solution is disclosed relating to a motion execution controller configured to send commands to a plurality of electromagnetic assemblies attached to a hyperloop vehicle. A state estimation system is configured to determine a future position and/or orientation of the hyperloop vehicle (i.e., the state of the hyperloop vehicle). Based on the state estimation, the motion execution controller is configured to send commands to a plurality of electromagnetic assemblies attached to the hyperloop vehicle. The commands may relate to generating sufficient force to reach the future position and/or orientation (i.e., as part of a state estimation). In one aspect, the commands may relate to the amount of current to be sent to the plurality of electromagnetic assemblies.
B60L 13/04 - Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles
B60L 13/10 - Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
26.
System and Method for Hyperloop State Estimation of Multiple Axes
A solution is disclosed for a state estimation system and method configured for a hyperloop vehicle. Further, the state estimation system provides an estimate of the future position and/or orientation of the hyperloop vehicle such that the hyperloop vehicle can maintain safe, efficient flight during a journey. The state estimation system utilizes a number of sensors to gather data in order to perform state estimation using a Kalman filter. The state estimation is then sent to a motion execution controller such that the state estimation may be translated into commands for engines disposed throughout the hyperloop vehicle such that the position and/or orientation may be reached by hyperloop vehicle.
A track switching arrangement for a track-based guided transportation system, wherein the track switching arrangement forms diverging pathways and enables vehicle-side switching of a vehicle in the guided transportation system. The track switching arrangement includes an upstream pathway; two downstream pathways; and a path switching transition region having the diverging pathways between the upstream pathway and the two downstream pathways. Each of the pathways includes track elements configured to interact with one or more respective bearings of the vehicle to provide levitation to the vehicle and/or guidance for the vehicle.
A solution is disclosed in which a plurality of safety systems is used within a hyperloop system in order to gather measurements of elements within the hyperloop system, which includes at least a plurality of tubes, a plurality of portals, a hyperloop pod, a hyperloop bogie, a track, and a depot. The plurality of safety systems may be disposed podside and/or wayside. When disposed at the wayside, the plurality of safety systems may be disposed at the entry and the exit of a depot and/or portal in order to gather measurements of hyperloop pods entering or exiting the depot and/or portal. When disposed at the hyperloop bogie, the plurality of safety systems may measure wayside elements (e.g., the track) as well as podside elements. Said measurements may be utilized to perform diagnostics, prognostics, and other safety-related operations.
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Transportation business management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; Vehicle fleet business management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; Building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; Transportation logistics services; services for arranging of transportation. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
A moving member of a machine can include a cold plate that serves as a primary structural member for the moving member. The cold plate can have one or more cooling channels formed within the cold plate. A plurality of armature windings can be fixed to the cold plate. One or more field windings can be fixed to the cold plate. A plurality of ferromagnetic cores can be fixed to the cold plate, each ferromagnetic core positioned within a loop of at least one of the plurality of armature windings. Other embodiments are described.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 3/24 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors with channels or ducts for cooling medium between the conductors
G01R 33/385 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using gradient magnetic field coils
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/22 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors consisting of hollow conductors
H02K 15/02 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines of stator or rotor bodies
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 19/10 - Synchronous motors for multi-phase current
Homopolar linear synchronous machines are provided herein that include a mover device. The mover device includes a cold plate with ferromagnetic cores extending through slots in the cold plate. Layers of armature coils are located around the ferromagnetic cores on opposite sides of the cold plate. The mover device further includes at least one field coil.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 3/24 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors with channels or ducts for cooling medium between the conductors
G01R 33/385 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using gradient magnetic field coils
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/22 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors consisting of hollow conductors
H02K 15/02 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines of stator or rotor bodies
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 19/10 - Synchronous motors for multi-phase current
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Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, sweaters, jackets, ties, belts, hats, caps; headwear; footwear. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; services for the arranging of transportation; Transportation logistics services; Logistics management services.
33.
System and Method for Network Communication Within a Hyperloop Bogie During a Critical Period of Time
A system and method are disclosed herein and relate to a communication network within a hyperloop bogie, wherein the communication network logically connects a plurality of power electronic units. A first power electronic unit may generate a network packet to be sent to a second power electronic unit. The first and second power electronic units may perform a vote to determine a voting result. The first and second power electronic units may substantially independently perform further action based on the voting result. The first and second power electronic units may determine the voting result prior to the conclusion of a critical timeframe beginning with the transmittal of the network packet and ending with the voting result being stored.
B61L 27/04 - Automatic systems, e.g. controlled by trainChange-over to manual control
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H04L 67/1074 - Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks for supporting data block transmission mechanisms
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Downloadable and recorded software for coordinating transportation services; downloadable and recorded software for engaging transportation services; downloadable and recorded software for dispatching transportation vehicles; downloadable and recorded software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management Technology research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Technology research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services
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Electrical windings for a low pressure environment
Electrical windings for a low-pressure environment are provided. The electrical windings include a body having an aperture and electrical conductors wound about the aperture in the body; a conductive layer at the body, the conductive layer arranged to electrically shield the electrical conductors; electrical connectors at one or more external sides of the body, the electrical connectors electrically connected to the electrical conductors; an insulating housing containing electrical connections between the electrical connectors and the electrical conductors; a conducting faceplate at the insulating housing, grounding portions of the electrical connectors attached to the conducting faceplate; and a conductive coating on the insulating housing, the conductive coating electrically connected to the conducting faceplate and the conductive layer.
H02K 1/18 - Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
A system and method for scanning and evaluating a portion of rail operable for travel by a wheeled bogie having a plurality of electromagnetic engines. The electromagnetic engines are generally operable to generate an electromagnetic field that is operable to penetrate a rail. A resulting eddy current may be generated that is further operable to penetrate the rail. As the electromagnetic engines travel along the rail, readings from the electromagnetic field and resulting eddy current may be used to detect differences in the rail as measured with respect to a nominal rail. The defects detected may be head checks, cracks, corrosion, etc. Further, a treated rail section may be utilized to strengthen the rail itself without compromising non-destructive evaluation. The disclosed system and method may be embodied as a computer program product.
A system (100), electromagnetic actuator (102) and track (101) for braking are provided. The actuator (102) includes pole portions (109) extending from back-iron portions. Respective longitudinal axes (104) of the pole portions (109) are arranged about parallel to one another and about perpendicular to a common movement axis (104). A pole pitch of the pole portions (109) is selected to induce eddy currents in a segmented track (101), such that the eddy currents are present in a skin depth at more than one surface of segments (105) of the segmented track (101) when the pole portions (109) are moving at given speeds. Eddy current generated losses occupy about an entirety of a volume of a segment (105) of the track (101) below a given intermediate speed, and the eddy current generated losses occupy at least one third of the volume of the segment (105) at a given maximum speed greater than the given intermediate speed. Individually controllable electrical windings are around respective pole portions (109).
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H01F 7/06 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets
H01F 7/08 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets with armatures
H01F 7/11 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets with armatures specially adapted for AC reducing or eliminating the effects of eddy currents
H02K 1/18 - Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
An electromagnetic actuator for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic actuator includes a ferromagnetic body extending along a longitudinal axis, the ferromagnetic body comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pair of pole portions, extending from the back-iron portion, the back-iron portion connecting the pair of pole portions. The electromagnetic actuator further includes one or more magnetic-flux changing components at the pole portions, a respective magnetic-flux changing component located at a respective pole face, the respective magnetic-flux changing component configured to change magnetic flux density at a respective track-facing surface relative to the respective pole face. The electromagnetic actuator further includes electrical windings around the pole portions.
A system and method for guidance control on a wheeled bogie is disclosed herein. An electromagnetic engine may be coupled to the wheeled bogie such that the electromagnetic engine may generate magnetically attractive forces between the electromagnetic engine and the rail. The generated force may be used to increase traction for braking and climbing operations. Further, the generated force may be used to counteract hunting oscillation. Still further, the generated force may be used to counteract lift generated by the wheeled bogie operating in a turn with cant.
Replaceable windings (101) for an electromagnetic machine (100) are provided. A replaceable winding (101) comprises a body (107) having a longitudinal axis (105), the body (107) comprising opposing surfaces along the longitudinal axis (105). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises an aperture (119) through the body (107), between the opposing surfaces, the aperture (119) having generally parallel internal sides about perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the body (107), the aperture (119) configured to removably received a pole portion (109) of the electromagnetic machine (100). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical conductors wound about the aperture (119) in the body (107). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical connectors (123) at one or more external sides of the body (107), the electrical connectors (123) connected to the electrical conductors.
H02K 1/18 - Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 5/22 - Auxiliary parts of casings not covered by groups , e.g. shaped to form connection boxes or terminal boxes
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
A system and method are disclosed enabling the use of electromagnetic engines to traverse a wheeled bogie assembly across a plurality of rails. The electromagnetic engines may be used within a rail assembly comprising four rails and a frog assembly. Further, the electromagnetic engines may be used to traverse between a straight path and a turnout path at a non-moving rail switch having a frog assembly. In one aspect, an algorithm for powering various coils is disclosed wherein the algorithm controls the power level to switch tracks connected to the frog assembly.
An electromagnetic machine for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic machine includes a magnet having opposing sides extending along a longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes a pair of ferromagnetic bodies respectively extending along the opposing sides of the magnet, and along the longitudinal axis, each of the ferromagnetic bodies comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pole portion extending from the back-iron portion. The magnet and the ferromagnetic bodies include reciprocal retention devices at the opposing sides along the longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes electrical windings around respective pole portions of the ferromagnetic bodies, the electrical windings around the respective pole portions being independently controllable. The electromagnetic machine includes at least one cold plate configured to thermally isolate the magnet from the electrical windings.
H02K 1/18 - Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
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H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/21 - Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby
H02K 11/25 - Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
H02K 49/04 - Dynamo-electric clutchesDynamo-electric brakes of the asynchronous induction type of the eddy-current hysteresis type
H05K 7/20 - Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
H01F 7/11 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets with armatures specially adapted for AC reducing or eliminating the effects of eddy currents
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; vehicle fleet management services; business management of logistics for others; data processing services. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; providing information in the field of transportation; online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; services for the arranging of transportation; transportation logistics services. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
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Transportation services, namely, low-speed and high-speed transportation of passengers and cargo; transportation services, namely, low-speed and high-speed transportation of passengers and cargo in enclosed tubes; providing information in the field of transportation; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation engineering.
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(1) Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management
(2) Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars (1) Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; Operation of transportation vehicles and systems; Vehicle fleet management services; Vehicle dispatching services; Transportation logistics services; Logistics management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services
(2) Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation
(3) Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services
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(1) Transportation services, namely, low-speed and high-speed transportation of passengers and cargo; Transportation services, namely, low-speed and high-speed transportation of passengers and cargo in enclosed tubes; providing information in the field of transportation; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation
(2) Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation engineering
A channel segment for a track of a mover device is provided, the channel segment comprising: opposite ends joined by a body forming a magnetic flux pathway between the opposite ends, the magnetic flux pathway being one or more of C-shaped, U-shaped and horseshoe shaped between the opposite ends, the opposite ends forming respective transverse magnetic flux pathways about perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway; laminations of ferromagnetic material forming the body, the laminations about parallel to the magnetic flux pathway and about perpendicular to the respective transverse magnetic flux pathways; shear pins through the laminations, the shear pins positioned to reduce eddy currents one or more of in and around the shear pins; and a retention mechanism at the opposite ends, the retention mechanism configured to transversely fasten the laminations together at the opposite ends while remaining insulated from each other.
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 1/18 - Means for mounting or fastening magnetic stationary parts on to, or to, the stator structures
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
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H01F 7/06 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets
H01F 7/08 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets with armatures
An electromagnetic machine with encapsulation and shielding for a low pressure environment is provided, as well as a method for coating electromagnetic components of the electromagnetic machine. The electromagnetic machine comprises an electromagnetic component; a thermally conductive flexible material disposed on at least a portion of the electromagnetic component, the thermally conductive flexible material having a thermal conductivity selected to conduct heat away from the electromagnetic component in operation; and an electrically conductive flexible material disposed on the thermally conductive flexible material, the electrically conductive flexible material having an electrical sheet resistance selected to one or more of reduce and prevent corona formation at the electromagnetic component in operation.
H02K 3/40 - Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation for high voltage, e.g. affording protection against corona discharges
H02K 3/34 - Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation between conductors or between conductor and core, e.g. slot insulation
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 15/12 - Impregnating, moulding insulation, heating or drying of windings, stators, rotors or machines
A solution is disclosed that is related to the supervised operation of an autonomous hyperloop network. The disclosed solution provides for a hybrid approach to managing an autonomous network wherein human-based and computer-based commands may be send to a plurality of hyperloop pods in order to provide safety and efficiency for the hyperloop network. Issues may be presented to human operators such that actions may be taken to address the issues. Additionally, recommendations as to which action to take may be presented to the human operator via a user interface. The human operator may define a set of global restrictions and operational parameters as a policy that constrains the operations of the hyperloop pods within the hyperloop network.
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(1) Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management
(2) Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars
(3) Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, sweaters, jackets, ties, belts, hats, caps; headwear; footwear (1) Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; Operation of transportation vehicles and systems; Vehicle fleet management services; Vehicle dispatching services; Transportation logistics services; Logistics management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services
(2) Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation
(3) Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services
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(1) Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management
(2) Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars
(3) Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, sweaters, jackets, ties, belts, hats, caps; headwear; footwear (1) Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; Operation of transportation vehicles and systems; Vehicle fleet management services; Vehicle dispatching services; Transportation logistics services; Logistics management services; Business management of logistics for others; Data processing services
(2) Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation
(3) Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services
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Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, sweaters, jackets, ties, belts, hats, caps; headwear; footwear. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation.
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Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jogging suits, sweaters, jackets, ties, belts, hats, caps; headwear; footwear. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation.
54.
System and Method for Deployment of a Hyperloop Commuting Network
A solution is disclosed comprising a system and method for deploying a transportation network having a hyperloop network. The solution may be configured to perform processing on models related to existing land use, portal infrastructure, hyperstructure, and route usage in order to generate a deployment cost model. The deployment cost model may have a capital expenditure component and an operating costs component. The solution may generate analytics based on the processed and generated models for presentation via a user interface that is accessible by a human operator. Further, the human operator may interact with the user interface to modify the models and view resulting analytics.
Method of forming track section includes coupling functional components to a framework. At least some of the functional components are arranged in a precise and accurate arrangement in a common plane. Building a rigid, removable, and reusable mold around the framework and functional components. Steel reinforcement (“rebar”), which is bent into a shape corresponding to a track section profile, is provided within the mold. Dispensing a binder material into the mold and curing the binder material; and removing the mold from the cured binder material to reveal a completed track section at required accuracy set by the framework. At least some other functional components are arranged parallel to each other in a first lateral plane normal to the common plane and at least still other functional components are arranged parallel to each other in a second lateral plane normal to the common plane and parallel to the first lateral plane.
An active control system for a mass traveling along a guideway and method for active control of a mass traveling along a guideway. The active control system includes at least one displacement sensor and at least one motion sensor. Signals from the at least one displacement sensor and the least one motion sensor are processed to adjust a displacement of a reference location on the mass from a fixed reference.
B60G 17/016 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input
B60G 17/018 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the use of a specific signal treatment or control method
B60G 17/019 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by the type of sensor or the arrangement thereof
B60G 21/08 - Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces characterised by use of gyroscopes
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B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
A system and method for simulating a transportation network is disclosed herein. A simulation may be configured at a configuration application, which enables designers and hyperloop operators to enter real-world constraints as alignment data. A plurality of travel scenarios may be run in order to generate simulated run results. An analytics engine may perform analysis on the simulated run results in order to inform designers and hyperloop operators seeking to improve the transportation network. A prediction modeler may be utilized to predict events occurring in the transportation network as simulated. Parallel processing may be utilized to increase the efficiency and speed of the simulation. The simulation may be performed before, during, and after the implementation of the transportation network.
The disclosed solution provides for an inland port that is configured to load and unload cargo using autonomous systems (including autonomous tractors). The inland port may be serviced by a hyperloop network (of hyperloop routes) between the seaport and the inland port. The disclosed solution may rely on autonomous hyperloop vehicles in the hyperloop network to transport the cargo containers between the seaport and the inland port. At both the seaport and the inland port, autonomous tractors may, in some implementations, be utilized to load and unload the cargo that will be carried by the hyperloop vehicle and/or the truck.
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; operation of transportation vehicles and systems; vehicle fleet management services; vehicle dispatching services; transportation logistics services; logistics management services; business management of logistics for others; data processing services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation services, namely, transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; providing information in the field of transportation; online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
A system for design and implementation of a project that includes a plurality of design and testing tools directed to phases of the project's lifecycle. The plurality of design and testing tools is usable for physical horizontal and vertical infrastructure and the physical and vertical infrastructure of the project is constructed based upon a project design created and tested from the plurality of design and testing tools.
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A cargo container loading and unloading system for a transportation system, the cargo container loading and unloading system including a loading zone; and at least one opening connecting the loading zone to a transportation tube of the transportation system.
B61L 23/00 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
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B61L 21/10 - Arrangements for trains which are closely following one another
B61L 23/34 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
B61L 27/04 - Automatic systems, e.g. controlled by trainChange-over to manual control
B61C 11/06 - Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effortArrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheels tractive effort applied or supplied by aerodynamic force or fluid reaction, e.g. air-screws or jet or rocket propulsion
B60L 13/04 - Magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles
B63B 35/00 - Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
B61L 27/20 - Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation
B63B 27/28 - Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of chutes
B23K 31/02 - Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by any single one of main groups relating to soldering or welding
B23P 15/20 - Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass railroad requirements, e.g. buffers
B61L 19/00 - Arrangements for interlocking between points and signals by means of a single interlocking device
B23P 11/02 - Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques, not otherwise provided for by first expanding and then shrinking or vice versa, e.g. by using pressure fluidsConnecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques, not otherwise provided for by making force fits
B61B 1/02 - General arrangement of stations and platforms including protection devices for the passengers
Magnet array structure includes a first linear magnet array having a plurality of consecutively arranged first Halbach arrays and a second linear magnet array having a plurality of consecutively arranged second Halbach arrays. The first linear magnet array, from a first end of the magnet array structure to a second end of the magnet array structure, having magnetic flux orientations rotating in a first direction, and the second linear magnet array, from the first end of the magnet array structure to the second end of the magnet array structure, having magnetic flux orientations rotating in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. The first linear magnet array is arranged parallel to the second linear magnet array so that, between the first and second ends of the magnet array structure, the first Halbach magnetic arrays are linearly offset from the second Halbach magnetic arrays.
A vehicle guidance system and method of forming the same. The vehicle guidance system includes a transport guideway having an at least partial tube structure; vehicle tracks; a vehicle, having a fuselage with an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface, that travels over the vehicle tracks; and at least one track channel assembly arranged on an inside of the at least partial tube structure. The at least one track channel assembly is arranged so that, as the vehicle travels over the vehicle track, the at least one track channel assembly is located between the uppermost surface and the lowermost surface of the fuselage.
B61F 5/22 - Guiding of the vehicle underframes with respect to the bogies
B61F 5/38 - Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self-adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves, e.g. sliding axles, swinging axles
B60L 13/10 - Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation
B61F 3/08 - Types of bogies with more than one axle without driven axles or wheels
Disclosed is a machine having a moving member. The moving member including a cold plate having a plurality of slots through the cold plate. The moving member also including a plurality of ferromagnetic cores coupled to the cold plate, each of the plurality of ferromagnetic cores protruding through a respective one of the plurality of slots, creating gaps between the plurality of ferromagnetic cores. The moving member also including a plurality of armature windings coupled to the cold plate, the plurality of armature windings occupying the gaps between the plurality of ferromagnetic cores.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 3/24 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors with channels or ducts for cooling medium between the conductors
G01R 33/385 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using gradient magnetic field coils
H02K 1/20 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 3/22 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors consisting of hollow conductors
H02K 15/02 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines of stator or rotor bodies
H02K 3/04 - Windings characterised by the conductor shape, form or construction, e.g. with bar conductors
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 19/10 - Synchronous motors for multi-phase current
A pod bay for receiving at least one transportation vehicle for connection with at least one airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The pod bay includes a housing and at least one airdock. The pod bay is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while connecting the transportation vehicle via the at least one airdock to a boarding area.
A hard capture system for securing a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The hard capture system includes a plurality of latches operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a fixed position relative to the airdock.
An airdock for connecting a transportation vehicle to a loading area in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system. The airdock includes a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The airdock is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while providing the pathway through the low-pressure environment.
A soft capture system for moving a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The soft capture system includes a movement system operable to reduce a gap between the transportation vehicle and the airdock and to align the airdock with a door of the transportation vehicle.
A system and method for performing braking operations on a hyperloop pod (110A) are disclosed herein. The hyperloop pod (110A) has a secondary braking system (315), wherein the secondary braking system (315) is operable to provide a first braking force. The hyperloop pod (110A) has a transponder communication system (321) and a line-of-sight system (319), wherein the line-of-sight system (319) is operable to detect a second hyperloop pod (HOB) at a line- of-sight distance. The hyperloop pod (110A) has a memory and a processor operable to detect a second hyperloop pod (HOB) and determine a collision margin (107) between the hyperloop pod (110A) and the second hyperloop pod (HOB). The hyperloop pod (110A) engages the secondary braking system (315) if a safety margin (109) is equal to or greater than the collision margin (107).
B60T 7/22 - Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiationBrake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle
B61L 23/34 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a set of pallets to hold a set of parcels. The system also includes a conveyor system to move the set of pallets to and from a transportation pod. The system further includes a lift system to lift the set of pallets to different heights within the transportation pod. The system further includes a storage system to store a set of parcels. The system further includes a mechanical arm to move the set of parcels from the storage system to the set of pallets.
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
71.
System and method for network communication within a hyperloop bogie during a critical period of time
A system and method are disclosed herein and relate to a communication network within a hyperloop bogie, wherein the communication network logically connects a plurality of power electronic units. A first power electronic unit may generate a network packet to be sent to a second power electronic unit. The first and second power electronic units may perform a vote to determine a voting result. The first and second power electronic units may substantially independently perform further action based on the voting result. The first and second power electronic units may determine the voting result prior to the conclusion of a critical timeframe beginning with the transmittal of the network packet and ending with the voting result being stored.
B61L 27/04 - Automatic systems, e.g. controlled by trainChange-over to manual control
H04L 47/2441 - Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ]
H04L 67/1074 - Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks for supporting data block transmission mechanisms
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Vehicle fleet business management services; business management services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Operation of transportation vehicles and systems; providing a website with information in the field of transportation; providing information in the field of transportation; online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; vehicle dispatching services; transportation logistics services. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
73.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDANCE CONTROL ON A WHEELED BOGIE
A system and method for guidance control on a wheeled bogie is disclosed herein. An electromagnetic engine may be coupled to the wheeled bogie such that the electromagnetic engine may generate magnetically attractive forces between the electromagnetic engine and the rail. The generated force may be used to increase traction for braking and climbing operations. Further, the generated force may be used to counteract hunting oscillation. Still further, the generated force may be used to counteract lift generated by the wheeled bogie operating in a turn with cant.
A system and method are disclosed enabling the use of electromagnetic engines to traverse a wheeled bogie assembly across a plurality of rails. The electromagnetic engines may be used within a rail assembly comprising four rails and a frog assembly. Further, the electromagnetic engines may be used to traverse between a straight path and a turnout path at a non-moving rail switch having a frog assembly. In one aspect, an algorithm for powering various coils is disclosed wherein the algorithm controls the power level to switch tracks connected to the frog assembly.
A system and method for scanning and evaluating a portion of rail operable for travel by a wheeled bogie having a plurality of electromagnetic engines. The electromagnetic engines are generally operable to generate an electromagnetic field that is operable to penetrate a rail. A resulting eddy current may be generated that is further operable to penetrate the rail. As the electromagnetic engines travel along the rail, readings from the electromagnetic field and resulting eddy current may be used to detect differences in the rail as measured with respect to a nominal rail. The defects detected may be head checks, cracks, corrosion, etc. Further, a treated rail section may be utilized to strengthen the rail itself without compromising non-destructive evaluation. The disclosed system and method may be embodied as a computer program product.
A system for design, modeling, simulation, and analysis of transportation systems is described herein. The system may obtain a set of configuration data for a set of transportation systems. The system may generate a set of models for the set of transportation systems based on the set of configuration data. The system may simulate operations of the proposed transportation system and the one or more other transportation systems based the set of models. The system may also obtain a set of performance metrics for the set of transportation systems based on the simulation.
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
A modular loading and unloading system for a high-speed transportation system, the system including an airlock loading zone, at least one airlock arranged in the airlock loading zone and connecting the airlock loading zone to a transportation tube of the high-speed transportation system. The airlock loading zone is configured to receive a plurality of capsules, payloads, and/or cars, and is operable to arrange the plurality of capsules, payloads, and/or cars for insertion into a high-speed transportation vehicle arranged in the airlock.
B61B 1/00 - General arrangement of stations, platforms, or sidingsRailway networksRail-vehicle marshalling systems
B61D 1/00 - Carriages for ordinary railway passenger traffic
B61D 3/18 - Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads for vehicles
B66B 9/16 - Mobile or transportable lifts specially adapted to be shifted from one part of a building or other structure to another part or to another building or structure
G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions
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Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube
Merging transportation pods onto transportation lines. A method includes requesting movement information associated with a set of transportation pods that will pass a junction. The method also includes determining whether to merge from the second transportation line to the first transportation line via the junction at the first time based on the movement information. The method further includes merging from the second transportation line to the first transportation line at the junction at the first time, in response to determining that the first transportation pod should merge from the second transportation line to the first transportation line via the junction at the first time.
B61L 23/34 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
81.
TRACK BRIDGE FOR GATE VALVES FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
A gate valve including a gate valve door moveable between an open position and a closed position; and a track bridge moveable between a lowered active position, and a raised inactive position. When the track bridge is in the raised position, the gate valve can be moved from the open position to the closed position.
B61B 13/12 - Systems with propulsion devices between or alongside the rails, e.g. pneumatic systems
F16K 1/20 - Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with pivoted closure members with pivoted discs or flaps with axis of rotation arranged externally of valve member
A magnetic bearing system for controlling magnetic coupling between a mobile carriage and a guideway. The magnetic bearing system includes at least two engines successively arranged in a travel direction, wherein each of the at least two engines comprises at least two poles. The at least two engines have centerlines in the travel direction that are fixedly offset from each other, and the at least two engines are configured to be magnetically coupled to the guideway through air gaps.
A method and system for a battery module is disclosed. The battery module may have a plurality of battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows with a first battery cell and a second battery cell. The first battery cell and the second battery cell may be disposed in a first row belonging to the plurality of rows. A first cell support may be operable to support an upper portion of the plurality of battery cells. A second cell support may be operable to support a lower portion of the plurality of battery cells. A first ribbon, having an s-shape, may be disposed along a first cylindrical section belonging to the first battery cell and a second cylindrical section belonging to the second battery cell. An insulating foam may be disposed between the first battery cell, the second battery cell, and the first and second cell supports.
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H01M 10/6557 - Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange arranged between the cells
H01M 10/6568 - Liquids characterised by flow circuits, e.g. loops, located externally to the cells or cell casings
H01M 50/213 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
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Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; operation of transportation vehicles and systems; vehicle fleet management services; vehicle dispatching services; transportation logistics services; business management services; data processing services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; providing information in the field of transportation; online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
86.
A SYSTEM, ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR AND TRACK FOR BRAKING
A system (100), electromagnetic actuator (102) and track (101) for braking are provided. The actuator (102) includes pole portions (109) extending from back-iron portions. Respective longitudinal axes (104) of the pole portions (109) are arranged about parallel to one another and about perpendicular to a common movement axis (104). A pole pitch of the pole portions (109) is selected to induce eddy currents in a segmented track (101), such that the eddy currents are present in a skin depth at more than one surface of segments (105) of the segmented track (101) when the pole portions (109) are moving at given speeds. Eddy current generated losses occupy about an entirety of a volume of a segment (105) of the track (101) below a given intermediate speed, and the eddy current generated losses occupy at least one third of the volume of the segment (105) at a given maximum speed greater than the given intermediate speed. Individually controllable electrical windings are around respective pole portions (109).
H02K 3/52 - Fastening salient pole windings or connections thereto
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 3/40 - Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation for high voltage, e.g. affording protection against corona discharges
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
Electrical windings for a low-pressure environment are provided. The electrical windings include a body having an aperture and electrical conductors wound about the aperture in the body; a conductive layer at the body, the conductive layer arranged to electrically shield the electrical conductors; electrical connectors at one or more external sides of the body, the electrical connectors electrically connected to the electrical conductors; an insulating housing containing electrical connections between the electrical connectors and the electrical conductors; a conducting faceplate at the insulating housing, grounding portions of the electrical connectors attached to the conducting faceplate; and a conductive coating on the insulating housing, the conductive coating electrically connected to the conducting faceplate and the conductive layer.
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 3/40 - Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation for high voltage, e.g. affording protection against corona discharges
H02K 3/52 - Fastening salient pole windings or connections thereto
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
A channel segment for a track of a mover device is provided, the channel segment comprising: opposite ends joined by a body forming a magnetic flux pathway between the opposite ends, the magnetic flux pathway being one or more of C-shaped, U-shaped and horseshoe shaped between the opposite ends, the opposite ends forming respective transverse magnetic flux pathways about perpendicular to the magnetic flux pathway; laminations of ferromagnetic material forming the body, the laminations about parallel to the magnetic flux pathway and about perpendicular to the respective transverse magnetic flux pathways; shear pins through the laminations, the shear pins positioned to reduce eddy currents one or more of in and around the shear pins; and a retention mechanism at the opposite ends, the retention mechanism configured to transversely fasten the laminations together at the opposite ends while remaining insulated from each other.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 5/20 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
H02K 3/52 - Fastening salient pole windings or connections thereto
An electromagnetic machine for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic machine includes a magnet having opposing sides extending along a longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes a pair of ferromagnetic bodies respectively extending along the opposing sides of the magnet, and along the longitudinal axis, each of the ferromagnetic bodies comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pole portion extending from the back-iron portion. The magnet and the ferromagnetic bodies include reciprocal retention devices at the opposing sides along the longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes electrical windings around respective pole portions of the ferromagnetic bodies, the electrical windings around the respective pole portions being independently controllable. The electromagnetic machine includes at least one cold plate configured to thermally isolate the magnet from the electrical windings.
H02K 5/20 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
90.
REPLACEABLE WINDINGS FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINE
Replaceable windings (101) for an electromagnetic machine (100) are provided. A replaceable winding (101) comprises a body (107) having a longitudinal axis (105), the body (107) comprising opposing surfaces along the longitudinal axis (105). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises an aperture (119) through the body (107), between the opposing surfaces, the aperture (119) having generally parallel internal sides about perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the body (107), the aperture (119) configured to removably received a pole portion (109) of the electromagnetic machine (100). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical conductors wound about the aperture (119) in the body (107). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical connectors (123) at one or more external sides of the body (107), the electrical connectors (123) connected to the electrical conductors.
H02K 7/104 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with eddy-current brakes
H02K 3/40 - Windings characterised by the shape, form or construction of the insulation for high voltage, e.g. affording protection against corona discharges
An electromagnetic actuator for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic actuator includes a ferromagnetic body extending along a longitudinal axis, the ferromagnetic body comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pair of pole portions, extending from the back-iron portion, the back-iron portion connecting the pair of pole portions. The electromagnetic actuator further includes one or more magnetic-flux changing components at the pole portions, a respective magnetic-flux changing component located at a respective pole face, the respective magnetic-flux changing component configured to change magnetic flux density at a respective track-facing surface relative to the respective pole face. The electromagnetic actuator further includes electrical windings around the pole portions.
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 5/20 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 11/00 - Structural association of dynamo-electric machines with electric components or with devices for shielding, monitoring or protection
H02K 3/52 - Fastening salient pole windings or connections thereto
A segmental tube section structure having a length and a circumference, the segmental tube section structure including a plurality of tube segments extending the length in a longitudinal direction of the segmental tube section structure and extending in a circumferential direction of the segmental tube section structure, wherein each tube segment of the plurality of tube segments extends in the circumferential direction to span an equal arc of the circumference of the segmental tube section, and wherein each of the plurality of tube segments are connected to adjacent tube segments of the plurality of tube segments in the circumferential direction to form the segmental tube section structure.
F16L 9/22 - Pipes composed of a plurality of segments
F16L 1/024 - Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground
B21D 51/10 - Making hollow objects characterised by the structure of the objects conically or cylindrically shaped objects
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Downloadable software for coordinating transportation services; Downloadable software for engaging transportation services, namely, downloadable software for scheduling transportation services; Downloadable software for dispatching transportation vehicles; Downloadable software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management Magnetic levitation vehicles; magnetic levitation pod vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pod vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube Transportation logistics management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of cargo for others; Business operation services for others relating to transportation vehicles and systems services; Vehicle fleet management services in the nature of tracking of fleet vehicles for commercial purposes; Transportation logistics services, namely, arranging the transportation of goods for others Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; Installation services for vehicles, trains, pod vehicles, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pod vehicles, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pod vehicles, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pod vehicles, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; warehouse construction and repair; Vehicle fleet management services in the nature of maintenance of fleet vehicles Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people; Operation of transportation vehicles and systems, namely, transport of passengers via train; Supply chain logistics, namely, transportation of goods for others by air, rail, ship or truck Technological research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Technological research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for coordinating transportation services; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for engaging transportation services, namely, online non-downloadable software for scheduling transportation services; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for dispatching transportation vehicles; Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
35 - Advertising and business services
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Land vehicles, hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Vehicle fleet management services; busines management services; data processing services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; providing a website related to information in the field of transportation; providing information in the field of transportation; online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; vehicle dispatching services; transportation logistics services; Transportation management services, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo; operation of transportation vehicles and systems. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube.
Method of forming track section includes coupling functional components to a framework. At least some of the functional components are arranged in a precise and accurate arrangement in a common plane. Building a rigid, removable, and reusable mold around the framework and functional components. Steel reinforcement ("rebar"), which is bent into a shape corresponding to a track section profile, is provided within the mold. Dispensing a binder material into the mold and curing the binder material; and removing the mold from the cured binder material to reveal a completed track section at required accuracy set by the framework. At least some other functional components are arranged parallel to each other in a first lateral plane normal to the common plane and at least still other functional components are arranged parallel to each other in a second lateral plane normal to the common plane and parallel to the first lateral plane.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Testing equipment; safety equipment; computer software; application software; downloadable software; all of the aforesaid being for or relating to mass transit vehicles for the transportation of people or cargo. Business management; Business management of vehicle proving and testing grounds and facilities. Training; Training on safety compliance in the transportation, mobility, and logistics industry; educational services and training services; Testing and training services for maintaining compliance with safety standards established by governmental agencies and industry organizations; Testing and training services in the field of magnetic levitation. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Computer software design, computer programming, maintenance of computer software; Design and engineering services; Testing in the fields of transportation, mobility, machinery, mechanics, electronics, infrastructure planning and construction; Research and development in the fields of transportation, mobility, machinery, mechanics, electronics, infrastructure planning and construction; Developing safety and performance standards in the transportation industry; Providing quality and safety assurance services; Mechanical research; Project studies, namely, transportations systems and structural design and analysis using computer modeling and simulation tools; Technical, research and development for others in the field of modeling and simulation; Software design studies, namely, technical projects and technical research in the nature of transportation and linear infrastructure design, modeling and optimization; Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) services, namely, non-downloadable computer software and computer applications for modeling, analyzing, and reporting of data in the fields of transportation and linear infrastructure design, modeling, and optimization; Computer software and hardware design and development; Industrial and engineering design; Conducting ride performance evaluations; Design and Development of new technologies; Consultancy in the field of product development; Computer engineering; Software engineering; Safety testing and consultation in the transportation field; Conducting engineering feasibility studies; Providing technical information; Product design, development, and testing; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; Industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; Testing, analysis, and evaluation of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube to assure compliance with industry standards; Testing facilities in the nature of testing or proving grounds for vehicles and vehicle tracks and systems; Administration of a quality assurance services program in the transportation field to ensure vehicle and systems quality and safety; Research and development of standards relating to safety and transportation security; Design and development of computer software, platforms, and tools in the field of maximizing vehicle performance and vehicle data analytics; all of the aforesaid being for or relating to mass transit vehicles for the transportation of people or cargo.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
35 - Advertising and business services
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Software; Software for coordinating transportation services; software for engaging transportation services; software for dispatching transportation vehicles; software for use in fleet management and vehicle dispatch management. Hover vehicles, magnetic levitation vehicles and aircraft; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, namely, magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, locomotives; freight trains; passenger trains; railway freight cars; railway passenger cars. Operation of transportation vehicles and systems; Vehicle fleet management services; Vehicle dispatching services; Transportation logistics services; Business management services; Data processing services. Construction, installation and maintenance of transportation vehicles and systems; Building construction; installation services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; providing repair information for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; machinery maintenance and repair; maintenance and repair services for vehicles, trains, pods, magnetic levitation systems, vacuum systems, vacuum and partial vacuum transportation tubes, computer hardware; pipeline installation and repair; pump repair or maintenance; repair of axles for vehicles; repair of industrial machinery; repair of land vehicles; repair of ventilating apparatus; vehicle repair and maintenance; vehicle repair consultancy; warehouse construction and repair. Transportation services; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods; Transportation services, namely, high-speed transportation of passengers and goods in tubes; Consulting and advisory services in the field of transportation; Providing a website featuring information in the field of transportation; Providing information in the field of transportation; Online transportation reservation services; travel arrangement, namely, arranging the transportation of passengers and goods; logistics services consisting of the transport and warehousing of goods and cargo transportation; Transportation, namely, planning and coordinating transportation of people and cargo. Research, development, engineering, design, and testing services in the field of transportation; Research, development, engineering, design, and testing of transportation vehicles and systems; Consulting and advisory services in the field of engineering; Scientific and technological services, namely, research and design in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; industrial analysis and research services in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; design and development of computer hardware and software; conducting engineering feasibility studies in the field of magnetic levitation trains, magnetic levitation vehicles, magnetic levitation pods, vehicles that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, trains that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube, pods that travel in a vacuum or partial vacuum within an enclosed tube; computer software repair; computer software installation services; providing computer software repair information; computer software repair services; computer software maintenance and repair services.
Magnet array structure and method for forming magnet array structure that includes a first linear magnet array including a first magnet arrangement, in which the first magnet arrangement is consecutively repeated and a second linear magnet array including a second magnet arrangement, in which the second magnet arrangement is consecutively repeated. The first magnet arrangement includes a plurality of first magnetic elements having non-uniformly dimensioned widths in a length direction of the first magnet arrangement and the second magnet arrangement includes a plurality of second magnetic elements having non-uniformly dimensioned widths in a length direction of the second magnet arrangement. The first linear magnet array is arranged parallel to the second linear magnet array so that the first magnet arrangement is linearly offset from the second magnet arrangement.
A tubular structure including an outer tube an inner tube arranged within the outer tube and at least one chamber formed between the outer tube and the inner tube. The tubular structure additionally includes at least one self-healing material arranged in the chamber, wherein the self-healing material is configured to solidify and/or expand upon contact with a reacting material.
B29C 73/16 - Auto-repairing or self-sealing arrangements or agents
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
F28F 1/00 - Tubular elementsAssemblies of tubular elements
C08K 3/013 - Fillers, pigments or reinforcing additives
B29C 73/22 - Auto-repairing or self-sealing arrangements or agents the article containing elements including a sealing composition, e.g. powder being liberated when the article is damaged
B32B 9/00 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups
B32B 9/04 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
A track element of a non-contact bearing extending in a length direction. The track element includes a conductive material strip having a facing surface with a height and width and a rear surface opposite the facing surfaces. The conductive material strip includes a slit extending in a height direction to form a first leg and a second leg, in which the first leg is bent in a zig-zag shape and the second leg is bent in a zig-zag shape that is complementary to the bending of the first leg. When the conductive material strip is viewed in a direction parallel to the facing surface, the first leg and the second leg cross each other at least once.
