A maglev system includes a maglev vehicle that reciprocates between a levitated state and a non-levitated state. The vehicle includes a capsule supported by a first left wheel and a corresponding first right wheel when the vehicle is in the non-levitated state. The system further includes a track having a left rail and a right rail, each of the left and right rails having a plurality of plates arranged in series. Proximate ends of adjacent plates define a joint. Each rail provides a support surface that the first left and right wheels rollingly engage when the vehicle is in the non-levitated state. The joints of the left rail are offset in a longitudinal direction from the joints of the right rail.

A cargo container loading and unloading system for a transportation system, the cargo container loading and unloading system including a loading zone; and at least one opening connecting the loading zone to a transportation tube of the transportation system.

An aerodrome maintenance apparatus for monitoring runway and taxiway conditions and remotely reporting the status of the runway or taxiway. The apparatus comprises: a drive unit arranged to mount one or more rails to provide movement of the apparatus along the one or more rails; a detection unit comprising one or more sensors configured to detect one or more parameters of the runway or taxiway; and a communications unit arranged to transfer data derived from the detection unit from the apparatus to a remote server. The apparatus is arranged to advance along the one or more rails and transfer data representative of one or more parameters of the surface to a remote server.

The present invention provides a crack repair material of a concrete vacuum tube segment using ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) for a hyper-speed transportation system and a crack repairing method for the same capable of, in a case in which a vacuum tube segment of a hyper-speed transportation system, such as the Hyperloop, is manufactured using UHPC, repairing cracks formed in the UHPC vacuum tube segment easily and conveniently using a crack growth prevention material and a patch repair material and capable of immediately repairing cracks formed in the UHPC vacuum tube segment to secure airtightness so that operation of a vacuum pump is minimized and overload of the vacuum pump is prevented.

A track element of a non-contact bearing extending in a length direction. The track element includes a conductive material strip having a facing surface with a height and width and a rear surface opposite the facing surfaces. The conductive material strip includes a slit extending in a height direction to form a first leg and a second leg, in which the first leg is bent in a zig-zag shape and the second leg is bent in a zig-zag shape that is complementary to the bending of the first leg. When the conductive material strip is viewed in a direction parallel to the facing surface, the first leg and the second leg cross each other at least once.

Embodiments are disclosed of a transportation pathway in the form of a road (10), which comprises a pavement sub-base material (12) located at surrounding ground (14), which has a layer which includes a conductive material. In one example, the layer is located on an uppermost surface (16) of the pavement sub-base (12). In the embodiment shown, the conductive material is in the form of a layer of asphalt (18) containing dispersed particulate conductive particles (20) in the form of graphene. A sufficient quantity of the conductive particles (20) is located a short depth from the uppermost road surface (22) of the asphalt layer (18), so that when the surface (22) is exposed to a primary magnetic field (28) generated by an external magnetic source positioned above the pathway, for example a powered hoverboard (24) or other vehicle, these conductive particles (20) create an induced magnetic field (26) which repels the primary magnetic field (28) being generated by the hoverboard (24). The opposing magnetic fields (26, 28) create a suspension of the hoverboard (24) above the road surface (22) known as magnetic levitation.

Embodiments are disclosed of a transportation pathway in the form of a road (10), which comprises a pavement sub-base material (12) located at surrounding ground (14), which has a layer which includes a conductive material. In one example, the layer is located on an uppermost surface (16) of the pavement sub-base (12). In the embodiment shown, the conductive material is in the form of a layer of asphalt (18) containing dispersed particulate conductive particles (20) in the form of graphene. A sufficient quantity of the conductive particles (20) is located a short depth from the uppermost road surface (22) of the asphalt layer (18), so that when the surface (22) is exposed to a primary magnetic field (28) generated by an external magnetic source positioned above the pathway, for example a powered hoverboard (24) or other vehicle, these conductive particles (20) create an induced magnetic field (26) which repels the primary magnetic field (28) being generated by the hoverboard (24). The opposing magnetic fields (26, 28) create a suspension of the hoverboard (24) above the road surface (22) known as magnetic levitation.

A cargo container loading and unloading system for a transportation system, the cargo container loading and unloading system including a loading zone; and at least one opening connecting the loading zone to a transportation tube of the transportation system.

A transport system includes: a transport path housing; a first magnetic force unit provided in the transport path housing; a transport vehicle that includes a second magnetic force unit provided so as to be able to face the first magnetic force unit and is able to travel along the transport path housing while being levitated by magnetic force acting between the first magnetic force unit and the second magnetic unit; a rail on which the transport vehicle lands to be able to travel, the rail being provided in the transport path housing; and at least one moving means for moving the transport vehicle in a landing state where the transport vehicle lands on the rail, to a position where the transport vehicle is be able to be levitated by the magnetic force.

A logistic monorail transportation system. The logistic monorail transportation system comprises a logistic track beam system, a logistic vehicle system, a logistic turnout system, a logistic handling system, and a logistic signal system. The logistic track beam system is set up on the road, in the field, or in the streets in the form of single-column pier studs or frame-type pier shads. The technical solution of the present application solves the problems of short distance, high costs, and low speed of existing transportation systems, and the purpose of long-distance, low-cost, and high-speed logistic monorail transportation is achieved.