Integrated transportation system including transfer vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5598783
SERIAL NO

08475750

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A system is provided that uses small carrier vehicles that operate along electrified guideways and use standardized connections to automatically carry passenger cabins, freight loads and automobile platforms to desired destinations. The connections may include electrical connections for power and communication and they are made to upper ends of posts that extend from front and rear portions of each carrier vehicle and up through a narrow centrally located slot in the guideway. Transfer vehicles operate to transfer loads between the carrier vehicles and storage positions and may be controlled to move in either of two transverse directions or to rotate in a turntable operation. Control circuitry is provided to obtain highly reliable control of vehicle speed and of starting, stopping and merge operations.

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AUTRAN CORP9220 E PRAIRIE RD EVANSTON IL 60203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lund, VanMetre Northbrook, IL 7 139

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