Failsafe Devices, Including Transportation Vehicles
OwnerFrampton E. Ellisinventor
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Abstract
A failsafe device is provided to perform an operation including at least a part or all of one or more of a mechanical system, a hydraulic system, an electrical system, and a chemical system. The failsafe device includes at least one electronic system and an least one non-electronic system. The at least one electronic system is controlled by at least one computer and/or microprocessor. The at least one non-electronic system includes at least one of the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and chemical systems. The failsafe device is configured to operate in two modes, a normal mode and an emergency mode.
Claims20
A failsafe device configured to perform an operation including at least a part or all of one or more of a mechanical system, a hydraulic system, an electrical system, and a chemical system, comprising:
- at least one electronic system controlled by at least one computer and/or microprocessor;
- at least one non-electronic system, including at least one of said mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, or chemical systems;
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- said device being configured to operate in two modes;
- in a normal, maximal performance mode, said device is configured so that said operation is performed by said at least one non-electronic system when said at least one non-electronic system is controlled by said at least one electronic system;
- and in an emergency, minimal performance mode, when said at least one electronic system malfunctions at least partially, said device is configured so that said operation is still performed by said at least one non-electronic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.