PATH CORRECTION OF A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO PROJECTED MAGNETIC FLIGHT PATH
First Claim
1. A method for guiding a vehicle over a flight path, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller of the vehicle, guideway data generated by one or more guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, the guideway data including information corresponding to a track segment disposed between two or more supports;
receiving, by the controller, flight path data for the vehicle, the flight path data representing a set of coordinates in three-dimensional (3-D) space;
determining, by the controller, an amount of deviation between one or more coordinates of the flight path data and a position of the vehicle based on the guideway data; and
adjusting, by a magnetic suspension system, the position of the vehicle relative to the track segment to minimize the amount of deviation in at least one dimension in the 3-D space.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques for guiding a vehicle over a flight path. The techniques include receiving guideway data, such as information corresponding to a track segment, generated by one or more guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, and receiving flight path data, such as a set of 3-D space coordinates for the vehicle. The method further includes determining an amount of deviation between one or more coordinates of the flight path data and a position of the vehicle based on the guideway data, and adjusting the position of the vehicle relative to the track segment to minimize the amount of deviation in at least one dimension in the 3-D space.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for guiding a vehicle over a flight path, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a controller of the vehicle, guideway data generated by one or more guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, the guideway data including information corresponding to a track segment disposed between two or more supports; receiving, by the controller, flight path data for the vehicle, the flight path data representing a set of coordinates in three-dimensional (3-D) space; determining, by the controller, an amount of deviation between one or more coordinates of the flight path data and a position of the vehicle based on the guideway data; and adjusting, by a magnetic suspension system, the position of the vehicle relative to the track segment to minimize the amount of deviation in at least one dimension in the 3-D space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for guiding a vehicle over a flight path, the system comprising:
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a plurality of guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, the plurality of guideway sensors generate guideway data corresponding to one or more track segments disposed between two or more supports; a plurality of levitation generators that provide lift to a vehicle relative to a track segment; and a controller comprising at least one processor unit configured to; receive guideway data generated by one or more guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, the guideway data including information corresponding to a track segment disposed between two or more supports; receive flight path data for the vehicle, the flight path data representing a set of coordinates in three-dimensional (3-D) space; determine an amount of deviation between one or more coordinates of the flight path data and a position of the vehicle based on the guideway data; and adjust one or more of the levitation generators to change the position of the vehicle relative to the track segment to minimize the amount of deviation in at least one dimension in the 3-D space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, are operable to:
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receive guideway data generated by one or more guideway sensors associated with a metallic track, the guideway data including information corresponding to a track segment disposed between two or more supports; receive flight path data for a vehicle configured to traverse the track segment, the flight path data representing a set of coordinates in three-dimensional (3-D) space; determine an amount of deviation between one or more coordinates of the flight path data and a position of the vehicle based on the guideway data; and instruct a magnetic suspension system to adjust the position of the vehicle relative to the track segment to minimize the amount of deviation in at least one dimension in the 3-D space. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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