A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation

By designing a express transportation vehicle operation transformation system including pavement corridors and hanging corridors, and using movable chassis and bogies to achieve flexible transformation of the car, the problem that the existing PRT system cannot be applied to multiple geographical environments is solved, and the applicability and flexibility of the system are improved.

CN115503762BActive Publication Date: 2025-06-06张堂贤
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Application Number
CN202211376086.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-11-04
Publication Date
2025-06-06
Estimated Expiration
2042-11-04

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Technical Problem

Existing express transportation PRT systems are usually only suitable for a single geographical environment and cannot be flexibly transformed in different geographical environments.

Method used

A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation is designed, including pavement corridors and hanging corridors. The car is flexibly transformed between the two corridors through movable chassis and bogies. The system cooperates with the locks on the car to switch the operating mode without stopping.

Benefits of technology

It realizes flexible transformation of the car between the pavement corridor and the hanging corridor, is suitable for multiple geographical environments, and improves the applicability and flexibility of the system.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation. The express transportation system is composed of a road corridor, a suspended road corridor and a car. The road corridor is provided with a movable chassis and the suspended road corridor is provided with a movable bogie. Corresponding machines are provided on the chassis and the bogie. The corresponding machines cooperate with the disc locks on the car, so that the car can not only run on the road corridor, but also run under the suspended road corridor, and the car can be flexibly converted from an operation mode on the corridor surface to a suspended operation mode under the corridor, and from a suspended operation mode under the corridor to an operation mode on the corridor surface, thereby achieving a construction method suitable for multiple geographical environments.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of express transportation, and in particular to a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of urban public transportation, subways, trams, and trolleybuses are arranged in a linear network. However, existing transportation tools have poor accessibility, are not fast enough to board, and require a long time to transfer or walk. In recent years, with the development of new technologies such as mobile Internet, edge computing, artificial intelligence, and high-energy batteries, more advanced PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) systems have been piloted in many countries.

[0003] At Heathrow Airport in London, UK, UltraGlobal built the PodCars PRT system for the first time in 2011, connecting the terminal building and the remote parking lot, with a design speed of 40km / h and a commercial operating speed of about 25-30km / h. Each PodCar can carry 4 people, is self-driving, and is equipped with rubber wheels. It travels on the concrete lane surface with independent right of way and does not mix with other cars. The Dutch 2getthere company provided a simple 4-seater PRT at the 2002 World Horticultural Exposition in the Netherlands. The main technical feature is the ground magnetic guide mode. In 2013, the Swedish Vectus company built an unmanned rail taxi from the venue of the Suncheon Bay International Horticultural Exposition in South Korea to the Suncheon Bay urban area. The track is 4.64 kilometers long. Mexico imitated the Morgantown GRT (Group Rapid Transit, 1975, * not PRT) guide wheel track in the United States and improved it to create the Modutram PRT system. Currently, a test line has been built and is in trial operation. Microsoft's Redmond headquarters in Seattle once planned a campus-level PRT system with four people in a car. Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, San Francisco, also planned a campus PRT system. The EcoPRT system planned to be built by North Carolina State University in the United States is an autonomous driving cabin designed to travel on dedicated tracks. The above-mentioned PRT systems are almost all system designs that travel on tracks or on the road surface. There are also designs under tracks or corridors. The state of New Jersey in the United States once conceived a JPods, which is a suspended (under-track system) PRT design. Metrino has also designed a suspended PRT system Mister for the UAE. However, there are no examples of actual trials and implementations.

[0004] In recent years, several domestic companies have tried to develop PRT, such as: micro-rail intelligent travel (under-rail hanging system), fast network rail (on-rail system), super rail (on-rail system), Tiandi system (under-rail hanging system), sub-rail (independent on-rail and independent under-rail hanging systems), small (under-rail hanging system), flying beans (under-rail hanging system), pipe network (on-rail system), common rail (on-rail system). It can be seen that the PRT systems currently involved usually only set up a single on-rail system or under-rail system, which cannot be applied to different geographical environments. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation, which can be applied to multiple geographical environments to realize the conversion of the car on the road corridor and the suspended road corridor.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0007] A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation, comprising a road gallery on the road surface, a suspended road gallery and a car;

[0008] A lower end device is provided on the side of the car close to the road gallery, and an upper end device is provided on the side of the car close to the suspension gallery;

[0009] The upper device and the lower device are both provided with a disc lock;

[0010] The road surface corridor is provided with a movable chassis, the suspension corridor is provided with a movable bogie, and the chassis and the bogie are both provided with corresponding machines;

[0011] The corresponding machine is rotatably engaged with the disk lock.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: a fast transportation system is formed by a road corridor, a suspended road corridor and a car, the road corridor is provided with a movable chassis and the suspended road corridor is provided with a movable bogie, and corresponding machines are provided on the chassis and the bogie. Through the cooperation of the corresponding machine with the disc lock on the car, the car can not only run on the road corridor, but also on the suspended road corridor, and the car can flexibly switch from the operation mode on the corridor surface to the suspended operation mode under the corridor without stopping, and from the suspended operation mode under the corridor to the operation mode on the corridor surface, thereby achieving a construction method suitable for multiple geographical environments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 2A two-way route top view of a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the association between the upper end device and the bogie of a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Description of labels:

[0017] S1, road surface corridor I; S2, road surface corridor II; B1, suspension corridor; BUFFER, buffer zone; 1, car; 11, upper end device; 12, lower end device; 13, disc lock; 131, blade-like; 132, engagement mechanism; 133, screw; 134, ridge; 135, groove; 2, bogie; 21, corresponding machine; 22, impact head; 23, tenon; 3, rotating shaft; 4, chassis; J1, on-board computer; J2, on-board sensor; R1, road test computer; R2, road test sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to explain the technical content, achieved objectives and effects of the present invention in detail, the following is an explanation in combination with the implementation modes and the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Please refer to Figure 1 , a vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation, including a road gallery on the road surface, a suspended road gallery and a car;

[0020] A lower end device is provided on the side of the car close to the road gallery, and an upper end device is provided on the side of the car close to the suspension gallery;

[0021] The upper device and the lower device are both provided with a disc lock;

[0022] The road surface corridor is provided with a movable chassis, and the suspension corridor is provided with a movable bogie;

[0023] The chassis and the bogie are both provided with corresponding machines;

[0024] The corresponding machine is rotatably engaged with the disk lock.

[0025] From the above description, it can be seen that the beneficial effects of the present invention are: by forming an express transportation system consisting of a road corridor, a suspended corridor and a car, the road corridor is provided with a movable chassis and the suspended corridor is provided with a movable bogie, and corresponding machines are provided on the chassis and the bogie, and the corresponding machines cooperate with the disc locks on the car, so that the car can not only run on the road corridor, but also on the suspended corridor, and the car can flexibly switch from the operation mode on the corridor surface to the suspended operation mode under the corridor without stopping, and from the suspended operation mode under the corridor to the operation mode on the corridor surface, thereby achieving a construction method suitable for multiple geographical environments.

[0026] Furthermore, the disc lock includes a blade-like member, a bite mechanism and a screw;

[0027] One end of the screw is connected to the blade-like transmission, and the other end of the screw is connected to the bite mechanism;

[0028] The two opposite first sides of the bite mechanism are provided with ridges, and the two opposite second sides are provided with grooves;

[0029] The bogie further comprises an impact head; the corresponding machine and the impact head are arranged on a side of the bogie close to the disc lock;

[0030] The corresponding machine is provided with a tenon adapted to the groove;

[0031] The impact head is used to rotate the blade-like object.

[0032] From the above description, it can be seen that by forming a disc lock composed of a blade-like blade, a bite mechanism and a screw, a corresponding machine and an impact head are arranged on the bogie, and a snap fit or a release of the snap fit is formed with the tenon on the corresponding machine through the ridge and groove on the bite mechanism, so as to realize flexible connection and disconnection between the bogie and the disc lock, and facilitate the conversion of the car between the road corridor and the suspended corridor.

[0033] Furthermore, the bite mechanism includes two groups;

[0034] Two groups of the bite mechanisms are respectively arranged on both sides of the blade-like member;

[0035] The corresponding machines include two groups, and the two groups of corresponding machines are respectively arranged on both sides of the impact head;

[0036] The tenons of the two groups of corresponding machines are arranged opposite to each other and face the impact head.

[0037] It can be seen from the above description that by providing two sets of engaging mechanisms and two sets of corresponding machines, the bonding strength between the disc lock and the bogie is improved, and the stability of the car operation is improved.

[0038] Furthermore, the two groups of tenons are used to connect to the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line respectively;

[0039] The grooves of the two sets of engaging mechanisms are respectively used for the access of the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line.

[0040] From the above description, it can be seen that by connecting the two sets of tenons to the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line respectively, and arranging the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the access ends of the communication line in the grooves of the two sets of engaging mechanisms respectively, after the tenons are engaged with the grooves, the power supply on the bogie can provide power and communication for the car, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the car.

[0041] Furthermore, a spring is also included, and the side of the tenon away from the impact head is connected to one end of the spring, and the other end of the spring is connected to the corresponding machine.

[0042] From the above description, it can be seen that by arranging a spring on the side of the tenon away from the impact head, and connecting the other end of the spring to the corresponding machine, when the ridge on the engaging mechanism contacts the tenon, the tenon receives the squeezing force of the ridge and retracts into the corresponding machine through the spring, thereby realizing the separation of the disc lock and the bogie.

[0043] Furthermore, one end of the rotating shaft is drivingly connected to the engaging mechanism of the upper end device, and the other end of the rotating shaft is drivingly connected to the engaging mechanism of the lower end device;

[0044] The ridge of the upper device and the ridge of the lower device have different orientations; the groove of the upper device and the groove of the lower device have different orientations.

[0045] It can be seen from the above description that by setting a rotating shaft, and connecting one side of the rotating shaft to the meshing mechanism of the upper end device, connecting the other side of the rotating shaft to the meshing mechanism of the lower end device, and setting the ridge of the upper end device and the ridge of the lower end device in different directions, and setting the groove of the upper end device and the groove of the lower end device in different directions, when the meshing mechanism of the upper end device is separated from the bogie on the upper side, the meshing mechanism of the lower end device is engaged with the chassis on the lower side, or when the meshing mechanism of the upper end device is engaged with the bogie on the upper side, the meshing mechanism of the lower end device is separated from the chassis on the lower side, so that the meshing mechanism of the upper end device and the meshing mechanism of the lower end device can be transformed simultaneously, always maintaining a single-sided combination and a single-sided separation state, so as to realize the rapid transformation of the car between the road corridor system operation mode and the suspended corridor system operation mode.

[0046] Furthermore, a buffer zone is provided at one end of the pavement corridor close to the suspension corridor and at one end of the suspension corridor close to the pavement corridor;

[0047] The bogie and the chassis are respectively arranged at the starting points of each road section in the buffer area, so as to facilitate the docking of oncoming vehicles and the change of operation mode.

[0048] From the above description, it can be seen that by setting buffer zones at both ends of the road corridor and both ends of the suspended corridor, and setting the empty bogie and the empty chassis for supply at the starting point of the section where the car is to be transported in the buffer area, the change operation needs to be completed in the buffer zone, which serves to improve the stability and safety of the car change.

[0049] Furthermore, an emergency stop device is provided at the end of the running direction of the road surface corridor and the end of the running direction of the hanging road corridor;

[0050] Emergency brake valves are arranged on the bogie and the chassis.

[0051] From the above description, it can be seen that by providing emergency stop devices at the end of the running direction of the road corridor and the end of the running direction of the suspended road corridor, and emergency brake valves are provided on the bogie and the chassis, when the car passes the detection point of the emergency stop device at the end of the line, the emergency stop device and the emergency brake valve are used to cooperate to achieve the emergency stop of the PRT car to avoid danger and ensure the safety of the car and passengers.

[0052] Furthermore, each section of the hanging corridor and the road surface corridor is provided with auxiliary lines in the buffer zone;

[0053] The auxiliary line is used to receive the unloaded bogie released from the end of the first line (such as the up line) of the suspended corridor, or the unloaded chassis released from the end of the first line of the road surface corridor; and to sequentially transfer the received unloaded bogie to the starting point of the second line (such as the down line, the return line) of the suspended corridor, or to sequentially transfer the received unloaded chassis to the starting point of the second line (such as the down line, the return line) of the road surface corridor, as the starting point of the second line to facilitate docking with the next arriving car.

[0054] From the above description, it can be seen that by setting up the auxiliary lines for each section of the suspended corridor and the road surface corridor, the PRT line can realize the cyclic replenishment operation when the bogies and the chassis are running in each section, so that it can operate smoothly and control the density of vehicles running on the suspended corridor and the road surface corridor.

[0055] Furthermore, it also includes a trinity of support wheels, power wheels and guide wheels;

[0056] The supporting wheel, the power wheel and the guide wheel are respectively arranged on a side of the chassis away from the car.

[0057] From the above description, it can be seen that by setting up a three-in-one PRT vehicle consisting of support wheels, power wheels and guide wheels, and then using navigation software and developing an automatic driving driver based on the PRT vehicle's own parameters, the PRT vehicle can be driven on a car road.

[0058] The above-mentioned vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation of the present invention can be applied to different geographical environments, and can realize rapid conversion by overlapping the road corridor with the hanging road corridor, and combining the cooperation between the bogie and the disc lock, and the chassis and the disc lock. The following is an explanation through specific implementation methods:

[0059] Embodiment 1

[0060] Please refer to Figure 1 A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation, comprising a road corridor (road corridor IS1 and road corridor IIS2), a suspension corridor B1 and a car 1; a lower end device 12 is provided on the side of the car 1 close to the road corridor, and an upper end device 11 is provided on the side of the car 1 close to the suspension corridor B1; both the upper end device 11 and the lower end device 12 are provided with a disc lock 13, the upper end device 11 corresponds to an upper disc lock, and the lower end device corresponds to a lower disc lock; the road corridor is provided with a movable chassis (Chassis) 4, and the suspension corridor is provided with a movable boggie (Boggie) 2; both the chassis and the boggie are provided with A corresponding machine 21 is arranged; the corresponding machine 21 is rotatably connected with the disc lock 13; wherein, a buffer zone BUFFER is arranged at one end of the road surface corridor close to the hanging corridor B1 and one end of the hanging corridor B1 close to the road surface corridor, so as to facilitate the docking of incoming vehicles and change of operation mode; an empty bogie for supply and an empty chassis for supply are respectively arranged at the starting point of each section in the buffer area; and an emergency stop device is arranged at the end of the road surface corridor in the running direction and the end of the hanging corridor B1 in the running direction; an emergency brake valve is arranged on the bogie 2 or the chassis 4; the vehicle refers to a PRT vehicle, including the car 1 and the bogie 2 or the chassis 4;

[0061] In an optional embodiment, if Figure 1The figure shows a schematic diagram of a vehicle operation transformation system for express transportation, including a road corridor IS1, a road corridor IIS2 and a suspension corridor B1; wherein, in the transfer section, the road corridor IS1 and the road corridor IIS2 are constructed overlapping with the suspension corridor B1, which is called a transformation action buffer BUFFER; taking the vehicle going to the right as an example: the starting point of the suspension corridor B1 is DSq, and the ending point is DSz; the ending point of the road corridor IS1 is MSz, and the starting point of the road corridor IIS2 is MSq; from the road corridor The car 1 traveling from IS1, when it runs to MSz, the bogie 2 cooperates with the upper plate lock of the upper device 11, and the chassis 4 cooperates with the lower plate lock of the lower device 12, so that the car 1 is changed from the road mode to the suspension mode without stopping, that is, it is changed to the suspension corridor B1 and runs at the starting point DSq to start running; when the car 1 runs to the end point DSz of the suspension corridor B1, it will be changed back to the road corridor IIS2, that is, it will start running at the starting point MSq, and the change action is flexibly completed;

[0062] The buffer zone is set from the starting point of the transformation action to the end point of the transformation action; the main variables of the buffer zone length are vehicle speed, vehicle weight, friction coefficient of the corridor material, electromechanical (including computer calculation) reaction time and whether there is a slope. The vehicle speed is calculated based on the larger design speed of the bogie 2, chassis 4 and corridor; if the weight of the bogie 2 and chassis 4 is different, the heavier one is used as the calculation variable, and the smaller friction coefficient of the corridor material is used; and the length of the emergency stop protection brake is considered;

[0063] Each section of the suspension corridor and the road surface corridor are provided with auxiliary lines in the buffer zone; the auxiliary lines are used to receive the unloaded bogie 2 released at the end of the first line of the suspension corridor, or the unloaded chassis 4 released at the end of the first line of the road surface corridor; and to sequentially transfer the received unloaded bogie 2 to the starting point of the second line of the suspension corridor, or to sequentially transfer the received unloaded chassis 4 to the starting point of the second line of the road surface corridor as the starting point of the second line for supplying to facilitate docking with the next arriving car 1, specifically:

[0064] Please refer to Figure 2 , is a top view of the PRT two-way corridor (up and down), and Figure 1 The corresponding arrangement; the upper side is the top view of the up and down lines of the suspension corridor B1, and the lower side is the top view of the up and down lines of the road corridor IS1 and the road corridor IIS2; through Figure 2The following describes the bogies 2 and chassis 4 released (commonly known as off-line, off-duty) when switching between dual-mode operation modes, and how they are transferred to the bogies 2 and chassis 4 for supply (commonly known as on-line, on-duty); wherein, the bogies 2 just released at the terminal end DXz of the downline of the hanging corridor B1 will set up an auxiliary line of the hanging corridor B1 to allow the bogies 2 of the downline to autonomously run to the starting end DSq of the upline of the hanging corridor B1 for queuing, The up-going car 1 is used for docking in sequence; the bogie 2 just released at the terminal end DSz of the up-going line of the hanging corridor B1 will set up a hanging corridor B1 auxiliary line to allow the bogie 2 of the up-going line to autonomously run to the starting point DXq of the down-going line of the hanging corridor B1 to queue up, and serve the down-going car 1 for docking in sequence; and so on, the road corridor IS1 and the road corridor IIS2 are transformed in the same way, and the length and accommodation layout of each auxiliary line will be determined according to the design and transportation capacity of the up-going and down-going corridors in different construction areas. The auxiliary line is used as the loop backfill of the bogie and the chassis to ensure the smooth operation of the PRT line.

[0065] Embodiment 2

[0066] This embodiment specifically defines the structures of the disc lock 13, the bogie 2 and the chassis 4;

[0067] Please refer to Figure 3 The disk lock 13 includes a blade-like 131, a bite mechanism 132 and a screw 133; one end of the screw 133 is connected to the blade-like 131 in a transmission manner, and the other end of the screw 133 is connected to the bite mechanism 132; two opposite first sides of the bite mechanism 132 are provided with ridges 134, and two opposite second sides are provided with grooves 135; the bogie 2 includes a corresponding machine 21 and an impact head 22; the corresponding machine 21 and the impact head 22 are arranged on a side of the bogie 2 close to the disk lock 13; the corresponding machine 21 is provided with a tenon 23 adapted to the groove 135; the impact head 22 is used to rotate the blade-like 131; the chassis 4 is provided with the same structure as the bogie 2;

[0068] Among them, the bite mechanism 132 includes two groups; the two groups of the bite mechanism 132 are respectively arranged on both sides of the blade-like blade; the corresponding machine 21 includes two groups, and the two groups of the corresponding machine 21 are respectively arranged on both sides of the impact head 22; the tenons 23 of the two groups of the corresponding machines 21 are arranged oppositely and face the impact head 22; the two groups of the tenons 23 are respectively used to connect with the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line; the grooves 135 of the two groups of the bite mechanism 132 are respectively used for the access of the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line; a spring is also included, and the side of the tenon 23 away from the impact head 22 is connected to one end of the spring, and the other end of the spring is connected to the corresponding machine 21; a rotating shaft 3 is also included; one end of the rotating shaft 3 is connected to the bite mechanism 132 of the upper device 11 The other end of the rotating shaft 3 is in transmission connection with the bite mechanism 132 of the lower end device 12; the convex bank 134 of the upper end device 11 and the convex bank 134 of the lower end device 12 have different orientations; the groove 135 of the upper end device 11 and the groove 135 of the lower end device 12 have different orientations; in an optional embodiment, the number and position of the upper plate locks and the number and position of the lower lock plates are all designed according to the structural mechanics of the car 1, and do not need to be consistent and symmetrical; taking the four corners of the chassis 4 with 4 bite points and the direction of front-middle-rear as an example, the specific setting method of the bite points can be: 2-0-2, 2-1-1, 1-1-2, 1-2-1, 3-1 and other arrangements, which can be set according to specific circumstances;

[0069] When the car 1 is installed, the phases of the bite mechanism 132 of the upper device and the bite mechanism 132 of the lower device must be installed to be mutually exclusive, that is, the upper and lower groups of the bite mechanism 132 adopt a mutually exclusive phase design. If the phase of the bite mechanism 132 of the upper device 11 is locked, the phase of the bite mechanism 132 of the lower device 12 is unlocked. The specific action process is as follows:

[0070] The bite mechanism 132 of the upper device 11 and the bite mechanism 132 of the lower device 12 are set to a 4-phase design; the first phase and the third phase are the grooves 135, and the second phase and the fourth phase are the ridges 134; please refer to Figure 3When the blade-like 131 of the upper device 11 is hit by the impact head 22, the blade-like 131 rotates 90° and drives the engaging mechanism 132 to rotate 90° at the same time, that is, the engaging mechanism 132 rotates to the groove 135. At this time, the engaging mechanism 132 of the upper device 11 and the tenon 23 on the corresponding machine 21 on the upper side form a locking action; at the same time, due to the action of the upper device 11, the rotation action of the upper device 11 is transmitted to the lower device 12 through the rotating shaft 3, so that the engaging mechanism 132 of the lower device 12 turns at the same time. At this time, the engaging mechanism 132 of the lower device 12 and the corresponding machine 21 on the lower side form an unlocking action.

[0071] Embodiment 3

[0072] This embodiment specifically defines the implementation method of the vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation;

[0073] Generally, the PRT system has a remote control platform, which includes a first wireless communication module; the car 1 is provided with an onboard computer J1, a second wireless communication module, a camera and a sensor J2, specifically:

[0074] Each of the above-mentioned cars 1 is also equipped with an on-board computer J1, a positioning system GPS or Beidou, a camera, a radar (laser, millimeter wave, ultrasonic), a gyroscope, and an active or passive RFID; the second wireless communication module includes 5G wireless communication, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc., to realize the autonomous driving of the PRT car; wherein, the definition of autonomous is that the on-board computer J1 of the PRT car has the autonomy to determine its own driving speed within a safe range, can adjust the distance between the car and the front car by itself, can change lanes or overtake at the main line bifurcation, etc.; its configuration is similar to that of the ground self-driving cars in the market; but PRT has guide rails or dedicated corridors, while ordinary car roads do not; therefore, if the PRT car is to be able to travel on car roads, the chassis needs to be equipped with a steering column (Axle) and its motor power (Motor), which is very unrealistic; therefore, the feasible condition is that the hardware must be a PRT car with a trinity of support wheels, power wheels and guide wheels, and then equipped with navigation software and an automatic driving driver developed based on the PRT car's own parameters.

[0075] The road surface corridor IS1, road surface corridor IIS2, and hanging corridor B1 are all equipped with a road test computer R1 and a road test sensor R2; the on-board computer J1 can receive commands from the control center or the corridor computer R1 to stimulate the car's disc lock 13 to rotate a phase (90 degrees) to open or close the engagement bogie or chassis; the on-board computer J1 of the car 1 will detect in real time whether the engagement and separation are completed at each change. If it is confirmed to be completed, the car will continue to move forward. If it cannot be completed within the buffer zone, it means that a fault has occurred and the car needs to stop immediately. The on-board computer J1 and the road test computer R1 will immediately alarm the PRT control center, and the operation center will immediately start the emergency response event processing procedure.

[0076] Embodiment 4

[0077] This embodiment provides an emergency stop control method for a vehicle operation change system of express transportation, comprising:

[0078] Determine whether the car 1 has run to the end of the running direction of the road corridor and the end of the running direction of the suspension corridor B1. If the change cannot be completed in the buffer zone, start the emergency stop device; control the emergency stop device to limit the emergency brake valve of the bogie 2 or chassis 4. Specifically:

[0079] Therefore, the construction of PRT lines needs to be equipped with at least one emergency stop protection system as a protection for the car 1 after the conversion system fails due to a failure in the conversion system. In an optional embodiment, a danger point is set at the end point of the buffer zone BUFFER next to the corridor, and an upright drive rod is installed; once the car 1 is detected to have passed this point, the upright rod can just hit the emergency brake valve of the chassis 4 or the bogie 2, forcing the car to stop; the upright drive rod can be electronically controlled and can be commanded by the control center or the road test computer; the design is an upright two-phase steel plate surface, which indicates safe passage when the plate surface is parallel to the corridor, and when the motor is excited to rotate at a right angle of 90 degrees to the corridor, the emergency valve of the chassis 4 or the bogie 2 will be hit, triggering an emergency stop; if this situation occurs at the end of the buffer zone BUFFER, it will not affect the conversion operation of the rear vehicle.

[0080] In summary, the present invention provides a vehicle operation transformation system and emergency stop control method for express transportation. The express transportation system is composed of a road corridor, a suspended road corridor and a car. The road corridor is provided with a movable chassis and the suspended road corridor is provided with a movable bogie, and corresponding machines are provided on the chassis and the bogie. Through the cooperation of the corresponding machine and the disc lock on the car, the car can not only run on the road corridor, but also on the suspended road corridor, and the car can flexibly switch from the operation mode on the corridor surface to the suspended operation mode under the corridor without stopping, and from the suspended operation mode under the corridor to the operation mode on the corridor surface, thereby achieving a construction method suitable for multiple geographical environments.

[0081] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation, It is characterized in that It includes road gallery on the ground, suspended gallery and car; A lower end device is provided on the side of the car close to the road gallery, and an upper end device is provided on the side of the car close to the suspension gallery; The upper device and the lower device are both provided with a disc lock; The road surface corridor is provided with a movable chassis, and the suspension corridor is provided with a movable bogie; The chassis and the bogie are both provided with corresponding machines; The corresponding machine is rotatably connected to the disc lock; The disc lock comprises a blade, a bite mechanism and a screw; One end of the screw is connected to the blade-like transmission, and the other end of the screw is connected to the bite mechanism; The two opposite first sides of the bite mechanism are provided with ridges, and the two opposite second sides are provided with grooves; The bogie further comprises an impact head; the corresponding machine and the impact head are arranged on a side of the bogie close to the disc lock; The corresponding machine is provided with a tenon adapted to the groove; The impact head is used to rotate the blade-like blade; Also includes a rotating shaft; One end of the rotating shaft is drivingly connected to the bite mechanism of the upper end device, and the other end of the rotating shaft is drivingly connected to the bite mechanism of the lower end device; The ridge of the upper device and the ridge of the lower device have different orientations; the groove of the upper device and the groove of the lower device have different orientations.

2. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The occlusal mechanism includes two groups; Two groups of the bite mechanisms are respectively arranged on both sides of the blade-like member; The corresponding machines include two groups, and the two groups of corresponding machines are respectively arranged on both sides of the impact head; The tenons of the two groups of corresponding machines are arranged opposite to each other and face the impact head.

3. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The two groups of tenons are used to connect to the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line respectively; The grooves of the two sets of engaging mechanisms are respectively used for the access of the positive and negative poles of the power supply and the communication line.

4. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 2, It is characterized in that It also includes a spring, wherein the side of the tenon away from the impact head is connected to one end of the spring, and the other end of the spring is connected to the corresponding machine.

5. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 1, It is characterized in that A buffer zone is provided at one end of the pavement corridor close to the hanging corridor and at one end of the hanging corridor close to the pavement corridor; The unloaded bogie and the unloaded chassis are respectively arranged at the starting points of each road section in the buffer area, so as to facilitate the docking of oncoming vehicles and the change of operation mode.

6. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 1, It is characterized in that An emergency stop device is provided at the end of the running direction of the road surface corridor and the end of the running direction of the hanging road corridor; Emergency brake valves are arranged on the bogie and the chassis.

7. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 5, It is characterized in that Each section of the suspended corridor and the road surface corridor is provided with auxiliary lines in the buffer zone; The auxiliary line is used to receive the empty bogie released from the end of the first line of the suspended corridor, or the empty chassis released from the end of the first line of the road surface corridor; and to sequentially transfer the received empty bogie to the starting point of the second line of the suspended corridor, or to sequentially transfer the received empty chassis to the starting point of the second line of the road surface corridor, as the starting point of the second line to facilitate docking with the next arriving car.

8. A vehicle operation conversion system for express transportation according to claim 1, It is characterized in that It also includes the trinity of support wheels, power wheels and guide wheels; The supporting wheel, the power wheel and the guide wheel are respectively arranged on a side of the chassis away from the car.

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