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Modular monorail buss control system and method

  • US 9,139,207 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2012
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A modular, electrified monorail system upon which at least one motorized trolley may be propelled along, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of rail assemblies adapted to be coupled adjacent to one another to form a generally continuous track, each said rail assembly including;

    an electrified track adapted to provide an electrical signal from an electrical power source to at least one electrical conductor extending coextensively along the electrified track;

    a controller mounted on the electrified track;

    the controller configured to selectively apply and remove the electrical power from the electrified track to control propulsion of the motorized trolley along the electrified track; and

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    at least one sensor operably associated with the electrified track for sensing the at least one motorized trolley, and further being in communication with the controller, the at least one sensor providing a signal to the controller to help the controller control the application of electrical power to the electrified track while the at least one motorized trolley is at least partially present on the electrified track.

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