METHOD OF MASS TRANSFORTATION OF PEOPLE OR CARGO, ESPECIALLY WITHIN CITY AREAS AND A TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for mass transportation of persons or cargo, especially in city areas, whereby persons or cargo are being carried in individual vehicles, which are moved between stations in separate communication corridors (2), while transporting of persons or cargo is performed in the individual vehicles along the ordered route, comprising the individual vehicles (3), being moved to a starting point (4P) as indicated in the trip order from one of neighboring station (1), or from a previous destination station (D′
- ) of a previous trip, if the previous destination station was nearby, then from this starting point (P) to the nearest starting station (4) along the public roads (5), next from this starting station (4) to the next destination station (6) located nearest to the destination point (D) indicated in the trip order along the communication corridors (2), and subsequently, from that destination station (6) to the destination point (D) and back to the nearest station (1) or to the next trip'"'"'s starting point (P′
), if it is nearby, again on the public roads (5), whilst, at least in the communication corridors (2), each of the individual vehicles (3) is driverless, controlled autonomously with the help of centrally gathered information about the status of the entire system.
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Abstract
The method of carrying persons or cargo in the individual vehicles (3) being moved between stations (1) via separate communication corridors (2) on individual trip orders, whilst a transported person, a small group of people or cargo are being carried individually in the adopted individual vehicles (3) along the ordered route, at least, from the starting station (4) directly or nearly directly to the destination station (6) via the communication corridors (2) and also, beneficially, to the starting station (4)and from the destination station (6) on the public roads (5) and, in addition, at least within the communication corridors (2), each of the individual vehicles (3) is driverless, controlled centrally and autonomously. The transport infrastructure is characterised in that is consists of communication structure including separate communication corridors (2) and the individual vehicles (3) designed for individual carrying of a small group of people or a small cargo loads along the route defined by an individual order, at least, from the starting station (4) directly or nearly directly to the destination station (6) via the communication corridors (2) and, beneficially, to the starting station (4) and from the destination station (6) on the public roads (5). At least within the communication corridors (2), each of the individual vehicles (3) is driverless, controlled centrally and autonomously. Communication structure has a form of an opened communication structure (13), where the communication corridor (2) consists of a contiguous main rail supported on the columns (27), whilst individual vehicles (3) are placed upon this mail rail (9) moveably in one direction only. Beneficially, the communication corridor (2) is in the form of an underpressurized communication corridor (13).
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63 Claims
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1. A method for mass transportation of persons or cargo, especially in city areas, whereby persons or cargo are being carried in individual vehicles, which are moved between stations in separate communication corridors (2), while transporting of persons or cargo is performed in the individual vehicles along the ordered route, comprising the individual vehicles (3), being moved to a starting point (4P) as indicated in the trip order from one of neighboring station (1), or from a previous destination station (D′
- ) of a previous trip, if the previous destination station was nearby, then from this starting point (P) to the nearest starting station (4) along the public roads (5), next from this starting station (4) to the next destination station (6) located nearest to the destination point (D) indicated in the trip order along the communication corridors (2), and subsequently, from that destination station (6) to the destination point (D) and back to the nearest station (1) or to the next trip'"'"'s starting point (P′
), if it is nearby, again on the public roads (5), whilst, at least in the communication corridors (2), each of the individual vehicles (3) is driverless, controlled autonomously with the help of centrally gathered information about the status of the entire system. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
- ) of a previous trip, if the previous destination station was nearby, then from this starting point (P) to the nearest starting station (4) along the public roads (5), next from this starting station (4) to the next destination station (6) located nearest to the destination point (D) indicated in the trip order along the communication corridors (2), and subsequently, from that destination station (6) to the destination point (D) and back to the nearest station (1) or to the next trip'"'"'s starting point (P′
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2-57. -57. (canceled)
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63. A transport infrastructure for carrying of persons or cargo, especially in city areas, consisting of individual mechanical vehicles for transporting persons or cargo and stations connected by separate communication corridors, wherein communication structure comprises an opened communication structure (13′
- ), and where a communication corridor (2) contains at least one contiguous main rail (9), supported on columns (27), whilst upon the main rail (9) there are propulsion-carrier units (18) placed moveably in one direction only, and to which the propulsion-carrier units (18) are attached to the individual vehicles (3).
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