Automated infrastructure delivery system

• US 20090093922A1
• Filed: 07/16/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alisa Michnik, Yefim Michnik
• Original Assignee: Alisa Michnik, Yefim Michnik
• Inventors: Michnik, Alisa, Michnik, Yefim
• Granted Patent: US 8,457,808 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/23
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 5/38 for collecting current from conductor rails B60L5/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60M 7/00 Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

An automatic delivery system for an infrastructure comprising passenger transportation, freight delivery, electrical grid, oil, gas, water pipelines, communication, sewer removal, etc. The automation at the current state of technology is mostly achieved by enclosing the delivery system inside of a tunnel.

Claims

1. An automated infrastructure delivery system comprising:

a. a central control system being a computer based system, said central control system comprising software for automatic monitoring and managing predetermined activities of said delivery system via a communication system, said control system being managed by a predetermined number of human operators;

b. a tunnel comprising a predetermined number of lanes being utilized for transportation and a predetermined number of entry and exit points, said tunnel being the heart of said delivery system by providing a predictable environment isolated from outside interference and thus suitable for automation at the current state of technology;

c. a predetermined number of transportation vehicles located inside of said tunnel, each of said vehicles comprising a vehicle control system being a computer based system, said vehicle control system comprising software for automatic monitoring and managing predetermined activities of said vehicle, said vehicle control system being managed by said central control system via said communication system.

2. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, further comprising an electrical power supply system installed throughout said tunnel, said electrical power supply system being used by a predetermined number of internal systems of said tunnel.

3. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, further comprising an electrical grid for the purpose of collecting and distributing electricity in the areas adjacent to said tunnel.

4. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, further comprising a predetermined number of pipelines for delivery of gases and liquids.

5. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 4, wherein at least one of said pipelines comprising a pipe of a predetermined diameter for redirecting air mass between different air pressure geographical areas adjacent to said tunnel, said pipeline can further be used for storing and transferring water bodies, said pipeline can further be used for generating electricity from air and water running through said pipeline.

6. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein said tunnel being built above ground, said tunnel further comprising shielding means, said shielding means comprising a shield being deployed outside along predetermined parts of said tunnel for preventing undesirable migration of biological life and for slowing winds.

7. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein predetermined systems of said tunnel being available for use by the populace outside of said tunnel under guidance of said control system.

8. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein said tunnel being sealed air tight for the purpose of preventing undesirable substances produced during the transportation process from being released to the outside environment and for preventing fires by cutting off oxygen supply from the outside environment.

9. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 8, wherein said tunnel being filled with a predetermined mixture of gases discouraging fires.

10. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 8, wherein predetermined parts of said tunnel being used as a shelter filled with breathable air for the purpose of isolating people from undesirable outside environment.

11. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein said communication system comprising a predetermined communication network installed throughout said tunnel, said central control system being connected to said network,

a predetermined number of static RF transmitter/receivers installed in a predetermined way throughout said tunnel and being connected to said network for communicating with said central control system, said static RF transmitter/receivers maintaining permanent communication sessions with said central control system via said network,

a predetermined number of dynamic RF transmitter/receivers installed into each of said vehicles, each of said dynamic RF transmitter/receivers being connected to said vehicle control system,

each of said static RF transmitter/receivers establishing and maintaining an RF based temporary communication session with any of said dynamic RF transmitter/receivers located within a predetermined distance from said static RF transmitter/receivers,

said static RF transmitter/receivers being positioned in a way to ensure that each of said vehicles being connected to at least two of said static RF transmitter/receivers via said temporary sessions at any time and from any point of said tunnel,

said vehicles communicating with said central control system via said dynamic and static RF transmitter/receivers at any time and from any point of said tunnel.

12. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein each of said transportation lanes comprising RFID tags installed in a predetermined way along said transportation lanes, each of said RFID tags being preprogrammed with a unique id, each of said vehicles further comprising a predetermined number of RFID sensors adapted to read said unique ids when said RFID sensors being positioned at a predetermined distance from said RFID tags,

each of said vehicle control systems further comprising a database for storing direction change for any point of said transportation lanes under each of said RF tag unique ids, said direction change being retrieved by said vehicle control systems for each of RF tag unique id read in order to anticipate negotiation of said curve by said vehicle, said anticipation allowing for virtually unlimited speed of said vehicle.

13. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 12, wherein each of said RFID sensors further comprising RF signal intensity sensor, a deviation from the center of said transportation lane being determined by said vehicle control unit by comparing intensity signals from at least two RFID tags located on the opposite sides of line perpendicular to said transportation lane, said vehicle control system using said deviation to keep said vehicle in the middle of said transportation lane.

14. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 12, wherein central control system further comprising a database for storing locations of said transportation lanes under said RF tag unique ids, each of said vehicle control systems sends predetermined information about said vehicle to said central control system in real time, said information including each RF tag unique id read, wherein said central control system sends back to said vehicle a predetermined command based on overall tunnel traffic condition, as a result said vehicles do not interfere with said central control system in managing the traffic throughout said tunnel.

15. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 1, wherein said central control system synchronizes movement of a predetermined number of said vehicles for transporting objects larger than designed for transport by one of said vehicles.

16. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 2, wherein said electric power supply system being used as a power source for propulsion of said vehicles.

17. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 16, wherein said electric power supply being routed throughout said tunnel via two electrical conducting rails installed into the floor, each of said vehicles further comprising two electrical conductors adapted to engage with said rails for redirecting electrical power to said vehicle.

18. The automated infrastructure delivery system of claim 17, wherein said vehicle electrical conductors being pivoted around a predetermined axis of said vehicle, said vehicle control system monitoring an actual angle between directional center line of said vehicle and a line between said axis and said conductors, said vehicle control system comparing said actual angle with an expected direction change stored in said database of said vehicle under each RF tag unique id read at the time for the purpose of keeping said vehicle in the middle of said transportation lane.