Transportation system
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrogan BAMBROGAN, Joshua GIEGEL
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Abstract
A method of monitoring tube integrity of a high-speed transportation system. The high-speed transportation system includes at least one tube structure having at least one track, at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube structure between a plurality of stations, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the structure, and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the structure. The tube structure is maintained as a low-pressure environment. The method includes directing a vehicle having at least one sensor along a tube path; and detecting a plume of air leaked from the low-pressure environment using the at least one sensor.
Claims22
A method of monitoring tube integrity of a high-speed transportation system comprising:
- at least one tube structure having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube structure between a plurality of stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the structure;
- and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the structure, wherein the tube structure is maintained as a low-pressure environment, the method comprising:
- directing a vehicle having at least one sensor along a tube path;
- detecting a plume of air leaked from the low-pressure environment using the at least one sensor.
An apparatus for monitoring tube integrity of a high-speed transportation system comprising:
- at least one tube structure having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube structure between a plurality of stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the structure;
- and a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the structure, wherein the tube structure is maintained as a low-pressure environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle having at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is operable to detect a plume of air leaked from the low-pressure environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.