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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2021
Applicant:

Hyperloop Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yanning Li, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Jerome Hubert Wei, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/34 (2006.01); B61H 7/08 (2006.01); B61L 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/34 (2013.01); B61H 7/083 (2013.01); B61L 3/16 (2013.01); B61L 2210/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for performing braking operations on a hyperloop pod are disclosed herein. The hyperloop pod may have a secondary braking system, wherein the secondary braking system may be operable to provide a first braking force. The hyperloop pod may have a transponder communication system and a line-of-sight system, wherein the line-of-sight system may be operable to detect a second hyperloop pod at a line-of-sight distance. The hyperloop pod may have a memory and a processor operable to detect a second hyperloop pod and determine a collision margin between the hyperloop pod and the second hyperloop pod. The hyperloop pod may engage the secondary braking system if a safety margin is equal to or greater than the collision margin.


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