A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. The gap blocking system also includes a panel assembly coupled to the loading platform and comprising a plurality of panels, wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is coupled to a respective biasing mechanism coupled to the first portion of the loading platform and configured to bias each panel towards a closed configuration in which each panel extends radially away from the first portion of the loading platform.

Retractable floor barriers are provided that can be quickly opened and closed by pneumatic actuators and operated by the closing and opening of an electrical circuit. The retractable floor barriers can be used at the docks of trains and subway stations to prevent accidental falls therefrom.

Retractable floor barriers are provided that can be quickly opened and closed by pneumatic actuators and operated by the closing and opening of an electrical circuit. The retractable floor barriers can be used at the docks of trains and subway stations to prevent accidental falls therefrom.

Proposed is a safety apparatus using blocking members, such as rope, for allowing or blocking passage of passengers and pedestrians. The safety apparatus of the present disclosure is configured to reduce a vertical distance of the blocking members when the vertically arranged blocking members are raised to allow passage and increase the vertical distance of the blocking members when the blocking members are lowered to block the passage and reduce a vertical length of the apparatus.

A communication system includes at least one first communicator, a second communicator, and a notifier. The at least one first communicator is installable in a boundary area between a first zone and a second zone. The second communicator is installable on a carried object to be carried by a person movable in the first zone. The second communicator communicates with the at least one first communicator. The notifier notifies the person carrying the carried object in response to the second communicator receiving a first signal from the at least one first communicator.

A communication system includes at least one first communicator, a second communicator, and a notifier. The at least one first communicator is installable in a boundary area between a first zone and a second zone. The second communicator is installable on a carried object to be carried by a person movable in the first zone. The second communicator communicates with the at least one first communicator. The notifier notifies the person carrying the carried object in response to the second communicator receiving a first signal from the at least one first communicator.

A soft capture system for moving a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle.

he soft capture system includes a movement system operable to reduce a gap between the transportation vehicle and the airdock and to align the airdock with a door of the transportation vehicle.

A soft capture system for moving a transportation vehicle to an airdock in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, wherein the airdock provides a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle.

he soft capture system includes a movement system operable to reduce a gap between the transportation vehicle and the airdock and to align the airdock with a door of the transportation vehicle.

A station for a hyperloop transportation system includes a tube comprising a low-pressure environment, a plurality of tracks within the tube, each track adapted to carry a hyperloop capsule, and a turntable joined to an end of the tube, adapted to rotate a capsule one hundred and eighty degrees. The station also includes a platform disposed on a side of the tube, adapted to hold a plurality of people, and a plurality of gates disposed in one side of the tube. Each gate includes a door forming a barrier between the low-pressure environment of the tube and an exterior of the tube, and a sealing mechanism adapted to form a seal with a hyperloop capsule.

A station for a hyperloop transportation system includes a tube comprising a low-pressure environment, a plurality of tracks within the tube, each track adapted to carry a hyperloop capsule, and a turntable joined to an end of the tube, adapted to rotate a capsule one hundred and eighty degrees. The station also includes a platform disposed on a side of the tube, adapted to hold a plurality of people, and a plurality of gates disposed in one side of the tube. Each gate includes a door forming a barrier between the low-pressure environment of the tube and an exterior of the tube, and a sealing mechanism adapted to form a seal with a hyperloop capsule.