Multilevel Pillar Transportation System for Hybrid Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation systems lack vertical levels of freeways and roads, and do not provide access points for entering and exiting these vertical levels, which hinders the integration of hybrid vehicles, including self-driving and flying cars, and increases traffic congestion and accident risks.
Innovation Solution
A multilevel transportation system featuring vertically mounted pillars and raised pathways that allow hybrid vehicles to ascend and descend, providing dedicated vertical routes for flying and self-driving cars, reducing ground-level traffic and infrastructure costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If vertical levels of freeways and roads are introduced, then traffic congestion is reduced and transportation capacity is improved, but device complexity and infrastructure cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces vertical pathways that extend transportation routes into the third dimension (height), allowing vehicles to move between different elevation levels. This dimensional expansion increases transportation capacity by creating additional routing options without requiring proportional increases in ground-level infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The transportation system is divided into separate vertical levels or pathways, with each level handling specific traffic flows. This segmentation allows independent management of different vehicle types (flying vs. ground vehicles) and reduces interference between traffic streams, thereby improving overall system productivity.
2Ease of operation
If access points for entering and exiting vertical levels are provided, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediary structures (access points, transfer mechanisms) that facilitate movement between ground level and vertical pathways. These intermediaries act as mediators that simplify the transition process for vehicles, making the complex vertical transportation system easier to operate and access without requiring vehicles to directly navigate complex three-dimensional space.
3Reliability
If separate vertical routes for hybrid vehicles are created, then safety is improved, but infrastructure cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts high-risk or specialized traffic flows (flying vehicles, self-driving cars) from the general ground-level transportation system and places them in dedicated vertical pathways. This separation removes potential conflict points and safety hazards between different vehicle types, improving overall system reliability while concentrating infrastructure investments in specialized zones rather than throughout the entire system.
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AI summary
A transportation system for hybrid vehicles. The transportation system may include pillars and a raised pathway. Further, the pillars configured to be vertically mounted on the ground. Further, a first pillar of the pillars may include a first lower portion and a first upper portion. Further, a second pillar of the pillars may include a second lower portion and a second upper portion. Further, the raised pathway supported by the pillars. Further, a raised pathway of the raised pathway may include a first end and a second end. Further, the first end may be supported by the first upper portion of the first pillar. Further, the second end may be supported by the second upper portion of the second pillar. Further, the raised pathway may include a raised transportation surface configured to facilitate transportation of a hybrid vehicle.