ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATED DEVICES TO OPERATE, SLOW, GUIDE, STOP AND SECURE, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING THEIR UNSAFE, UNATTENDED, UNAUTHORIZED, UNLAWFUL HAZARDOUS AND/OR LEGAL USE, WITH REMOTE CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORLDWIDE

• US 20080091309A1
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard Walker
• Original Assignee: Richard Walker
• Inventors: Walker, Richard
• Application Number:
  US11/841,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091309A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/304 Boats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/02 operating on the steering mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/042 operating on the fuel supply
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/08 operating on brakes or brake systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/18 operated by wayside apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/4266 having an electro-mechanically actuated expansion unit, e.g. solenoid, electric motor, piezo stack
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/4863 closed systems B60T8/4845, B60T8/489 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/029 Adapting to failures or work around with other constraints, e.g. circumvention by avoiding use of failed parts
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/021 Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine conjoint control of vehicle sub-units for propelling the vehicle B60W30/18
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/042 for stopping the engine

Abstract

This application describes completely in many unique ways and detail all the devices to reduce a vehicle'"'"'s speed and/or reduce a machines RPMs and/or stop any piece of equipment'"'"'s as well as guide it if mobile through automated controls. First to slow it down, and guide it and/or control it if necessary (i.e., other pieces of equipment). Secondly it discusses how to stop any piece of equipment completely. And thirdly, the invention secures it in a safe stationary position either entirely or any number of specific moving parts. Many of these systems are initially here described to slow, reduce speed, steer, stop and/or secure equipment functions. However, they also can be used to increase a piece of equipment'"'"'s functions. In other words their variations are completely capable to serve any remote or automated controls on a vehicle in the future to provide full robotics systems, e.g., for automated transportation systems, automated manufacturing, etc., either through individually isolated remote control systems and/or interfaced with other off-board systems through communication links, gateway computers, computer networks and the world wide web for inexpensive long distance monitoring and remote control. The invention focuses on the automobile industry but as has always been maintained throughout all these applications these devices and systems are designed to control every piece of equipment. The invention includes various accountable protocols and commercial developments to control speed, brake and steering for an automobile shut down to be performed through automation to a safe controlled secured deactivated state to be considered as a basis for a standard in aggressive vehicle remote control and/or to control and guide a vehicle and/or piece of equipment through many different automated systems.

Claims

1. A car link system that physically connects at least two vehicles as at least one of a tram and train for towing or for a mass transit for individually connectable cars, optionally including at least one of an automated coupling, at least one communication link, at least one automated flow control valve, and at least one steering, braking and other automated and remote control application, and each of said car link system includes at least one of a computer and a primary focal node (PFN) capable of communicating with each other to utilize power trains in a joint manner for the at least two vehicles.

2. A car link system according to claim 1, wherein the event that there is a computer failure or major electrical failure in one of the at least two vehicles, another of the at least two vehicles will power and control the remaining vehicles to provide failsafe for the car link system.

3. A car link system according to claim 1, wherein braking and acceleration is substantially synchronized to preserve individual fuel for each vehicle by optionally resting the motor in idle and shifting the transmission to neutral and using the other vehicles to maintain the speed.

4. A car link system according to claim 1, wherein guidance of the car link system is substantially handled by a lead car, with backup functionality from at least one of the other vehicles in the car link system.

5. A car link system according to claim 1, wherein direction and control of the car link system is performed by the PFNs, onboard sensors, and area master traffic controller with wireless and wired modalities, on and off board the vehicles, to allow for real-time moving coupling/de-coupling, and long and short communications and fail-safe and commercial transactions.

6. A claim is made for a wireless automated car link and synchronized movement management vehicle system to include at least two vehicles in a tram or train configuration for traffic control and mass transit management of individual vehicle movement via automated vehicle positioning, sensing, wireless communications and interfaced vehicle systems and components processed optionally through a Primary Focal Node (PFN) unit and responsive to intelligent highway and security systems.