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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Shunji Morichika, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuaki Morita, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Kono, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Mochidome, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Kosuke Katahira, Hiroshima, JP;
Shunji Morichika, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuaki Morita, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Kono, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Mochidome, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Kosuke Katahira, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The essential feature of the present invention is the provision of a track transportation system in which a vehicle runs on a predetermined track, being automatically steered, having a simplified and lightweight structure so as to surely ensure a safety, and to be capable of carrying out efficient and high-speed operation. The track transportation system according to the present invention incorporates a steering mechanism for automatic steering by means of an M actuator, a protection guide rail laid on the track, protection guide wheels which travel together with the vehicle along the protection guide rail without making contact with the latter, and a control means for controlling automatic steering in accordance with a result of determination by a track data determining means for determining a straight portion, a curved portion, a turnout portion or the like of the track in view of vehicle position data, and steering caused by the protection wheels making contact with the protection guide rail.