Cascade Engineering, Inc.

Benedikt J Gaegauf

P Charles Ammond

Frederick P Keller

Fredrick P Keller

An individual transportation system () includes a track system (), including a primary track section (), a switching track section () and loading/unloading section (). The transportation system () additionally includes a plurality of carriages () supported by the track system (), and a plurality of underslung passenger vehicles () each matably engageable with one of the carriages, and adapted to hold at least one passenger therein. The transportation system () further includes a storage facility () for storing the vehicles () when they are disengaged from the carriage, whereby a carriage and vehicle combination traveling on the primary track can be switched between primary track section () via an associated switching track section (), and can be switched to the loading/unloading track (), wherein the vehicle may be disengaged from carriage () and stored in the storage facility ().

Individual transportation system

An automated transportation system includes a plurality of vehicles adapted to travel along a pathway, and a monitoring system located within each vehicle and adapted to monitor a location and a speed between an associated vehicle and the pathway. The automated transportation system also includes a transmitter located within each vehicle and adapted to transmit a signal that includes data on the location and the speed monitored, and a receiver located within each vehicle and adapted to receive the signal from each of the other vehicles. The automated transportation system further includes a controller located within each vehicle and adapted to interpret the signal received by the receiver and control the associated vehicle to provide proper spacing between the remaining vehicles to avoid collisions therebetween and maximize throughput of the vehicles along the pathway.

Individual transport control and communication system

An automated transportation () system includes a plurality of vehicles () adapted to travel along a pathway, and a monitoring system () located within each vehicle and adapted to monitor a location and a speed between an associated vehicle and the pathway. The automated transportation system () also includes a transmitter () located within each vehicle () and adapted to transmit a signal that includes data on the location and the speed monitored, and a receiver () located within each vehicle and adapted to receive the signal from each of the other vehicles. The automated transportation system () further includes a controller () located within each vehicle and adapted to interpret the signal received by the receiver and control the associated vehicle to provide proper spacing between the remaining vehicles to avoid collisions therebetween and maximize throughput of the vehicles along the pathway.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Benedikt J Gaegauf