Mobility Vehicle Transfer Platform With Rooftop Elevation Passage

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Solution Overview

Problem

In downtown areas with concentrated structures, there are restrictions on the takeoff and landing of air mobility vehicles, causing inconvenience for users transferring from ground mobility vehicles to air mobility vehicles, as they need to manually move to a rooftop take-off and landing site, and there is a lack of efficient power management between these vehicles.

Innovation Solution

A mobility vehicle transfer platform with an elevation passage on the external wall of a structure allows ground mobility vehicles to be elevated to a rooftop take-off and landing site, where they can be connected to air mobility vehicles, using an elevation unit and a controller for seamless transfer and power exchange between the vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If air mobility vehicles take off and land on the ground in downtown areas, then takeoff and landing operations can be performed, but there are many restrictions due to concentrated structures

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetakeoff and landing capabilityVSAvoidrestrictions from concentrated structures

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions air mobility vehicle operations from the ground level to the aerial dimension by utilizing rooftop takeoff and landing sites of high-rise structures. This vertical dimension change allows vehicles to operate above the concentrated urban structures, eliminating ground-level restrictions while maintaining operational capability in downtown areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually move from ground mobility vehicles to rooftop take-off and landing sites, then transfer between vehicle types is possible, but users feel inconvenienced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransfer capability between vehicle typesVSAvoiduser convenience during transfer

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an automated transfer system as an intermediary between ground mobility vehicles and air mobility vehicles. This system includes a transfer platform that automatically receives ground vehicles, elevates them vertically to the rooftop level, and connects them to air mobility vehicles, eliminating the need for manual user movement and enhancing transfer convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of user movement with an automated mechanical system. The transfer platform uses automated elevation mechanisms (such as elevators or vertical transport systems) to move ground mobility vehicles and passengers to the rooftop level, substituting human physical effort with automated mechanical operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Length of moving object

If ground mobility vehicles are used for short distance movement, then they can reach nearby locations, but they cannot efficiently cover long distances

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetravel distance capabilityVSAvoidmovement efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Length of moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the transportation journey into two distinct segments: ground mobility vehicle travel for short-distance local transportation, and air mobility vehicle travel for long-distance transportation. This segmentation allows each vehicle type to operate in its optimal performance range, with the transfer system connecting the two segments to create an integrated multi-modal transportation solution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Ease of operation

If an elevation passage is provided on the external wall of the structure, then ground mobility vehicles can be elevated to the rooftop, but the structure requires additional space and infrastructure

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle elevation capabilityVSAvoidspace required for elevation passage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates the elevation passage and transfer platform within the existing structural framework of the high-rise building. The elevation passage is positioned within or alongside the building's core structure, and the transfer platform utilizes the rooftop space already allocated for air mobility vehicle operations, thereby nesting the elevation infrastructure within the existing building footprint to minimize additional space requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS11981455B2Mobility vehicle transfer platform

Publication Date: 2024.05.14 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD

AI summary

A mobility vehicle transfer platform includes an elevation passage provided in a structure provided with a take-off and landing site for an air mobility vehicle and having an internal space extending in the vertical direction to be connected to the take-off and landing site and to allow a ground mobility vehicle to be elevated or lowered through the internal space to be connected to or separated from the air mobility vehicle, and an elevation unit provided in the internal space of the elevation passage, having an elevation portion selectively connected to the ground mobility vehicle and configured for elevating or lowering the ground mobility vehicle in the elevation passage when the ground mobility vehicle is connected to the elevation portion.