208 results about "Multimodal transport" patented technology

A personalized real-time location-based travel management method, the method including the steps of(a) defining a departure point and a destination for multimodal travel,(b) computing in an IT system (30) a list of candidate routes between said departure point and said destination, based on schedule information available to said IT system;(c) making travel information relating to a selected route available to a user's personal travel assistant (40) or a database (31) while traveling; and(d) detecting in said IT system an unexpected event during said travel, and computing an alternative list of candidate routes or routes segments in response to said unexpected event.

A method and system for finding multimodal transit route solutions with a computer software program is described that finds the most efficient transit routes based on user preferred modes of transport. The route finding system has four layers that include a presentation layer, an application layer, a component layer and a database layer. The system input includes a start address, a destination address and preferred mode of transport to find the most efficient transit routes. The transport mode includes public transport, private transport and combination of public and private transports. The system displays the detailed mapped route directions for the user input. The system also includes tools for location based address finder and local guidance.

A method for optimized route planning for a user, including:(a) determining a departure point and a destination point for multimodal travel;(b) based on said departure point and destination point, computing and proposing criteria for restricting the number of candidate routes to consider,(c) proposing an updated list of candidate routes between said departure point and said destination point, said updated list being either:i) automatically displayed after a delay, and / or:ii) based on user selection of said criteria.

Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are described for establishing a multimodal personality for a multimodal application that include selecting, by the multimodal application, matching vocal and visual demeanors and incorporating, by the multimodal application, the matching vocal and visual demeanors as a multimodal personality into the multimodal application.

A method and an apparatus for providing a transportation route to a user are provided. Travel information from the user, a plurality of transportation route goals ranked in a specified order by the user, and attribute information of a plurality of transit modes from a transit information system are received by the central system. An optimized transportation route is determined for the user through a correlation of the plurality of ranked transportation route goals and attribute information that corresponds to the received travel information. The transportation route comprises one or more of the plurality of transit modes. The optimized transportation route is transmitted to the user.

A system for multimodal information services includes a multimodal information service mechanism for providing the multimodal information services. An information user connects to a first network through at least one communication device, the first network connecting to the multimodal information service mechanism, the information user requesting and receiving the multimodal information services from the multimodal information service mechanism through the device. An information source connects to the multimodal information service mechanism via a second network, the information source providing multimodal information to the multimodal information service mechanism to facilitate the multimodal information services.

This invention relates to a marketplace and management system related thereto. In particular, it relates to a marketplace for freight transportation and the systems necessary to support such a marketplace. It is a comprehensive system that acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of freight transportation and provides the related support services. The marketplace generally operates over a network using a user interface with various levels of integration. The marketplace facilitates sales of freight transportation services, including multi-leg and multi-modal freight transportation services through several systems including, catalog rates and auctions. The related services provided by the marketplace allow buyers and sellers to enroll in the marketplace, maintain their accounts, and track their operations within the marketplace. Sellers can also manage the rates they charge for providing freight transportation. The marketplace also creates a binding agreement between buyers and sellers called a tender agreement that may be modified even after it has been consummated. Additionally, the marketplace ensures and guarantees payment to the sellers and may perform collection and invoicing functions.

A macro-collaboration solution is provided through which trading partners in the transportation and logistics industry can efficiently exchange contractual, order and financial information facilitating the movement of shipments over the road, or through intermodal means. A combination of web portals and wireless devices are leveraged by this marketplace to offer trading partners a means for real-time acquisition of information critical to supply chain, decision support, shipment visibility, asset tracking, and exception management.

A method of informed, multi-modal travel by a user choosing from potential routes to a defined destination includes using real-time travel-related data derived from a plurality of inputs of present traffic flow, emergency and scheduled events, weather, historic traffic trends, and parking conditions at a definite final destination; providing outputs of the process; generating spatial analysis of real-time traffic flow; applying predictive and analytical models with rule-based constraints to selective outputs of these steps; and providing informed traveler user and management mobile access portals. A customer-oriented analytical system supports large-scale transportation management and provide useful information to travelers allowing them to make informed decisions regarding time, duration and mode of travel along with alternative multimodal routes. The system and method are a way of distributing travelers by time, space and mode in order to optimize travel and traffic management.

The invention discloses an intelligent port logistics system and device based on a third-generation (3G) internet of things application platform and relates to collection and distribution, transit shipment, storage, trading, processing, ports, multimodal transport, cargo agency and device dispatching management of port cargoes. The intelligent port logistics system and device comprises a port logistics system and device and is characterized in that the 3G technology and the internet of things technology are integrated into the port logistics system and device to form the intelligent port logistics system and device. The intelligent port logistics system and device is provided with a real-time remote data collection processing system, a monitoring system and an operation system and device, and improves operation efficiencies in links of port logistics operation, transport service, port management, the port logistics system and device and the like. The intelligent port logistics system has individuality identification and data sharing functions due to internet of things chips arranged on the port logistics device and cargoes, can achieve mutual connection of things, achieves remote control and reduces port logistics cost, and a modern port logistics system which is real-time, accurate, efficient and high-quality in the port service range can be built in future.

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain / objects and assist in automatically connecting / disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches / opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and / or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors / safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.

An improved freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the improved container, loads are properly distributed through reinforcement beams of the improved container, thereby substantially reducing bending stresses in the improved container, substantially reducing the possibility fatigue failure of the improved container, and reducing the costs of maintenance and inspection of the improved container.

A method and system of operating a multimodal vehicle includes determining a vehicle route between a starting point and an ending point, establishing one or more waypoints along the determined vehicle route based on one or more factors such as topography or road classification, and changing the propulsion mode of the vehicle at each of the established waypoints. This can be used, for example, to help optimize the use of different propulsion modes such as gasoline and battery power to thereby increase energy utilization efficiency.

The invention discloses a multimodal transport route optimization method and system, and aims at optimizing delivery paths and delivery manners by utilizing a self-adaptive genetic algorithm so as todecrease the no-load ratios and running distances of vehicles, decrease the transport costs of enterprises and improve the transport timeliness. According to delivery problems, a mathematic model formulti-constraint delivery vehicle dispatching is established; in order to improve the delivery efficiency, the self-adaptive genetic algorithm is put forward; optimization target functions are established by comprehensively considering delivery cost and delivery time; and by utilizing the self-adaptive genetic algorithm, the delivery paths and delivery manners are optimized.

The invention discloses a double-deck container flat car, which comprises a car coupler buffer device, a semi-trailer bearing seat, a car body, a bogie, a braking device and a container fixing and locking mechanism, wherein the car body comprises a large underframe and a traction device; the cross section and the vertical section of the large underframe are of an all-steel welding concave structure, and an upper port of the concave structure forms a well-mouth shaped structure of the large underframe; the large underframe comprises side walls and a concave bottom; underframe bearing seats are symmetrically arranged in the middle and at two ends of the large underframe, and the bearing seats are connected with the side walls and the concave bottom. The concave bottom well type structure furthest utilizes line limits and designs a car bottom bearing surface to an allowable minimum value; the bottom of the whole car, the traction device and an upside beam form the concave bottom structure; the container fixing and locking mechanism and corresponding observation ports can carry double-deck multi-sized containers conveniently and safely; and the flat car has light self weight and large loading and can simultaneously meet the transportation mode of multi-size containers and greatly enhance the capacity of railway transportation in multimodal transportation.

This invention is an apparatus and method for reversible intermodal conversion of transport tractors and trailers, highway-to-rail. Trailer add-ons are wheel mount shims and an axle housing draft sill pin receptacle. No add-ons are required for tractors. Highway-to-rail conversion involves securing a rail interface apparatus, consisting of rail carriage assemblies, bogies, and end coupler draft sills beneath each vehicle to align and bear loads-to-rails, and to provide draft load transfer. Staging is on paved grade slightly above rail level. Vehicle conversion is made without loading / unloading mechanized infrastructure, add-on weight, wheel removal, or powered actuators. Full use of inherent vehicle suspension and anti-roll devices is afforded. Draft sills, pneumatic brake lines, and knuckle couplers are employed for train configurations. Draft may be afforded by either a locomotive or a rail converted highway tractor.

An improved method is provided for enrolling with a resource security system. The method includes: providing an access code to a system user; accessing the resource security system using the access code; prompting the user to input a biometric feature which identifies the user; capturing a biometric feature associated with the user; and associating the captured biometric feature with the identity of the user for subsequent verification. The method further includes subsequently granting access to the secured resource based on biometric feature data input by the user.

In-service diagnostic testing of containers with a climate control system used in intermodal freight transport includes automatically testing the functioning of the climate control system at a possibly pre-scheduled time which may depend on the period of time since the latest pre-trip inspection. According to the invention in-service diagnostic testing is performed with cargo in the container during transportation from origin to destination at a suitable time before expected arrival to the destination so that the approval resulting from the in-service diagnostic testing is fresh and up-to-date. Results of the in-service diagnostic testing are transmitted wirelessly to a receiver at a central facility where managing and allocating a large number of containers to individual transport tasks is performed, and containers which have not passed the in-service diagnostic testing can be taken out of service for maintenance and repair.

In-service diagnostic testing of containers with a climate control system used in intermodal freight transport includes automatically testing the functioning of the climate control system at a possibly pre-scheduled time which may depend on the period of time since the latest pre-trip inspection. According to the invention in-service diagnostic testing is performed with cargo in the container during transportation from origin to destination at a suitable time before expected arrival to the destination so that the approval resulting from the in-service diagnostic testing is fresh and up-to-date. Results of the in-service diagnostic testing are transmitted wirelessly to a receiver at a central facility where managing and allocating a large number of containers to individual transport tasks is performed, and containers which have not passed the in-service diagnostic testing can be taken out of service for maintenance and repair.

A personal rapid transport system comprising guideways (20) and automated transportation pods (28) containing wireless computer communications (44) allows passengers to undertake transactions with airline, airport and security staff while traveling from intermodal centers (16) directly to aircraft boarding gates (38). The system transports checked bags to the gate and, with the possible exception of security screening, mostly eliminates the need for standing in line and walking long distances. The system issues boarding passes and baggage tags to passengers in the transportation pods, informs them of the waiting time until boarding and offers them their option of waiting areas. The system can ensure passengers arrive at boarding gates at their individually assigned boarding times thus virtually eliminating waiting at the gate. The system can inform arriving passengers when their bags are offloaded so they can deplane, immediately collect their luggage and board a transportation pod for a non-stop return trip to their originating intermodal center or destination of choice. The system can facilitate a security perimeter (24) around all public access airport buildings whereby passenger and other screening can be accomplished prior to entry to such buildings. It can also facilitate the elimination of large public transportation vehicles such as buses from the airport property thus removing a potential terrorist target. In addition, the system can eliminate the potential terrorist target presented by large groups of people waiting with unscreened baggage to be processed through ticketing and bag check-in. The system facilitates the replacement of conventional airport terminal buildings with consolidated concession facilities (26) and allows airport facilities such as runways (10) and concourses (14) to be spaced far apart.

A community intermodal transit system includes a city or town center and low speed mixed-mode corridors extending substantially radially outwardly from said city center. Further included are a corresponding number of circumferentially disposed parking structures located proximally to outer ends of the mixed-mode corridors and an outer transportation network including various modes of transportation, each mode including a transfer point to at least one of said parking structures. Service roads are provided to the city center, as are direct public links from the parking structures to airports or a seaport. Low speed, low profile vehicles may operate on small gauge tracks upon said mixed-mode corridors.

A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain / objects and assist in automatically connecting / disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches / opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and / or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors / safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.

The invention discloses a transportation integration comprehensive service method and system and belongs to the technical field of transportation integration comprehensive service and management. Themethod includes the steps of: integrating and classifying transportation resources under different modes of transportation so as to form a comprehensive transportation resource; virtualizing the comprehensive transportation resource and establishing a transportation knowledge cloud library; establishing a transportation integration service flow; providing users with transportation planning and optimization and optimal transportation program push service; and establishing a transportation integration supervision mechanism. The system includes: a transportation knowledge cloud library, a serviceequipment module, an information transfer module, a data analysis module, and a service application module. The method and the mode realize combined transport service oriented to passenger transportand freight transport with information exchange as a core under different modes of transportation, and provide a new method for exploring the research of large-scale transportation management collaborative services based on cloud computing.

A community intermodal transit system includes a city or town center and low speed mixed-mode corridors extending substantially radially outwardly from said city center. Further included are a corresponding number of circumferentially disposed parking structures located proximally to outer ends of the mixed-mode corridors and an outer transportation network including various modes of transportation, each mode including a transfer point to at least one of said parking structures. Service roads are provided to the city center, as are direct public links from the parking structures to airports or a seaport. Low speed, low profile vehicles may operate on small gauge tracks upon said mixed-mode corridors.

Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof.

The invention relates to a transportation tank and a tank-type transporter. The transportation tank is detachably connected onto a chassis of the tank-type transporter, and comprises a tank body and two end part frames respectively connected to two ends of the tank body; base angle pieces capable of being connected with the chassis are respectively arranged on two ends of the bottom parts of the end part frames; and a pair of support seats capable of being matched with the chassis so as to support the tank body is also symmetrically arranged on two sides under the middle part of the tank body. Support seat structures are respectively arranged on the tank-type transporter and the transportation tank, and are matched with limiting assemblies on the chassis, so that when in transportation, the transportation tank with large volume can adopt a structure that the tank body and the chassis are detachably connected, on the premise of meeting the requirement of multimodal transport, the loading requirement when the volume is increased is met simultaneously, and better economic benefit is achieved.

The invention discloses a multimodal transport intercommunicating system which at least comprises viaduct stand columns, railway systems, freight bullet trains, transfer devices and processors. The transfer devices are used for transferring goods loading devices from transporting tools to the positions outside the freight bullet trains and loading the freight bullet trains with the goods loading devices, or unloading the goods loading devices from the freight bullet trains and conveying the goods loading devices to the transporting tools. The processors are connected with the freight bullet trains and the transfer devices. Ports and railway and aviation logistics centers are connected through the railway systems, the processors are used for controlling the transfer devices to transfer the goods loading devices, and controlling the freight bullet trains to move on rail beams after the goods loading devices are clamped to the freight bullet trains, and therefore multimodal transport between the ports and the railway and aviation logistics centers is realized. In addition, road goods loading device transporting trucks are replaced by the railway systems, not only is transporting efficiency improved, but also pressure on ground traffic is lowered, and the environment is protected.

The invention relates to a multi-mode combined transportation composite rail transport system. The system can run on overhead rails in the air, ground rails and underground tunnel rails, can be transported on ferryboats and railways and can also be used for communicating with ports, airports, trains, logistics distribution centers and production bases to directly reach users. The system is composed of a multi-mode combined transportation rail beam, pier columns, a power supply system, a signal communication system and a suspension rail beam. The multi-mode combined transportation rail system is adopted, a new energy unmanned multi-mode combined transportation vehicle, an unmanned suspension rail vehicle, the 5G Internet of Things, the artificial intelligence technology and the like are matched, the system directly reaches the user from the production place or the port, the whole process is transparent and visible, the efficiency is high, the speed is high, the cost is low, energy is saved, the environment is protected, the all-weather operation planning rate is high, and safe and reliable effects can be achieved. The multi-mode combined transportation rail utilizes road slopes or green belts or underground tunnels, is less in demolition, saves land, is low in construction cost, does not increase congestion, and is an important component of future urban intelligent logistics newecology.