Apparatus and method for energy and space efficient transportation system
A specific vehicle having a unique structure, modified wheel design and capable of running on a dedicated lane with uniform speed is described. The transportation system controls the traffic flow from and to the arterial roads to the highways. This allows the traffic management system to efficiently manage the commute time traffic and avoid congestion. The modified space and energy transportation management system and method of using it enables efficient transportation management while saving time and energy for service providers as well as users.
1. A system for a modified space and energy transportation management, comprising:
a specific vehicle having an uniform speed capability, with at least one of an autonomous capability and a driver enabled capability to carry a passengers from one destination to another, the specific vehicle having a modified wheel design to travel in a dedicated lane and on a normal roadway;
the dedicated lane modified from an existing roadway to accommodate the specific vehicle with the modified wheel design and a roadway power delivery by a non-lethal means; wherein the dedicated lane has a rail that accommodates the hard electrically conductive center ring of the tire and enables the specific vehicles to travel in the dedicated lane in a roadway powered mode; wherein the modified wheel design consists of a tire that has a hard electrically conductive center ring to contact a rail on the dedicated lane and the outer surface of the tire is a softer and wider in diameter than the hard electrically conductive center ring to contact normal roadway, wherein the hard electrically conductive center ring located in a modified tire connects with an electrical circuit connection to provide power to the specified vehicle;
wherein the dedicated lane also has an indentation to accommodate the steering of the specified vehicle having a modified wheel design using the outer and softer portion of the tire at an entry/exit areas of the dedicated lane and enables transition of the specified vehicle at a high speed in and out of the dedicated lane;
and
a traffic management system to centrally control the specific vehicle and a uniform traffic flow on a rail or highway or local street enabling the passenger to make a reservation in real time and a guaranteed travel and duration prediction to reach a destination.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein there is a transition area where the modified tire of the specific vehicle can transition by a driver or by a remote control from one lane to another without damaging the tires.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the rails on the dedicated lane has the non-lethal power delivery capability to power and charge the specific vehicle at 100-150 Amps equivalent at 50-70 Volts.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the traffic management system comprises of a time estimate and arrival guarantee module which calculates input from other modules to minimize commute time for the passenger and enables the system to predict accurate travel time,
the specific vehicle that is qualified by a qualified vehicle module enables entry of selected specific vehicles in to an express way system, wherein the entry can be restricted by qualified software or by physical shape (½ wide),
a secure user interface enables the passenger to access a common access point data to make a reservations, using public internet access as passenger;
a data analytics calculates free space size to define train space size and calculates segment throughput to predict time estimate and arrival guarantee and in conjunction with a passenger reservation module, a traffic messaging module and a performance management module allocates an optimum number of passengers at the specific time and the specific vehicle so the space, time and traffic are maintained at maximum capacity;
a statistical analytics with a traffic control module, the passenger reservation module allocates extra trains that are made up of several specific vehicles joined together and/or increase number of lanes so more passengers are accommodated;
an issue engine records glitches that the specific vehicle or the passenger experienced, lane changes, accidents, power supply, battery life of the specific vehicle for maintenance, ride sharing historical perspective and feed the results to a database; and
a traffic messaging module helps the driver, rider and the specific vehicle occupants to receive, send messages about status, confirmation of reservation and allocates the resources to manage the traffic management system.
5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:
the traffic control module to calculate a traffic pattern based on a route, time and geo positional information to regulate the traffic.
6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:
a road design assessment module to regulate an inflow and out flow of the specific vehicle considering the movement of a vehicle in the dedicated lane.
7. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:
a lane control module allocates a right distance between two specific vehicles to minimize an allocated road space to maximize flow of traffic, maximum vehicle movement and smooth flow of traffic at a uniform speed.
8. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:
a passenger reservation module allocates an optimum number of passengers at a specific time and adds another specific vehicle so the space, time and traffic are maintained at maximum capacity.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific vehicle has a capability for a high speed lane change from a conventional lane to a modified dedicated lane using the on board controller and a traffic management software.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific vehicle has a two rail brake system.
11. A system for a modified space and energy transportation management, comprising:
a specific vehicle having a remote master speed from a traffic management system and a specific vehicle controller adjusted speed, with at least one of an autonomous capability and a driver enabled capability to carry a passenger from one destination to another, the specific vehicle having a modified wheel design for traveling in a dedicated lane and on a normal roadway;
the dedicated lane modified from an existing roadway to accommodate the specific vehicle with the modified wheel design, a two rail brake system and an electric power delivery connection, wherein the dedicated lane has a rail that accommodates a hard electrically conductive center ring of the tire and enables the specific vehicles to travel in the dedicated lane in a roadway powered mode; and
a traffic management system to control the specific vehicle and a traffic flow on a highway or local street, wherein the traffic management system comprises of:
a qualified vehicle module enables entry of selected vehicles in to an express way system;
a time estimate and arrival guarantee module calculates input from other modules to minimize a commute time for the passenger and enables the system to predict accurate travel time;
a secure user interface enables the passenger to access the common access point data for making reservations, using public internet access as passenger;
a data analytics to calculates free space size to define train space size and calculates segment throughput using several statistical calculations to predict time estimate and arrival guarantee and in conjunction with a passenger reservation module, a traffic messaging module and a performance management module allocates an optimum number of passengers at the specific time and the specific vehicle so the space, time and traffic are maintained at maximum capacity;
a statistical analytics with a traffic control module, the passenger reservation module allocates extra trains that are made up of several specific vehicles joined together and/or increase number of lanes so more passengers are accommodated;
an issue engine records a glitches, rides performed, lane changes, accidents, power supply, battery life of the specific vehicle for maintenance, ride sharing historical perspective and feed the results to a database; and
a traffic messaging module helps the driver, the passenger and the specific vehicle occupants to receive, send messages about status, confirmation of reservation and allocate a resources to manage the traffic management system.
12. A method of using a modified space and energy transportation management system, comprising:
transporting passengers in a specific vehicle which runs in a dedicated lane at a specific speed and distance from other specific vehicle in the same lane;
controlling an entry and exit of the specific vehicle to/from the dedicated lane using a traffic management system for synchronization of space, speed and volume of vehicle number for a specific time and traffic pattern; and
spacing the specific vehicles and a regular vehicle using traffic management system to optimize a travel time, energy efficiency, traffic control and passenger volume,
wherein for the travel time a time estimate and arrival guarantee module calculates input from other modules to minimize the commute time for the passenger and enables the system to predict accurate travel time,
wherein for controlling the traffic control and passenger volume a secure user interface enables the passenger to access a common access point data for making reservations, using public internet access as passenger;
modifying a wheel design for the specific vehicle to travel in the designated lane, wherein the wheel design that is modified consists of a tire that has a hard electrically conductive center ring to contact an electric rail on the dedicated lane and allows the specified vehicle to run on battery that is energized by the electric rail; and
calculating a free space size to define train space size and segment throughput using several statistical calculations to predict time estimate and arrival guarantee and in conjunction with a passenger reservation module, a traffic messaging module and a performance management module is performed by a data analytics to allocate an optimum number of passengers at the specific time and the specific vehicle so the space, time and traffic are maintained at maximum capacity.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
eliminating a driver control of the specific vehicle using a traffic management software and driverless car technology.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
eliminating random lane changes by using the lane control module to maximize safety in relation to regular vehicular multi-lane traffic.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
optimizing distances between the specific vehicle and a preceding vehicle to minimize empty space and control the traffic flow using an on board controller and a traffic management software.