Transportation system
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrogan Bambrogan, Joshua Giegel
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Abstract
A high-speed transportation system, includes at least one transportation tube having at least one track, at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube between stations, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube, a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube. The at least one transportation tube is structured and arranged as a net-tension tube.
Claims29
A high-speed transportation system, the system comprising:
- at least one transportation tube having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube between stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube;
- a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube,
- wherein the at least one transportation tube is structured and arranged as a net-tension tube.
A high-speed transportation system, the system comprising:
- at least one transportation tube having at least one track;
- at least one capsule configured for travel through the at least one tube between stations;
- a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one capsule through the tube;
- a levitation system adapted to levitate the capsule within the tube,
- wherein the at least one tube comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, and a middle layer positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer, and
- wherein the at least one transportation tube is structured and arranged as a net-tension tube.
A method of manufacturing a tensioned tube comprising an inner wall and an outer structure, the method comprising:
- expanding the inner wall through a loading process;
- attaching the outer structure to the expanded inner wall as the loading process is completed, creating a net compression state in the outer structure and a net tension state in the inner wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.