CN109398368A - Do not stop transportation system - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of delivery vehicle of transportation system, including the main body for delivering first group of carrying, the detachable escape vehicle for being detachably coupled to the main body for delivering second group of carrying；And for issuing control signal to trigger the processing unit of the disengaging between the escape vehicle and the main body, the main body is allowed to advance along first path without locating to stop AT STATION and the escape vehicle being allowed to advance along the second path to enter the station and stop.

Description

Do not stop transportation system

Cross reference to related applications

This application claims the excellent of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application for the Serial No. 62/546,926 submitted in August 17 in 2017 It first weighs, entire contents, which are cited, to be included in herein.

Technical field

Present document relates to transportation systems, and in particular to the delivery vehicle including one or more detachable carrying cabins allows to carry Visitor steps on down and/or climbs up the delivery vehicle, at the same the main body not truce of delivery vehicle be continuously traveling.

Background technique

Transportation system such as high speed rail system may include terminus being marched to from the starting station and intermediate station between is more The train of secondary parking.When train is when intermediate station stops, some carryings on vehicle can go down from train.Similarly, waiting exists Carrying at station can climb up the train to march to their corresponding target stations.

Detailed description of the invention

By detailed description given below with the attached drawing of the various embodiments of this paper, will be more fully understood herein. But attached drawing is not to be seen as that specific embodiment will be limited to herein, is only used for explanation and understanding.

Fig. 1 shows the transportation system according to embodiments described herein.

Fig. 2 shows according to the train's body of embodiments described herein and leave the disengaging of coupling arrangement between carrying cabin.

Fig. 3 shows the train station according to embodiments described herein.

Fig. 4 shows connecing according to the coupling arrangement between the train's body of embodiments described herein and the carrying cabin of attachment It closes.

Fig. 5 depicts the box for the computer system of the one or more aspects according to this paper run in transportation system Figure.

Specific embodiment

One of mass transit system aims at the time for reducing and carrying being transported to Target Station from starting station.When reduction Between a kind of mode be improve transportation system travel speed.Such solution includes bullet train.But the prior art The upper limit may be imposed to travel speed.Being obviously improved every time for speed limit may need to carry out very railway infrastructure Expensive update.

Because of the property of mass transit system, the intermediate station between the starting station and terminus is among these for destination It is necessary for the carrying stood.Although train may include multiple carrying cabins (such as compartment), train formula object as a whole Body is advanced, and parking is at each station to allow carrying to get on the bus and/or get off.Each carrying cabin of train is in all these vehicles It stops to allow carrying to get on the bus and leave at the place of station.These parkings at intermediate station are that the long-distance of train is not left at intermediate station Passenger causes delay.The delay also include for by train deceleration to stop completely and be used to stop train from complete plus Speed to cruising speed time.These delays will increase the traveling time of long-distance passenger and constitute and advance on high-speed railway Carrying traveling time pith.

In order to overcome disadvantages mentioned above and other disadvantages, embodiments described herein includes a kind of transportation system, Allow section passenger that can not transport long-distance passenger with stopping while leaving train at a station.Embodiments described herein can It realizes the traveling of not stopping for each carrying from its starting station to its Target Station, while allowing other carryings in centre It leaves at station.The list that every carrying can be obviously reduced without increasing the rate limitation of the railway system in embodiments described herein as a result, Only traveling time.

Transportation system herein includes that carrying can be transferred to one or more mesh from one or more homepositions The infrastructure of cursor position.Carrying herein can be the mankind, animal or cargo.The transportation system can be by government or private company Operation.The example of transportation system may include railway system's (including high speed rail system), big city subway system, public transit system or Transport the arbitrary system of carrying.In some embodiments, transportation system may include track, and delivery vehicle is (for example including continuous The train in compartment) can carrying be transported between different stations on that track.

In one embodiment, delivery vehicle may include along the continuously interconnected carrying cabin that track is advanced.This is continuously carried Transporting cabin may include one or more carrying escape vehicles (referred to as escape vehicle), which is removably coupled to successive carriage cabin The rest part of (the referred to as main body of delivery vehicle).As delivery vehicle is close to station, the one of train will be left at the station Group carrying can stay in or be moved to escape vehicle, while travelling is distal to other carryings at the station can stay in or be moved to train master Body.In predetermined position or time, the capable of emitting request of the operator of train (such as by pressing control button), which can be to control Person processed sends control signal.Based on the control signal, controller can cause the disengagement of escape vehicle and main body, wherein the disengaging event It can occur under the cruising speed of delivery vehicle.After escape vehicle and main body successfully separate, train's body can continue on rail Road is advanced towards next station without stopping at current station, and carrying those of is thus substantially reduced in train's body Station delay.In one embodiment, escape vehicle may include prime mover, which can be driven by the second operator.This Two operators can will be disengaged from cabin and be directed to platform, so that the carrying group reached can get off at place from escape vehicle AT STATION.At another In embodiment, which may include self actuating system, can will be disengaged from cabin and be directed to current station.The self actuating system can Including sensor (such as video camera and laser radar sensor) and implement artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm (such as neural network) Computing system is directed to current station with the data obtained based on sensor will be disengaged from cabin.

In one embodiment, second group of carrying (carrying of also referred to as setting out) can locate waiting and train's body row AT STATION Into.Carrying of setting out can climb up the motor-driven cabin for locating waiting AT STATION.Once the train's body disengaged with escape vehicle is advanced logical Station is crossed, then train's body can be pursued by delivering the motor-driven cabin of second group of carrying of setting out.When the machine for delivering second group of carrying of setting out When dynamic cabin pulls up to train's body, the operator on motor-driven cabin can operate the coupling arrangement so that the motor-driven cabin is attached to the master Body.Once motor-driven cabin is fixedly attached to train's body, which is become by the control operator driving of train Train component part.In this manner, carrying reaches the station or from the station, without negatively affect by The traveling time of the carrying of train's body delivery.

Fig. 1 shows the transportation system 10 according to embodiments described herein.With reference to Fig. 1 as non-limiting example, fortune Defeated system 10 can be the railway system for including track 12 and delivery vehicle (such as train) 14.Delivery vehicle 14 may include for delivery The guide car 16 of tool offer driving force.Guide car 16 may include the engine of any suitable type, for example, for example, motor, Diesel engine, composite engine (motor and diesel engine) or steam engine.Guide car 16 can drive delivery carrying Continuously interconnected carrying cabin 18,20,22.It is mutual that coupling arrangement 24,26,28 can be used in guide car 16 and successive carriage cabin 18,20,22 Even.For example, connection can be used in carrying cabin 18 as shown in Figure 1, coupling arrangement 28, which can be used, in guide car 16 is attached to carrying cabin 18 Device 26 is attached to carrying cabin 20, and carrying cabin 20 can be used coupling arrangement 24 and be attached to carrying cabin 22.

In one embodiment, carrying cabin 18,20,22 can be connected by channel 30,32, and carrying may pass through the channel 30,32 and moved between adjacent carrying cabin.As shown in Figure 1, channel 30 can connect carrying cabin 20 and 22, channel 32 can will be carried Cabin 18 and 20 is transported to connect.As a result, when delivery vehicle 14 is advanced along track 12, carrying can be between carrying cabin 18,20,22 certainly By moving.

In one embodiment, delivery vehicle 14 may be logically divided into including main body and dismountable carrying cabin 22 (also referred to as Escape vehicle 22) two parts.The main body of delivery vehicle 14 can be made of guide car 16 and carrying cabin 18,20.Work as delivery vehicle 14 close to station when, bulletin can notify that destination is that the carrying group of the next stop is moved to escape vehicle 22 from main body, and notify it His carrying is moved to other carrying cabins 18,20 of main body.When carrying group of arriving at a station has moved to escape vehicle 22, the behaviour of delivery vehicle Author can closing passage 30 to prevent the other carrying between carrying cabin 20 and 22 mobile.Escape vehicle 22 is ready to as a result, It is detached from from main body.

In one embodiment, the capable of emitting request (such as pass through pressing control button) of operator so that escape vehicle 22 from Main body separation.Operator may be in response to determine that delivery vehicle has arrived at scheduled disengaging configuration or the scheduled separation time issues Request.Alternatively, burble point or time are had arrived at based on determining delivery vehicle, the request of separation can be by delivery vehicle Reason device automatically generates.In response to receiving request, the processing unit (as shown in Figure 5) on guide car 16 can pass through wired or nothing Line mode sends signal to the control circuit of the engagement of controller control device 24.In response to receiving signal, control circuit can be touched The disengaging of coupling arrangement 24 is sent out so that escape vehicle 22 is separated from main body.

Fig. 2 shows according between the main body of the delivery vehicle of embodiments described herein and the escape vehicle got off for carrying The disengaging of coupling arrangement.As shown in Fig. 2, carrying cabin 20 may include engagement and disengaging of the controller 34 with controller control device 24. Controller 34 may include signal receiver (not shown) to receive the electric signal generated by processing unit from transmitter.At one In embodiment, which can be located in the guide car 16 as operated by the operator of delivery vehicle.The electric signal can table Request showing the operator from guide car 16, separating 22 autonomous agent of escape vehicle.In response to the electric signal received, control Device 34 can trigger the disengaging of coupling arrangement 24.

As shown in the detailed view in Fig. 2, coupling arrangement 24 may include locking component 36 and pin 38.Locking component 36 can be The clamp for being fixedly attached to carrying cabin 20 and being controlled using electromagnetic force by controller 34.Pin 38 is attached in which can be fixed Escape vehicle 22.When escape vehicle 22 is attached to main body, locking component 36 can be by securely sealed on pin 38.In response to receiving To the electric signal for being detached from coupling arrangement 24, controller 34 can trigger locking component 36 and unlock from pin 38, thus will take off It is separated from cabin 22 from main body.

The embodiments described herein carrying that can allow to arrive at a station while main body does not stop and advances at current station leaves delivery Tool and allow in the carrying to be set out that current station is waited to climb up the delivery vehicle.Fig. 3 shows the reality according to this paper Apply the station of mode.As shown in figure 3, the region at station 50 may include the track 14 across the station.In addition, station 50 may include Track 40,42 is accessed, main orbit 14 is connected to by rail switch 48A, 48B.Accessing track 40 can be via rail switch 48A Main orbit 14 is connected to allow escape vehicle 22 to enter platform after the separation of the main body of delivery vehicle 12 in escape vehicle 22.It is similar Ground, access track 42 can be connected to main orbit 14 via rail switch 48B to allow motor-driven cabin 46 to enter main orbit 14 and chase after Catch up with the main body of delivery vehicle.

In one embodiment, main body with after carrying cabin 22 separates and main body has passed through rail switch 48A, Main orbit can be switched to be aligned with access track 40 in the control device (not shown) of operation rail switch 48A.Operator can as a result, The driving of cabin 22 be will be disengaged to platform 44 and carrying of arriving at a station thereon is allowed to get off at platform 44.

At platform 44, it is intended to climb up carrying cabin 46 via the carrying that delivery vehicle leaves station 50.Another Operator can drive motor-driven cabin 46 to the position close to rail switch 48B.Once the main body of delivery vehicle passes through rail switch 48B, the control device for controlling rail switch can trigger rail switch 48B so that access track 42 is connect with main orbit 14, thus Allow motor-driven cabin to enter main orbit 14 and pulls up to main body.

Once motor-driven cabin 16 pulls up to main body, controller 34 can trigger coupling arrangement 24 to connect carrying cabin 46 and main body It connects.Fig. 4 shows the carrying cabin 46 and intersubjective engagement according to the coupling arrangement of embodiments described herein in delivery vehicle.Such as Shown in Fig. 4, motor-driven cabin 46 can more faster than main body speed advance to pull up to main body.Once close to main body, motor-driven cabin 46 Operator can (or slightly fast) essentially identical with main body speed driving.In response to determining that carrying cabin 46 is ready to be connected, control Device 34 processed can trigger locking component 36 with sealed on the pin 38 for being securely attached to carrying cabin 46, thus use coupling arrangement 24 Carrying cabin 46 is connected to main body.Next part that carrying on carrying cabin 46 can be used as delivery vehicle marches to next It stands.

Delivery vehicle 14 may include that computer system is requested with issuing to controller 34.Fig. 5 shows one according to this paper The block diagram of the computer system of a or many aspects operation.

In some embodiments, computer system 500 can be connected (such as by network, for example, local area network (LAN), Intranet, extranet or internet) to other computer systems.Computer system 500 can be in client-server environment With the operation of the identity of server or client computer, or peer computer is used as in peer-to-peer or distributed network environment Operation.Computer system 500 can be by personal computer (PC), tablet PC, set-top box (STB), personal digital assistant (PDA), bee Socket phone, the network equipment, server, network router, interchanger or bridge or be able to carry out specifies will be by that device One specifically acted group instruction (sequence or other) that executes and be arranged.In addition, term " computer " should include individually or combining One group (or multiple groups) instruction is executed to execute the set of computers of one or more methods described herein.

On the other hand, computer system 500 may include that processing unit 502, volatile memory 504 (such as are deposited at random Access to memory (RAM)), nonvolatile memory 506 (such as read-only memory (ROM) or electrically erasable ROM And the data storage device 516 that can be communicated with one another by bus 508 (EEPROM)).

Processing unit 502 may be provided with one or more processors, the processor be such as general processor (such as example (RISC) microprocessor, very long instruction word (VLIW) are calculated for complex instruction set calculation (CISC) microprocessor, simplified vocubulary Microprocessor, the processor for realizing other types instruction set or the combined processor for realizing instruction set type) or dedicated place Reason device (for example be, for example, specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), digital signal processor (DSP) Or network processing unit).

Computer system 500 may also include Network Interface Unit 522.It is single that computer system 500 may also comprise image display Member 510 (such as LCD), alphanumeric input device 512 (such as keyboard), cursor control device 514 (such as mouse) and signal Generating device 520.

Data storage device 516 may include nonvolatile computer readable storage medium 524, can store coding thereon and retouch herein Any one or more instructions 526 of the method or function stated.

Instruction 526 can also completely or partially be present in volatibility during being executed by computer system 500 to it Within memory 504 and/or within processing unit 502, thus also may make up can for volatile memory 504 and processing unit 502 Machine-readable storage medium.

Although computer readable storage medium 524 is shown as single medium in illustrated examples, term " is calculated Machine readable storage medium storing program for executing " should include storing one or more groups of single media executed instruction or multiple media (such as centralized number According to library or distributed data base and/or related cache and server).Term " computer readable storage medium " should also include can Any tangible medium of one group of instruction performed by computer of storage or coding, makes computer execute any one or more originally The method of text description.Term " computer readable storage medium " should include but is not limited to solid-state memory, optical medium and magnetism Medium.

Approach described herein, component and feature can realize or can be incorporated in other Hardware Subdivisions by discrete hardware components In the function of part such as ASICS, FPGA, DSP or similar device.In addition, this method, component and feature can be by hardware devices Firmware module or functional circuit are realized.In addition, method, component and feature can pass through hardware device, Computer Program Component Any combination is realized by computer program.

Unless otherwise specified, otherwise term such as " reception ", " associated ", " determination ", " update " refers to by department of computer science The movement and process that system is executed or realized, the movement and process operate and will be indicated as computer system logger and memory Etc the data of physics (electricity) amount be converted to and similar be expressed as computer system memory or logger or this other information is deposited Other data of reservoir, transmission or display device.Equally, terminology employed herein " first ", " second ", " third ", " Four " etc. are expressed as the label distinguished between different elements and will not be contained according to their numeral mark with ordinal number Justice.

Example described herein is also related to the equipment for executing the method that is described herein.This equipment can be specially constructed with It executes method described herein or it may include be stored that computer program in computer systems selectively programs logical Use computer system.This computer system can be stored in computer-readable tangible media.

Method described herein and illustrated examples are not related to any certain computer or other equipment herein.It is various logical It can be used according to introduction described herein with system or its provable facilitates constructs more professional equipment to execute method Each of 500 and/or its independent function, routine, subroutine or operation.Elaborated in above description for it is various these The topology example of system.

Above description is intended to illustrative rather than restrictive.Although herein by reference to specific illustrative example and Embodiment is described, it is appreciated that being not limited to the example and embodiment of description herein.This context should join It examines following claims and is equal to the full scope of entitle claim to determine.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of delivery vehicle of transportation system, comprising:

Deliver the main body of first group of carrying；

The escape vehicle for delivering second group of carrying is detachably coupled to the main body: and

Processing unit sends control signal to trigger the disengaging of the escape vehicle Yu the main body, to allow the main body It does not advance along first path with not stopping and the escape vehicle is allowed to advance along the second path to enter station and stop.

2. delivery vehicle according to claim 1, further includes:

For connecting the channel of the main body and the escape vehicle, wherein the channel allows first group of carrying and described the Two groups of carryings are moved between the main body and the escape vehicle.

3. delivery vehicle according to claim 2, wherein in response to the determination delivery vehicle close to the station, it is described Processing unit suggests that destination is that the carrying at the station moves to the escape vehicle and suggests that destination is remote by making an announcement Carrying in the station moves to the main body.

4. delivery vehicle according to claim 1, wherein determining the delivery vehicle close to the station including determining institute It states delivery vehicle and reaches predetermined position or one in the predetermined time.

5. delivery vehicle according to claim 1, wherein motor-driven cabin:

It is left from the station, advance along third path and delivers third group carrying；

The main body is pulled up to after the escape vehicle and the main body are detached from；With

The main body is attached to march to next station along the first path.

6. delivery vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the transportation system is train system, the delivery vehicle is column Vehicle, wherein the first path includes the first train rail, second path includes the second train rail, and wherein in institute After stating escape vehicle and main body disengaging, the escape vehicle is switched to second path to allow the escape vehicle to enter the station.

7. delivery vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the escape vehicle and the main body are in the delivery vehicle to patrol Speed of a ship or plane degree is detached from when advancing along the first path.

8. a kind of bullet train system, comprising:

Train, comprising:

Main body, delivery destination are distal to first group of carrying at a station；

The escape vehicle of second group of carrying at the station is gone in delivery, is detachably coupled to the main body；With

Processing unit, in response to issuing control signal close to the station to trigger the de- of the escape vehicle and the main body From；

Main orbit, the main body of the train are not advanced towards next station with not stopping on it；With

It is switchably coupled to the access track of the main orbit, is switched to be connected to the main orbit after the disengaging To allow the escape vehicle to travel into the station on the access track.

9. bullet train system according to claim 8, further includes:

Motor-driven cabin:

From the station, advances along the second access track and deliver third group carrying；

The main body is pulled up to after the escape vehicle and the main body are detached from；With

The main body is attached to march to next station along the first track.

10. bullet train system according to claim 8, wherein the bullet train system allows each carrying to reach pair Destination is answered, without for the train is left in other carryings and stops.