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[email protected] (763) 77-430 www.skywebexpress.com INTRODUCING SKYWEB EXPRESS ® Skyweb Express is personal rapid transit. Passengers ride non-stop to their destination in small 3-adult vehicles. Unlike other forms of mass transit, the vehicle waits for the passenger, so there is no time lost waiting for the bus or train. PRT moves more people more rapidly using less space and for less money than any other form of mass transit. Skyweb Express is the ideal PRT system because of its unique features: Independently evaluated and verified control system. Honeywell Aerospace, makers of some of the most advanced control system technology in the world, found no practical flaws in the control system. Elevated guideways go anywhere without interfering with buses, people, trains, bicycles, or cars. No need to tear up roads, parks, or buildings. Skyweb Express blends into a community instead of overwhelming it. Guideway post spacing provides additional room for access to green space and other landscape. • ◦ • ◦ • “The European Commission has studied four potential schemes, and concluded that hesitant local authorities are the only significant obstacle.” The Economist - March 10, 2007, Technology pp 10-12
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IntroducIngSkywebexpreSS®
SkywebExpressispersonalrapidtransit.Passengersridenon-stoptotheirdestinationinsmall3-adultvehicles.Unlikeotherformsofmasstransit,thevehiclewaitsforthepassenger,sothereisnotimelostwaitingforthebusortrain.PRTmovesmorepeoplemorerapidlyusinglessspaceandforlessmoneythananyotherformofmasstransit.
SkywebExpressistheidealPRTsystembecauseofitsuniquefeatures: Independentlyevaluatedandverified
controlsystem.HoneywellAerospace,makersofsomeofthemostadvancedcontrolsystemtechnologyintheworld,foundnopracticalflawsinthecontrolsystem.
Elevatedguidewaysgoanywherewithoutinterferingwithbuses,people,trains,bicycles,orcars.Noneedtotearuproads,parks,orbuildings.SkywebExpressblendsintoacommunityinsteadofoverwhelmingit.
Guidewaypostspacingprovidesadditionalroomforaccesstogreenspaceandotherlandscape.
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Modularsystemallowseasyexpansion.Expansiondoesnotinterferewiththeexistingsystem.Easyaccessanduseforpeoplewithdisabilities.
Taxi2000hasthetoolsandstaffnecessarytosupportanyplanningstudy.Weuseourverifiedcontrolsystemtoproducesimulationsusingdatarelevanttotheplanneddevelopment(samplemapbelow).
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capacIty Industrybestheadway(0.5secondsbetweenpassengervehicles).ThisgivesSkywebExpressa
capacityequivalenttothreelanesoffreewaytraffic—threetimesthecapacityofanyotherPRTsystem.
Freightvehicleheadwayat2.5secondsisbetterthanpassengervehicleheadwayforothersystems.
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rIderShIpAsignificantridershipisnecessarytojustifyanymasstransitsystem.Theoutputtableonpage5showsaridershipstudyconductedbyWilburSmithAssociatesdemonstratingtheridershipadvantagesofSkywebExpress.Thisparticularstudywasforamunicipalitywithnearly1,000trafficanalysiszonesandaprojectedlocalpopulationofnearly�.8millionpeople.ThestudyconcludeddemandforSkywebExpresswouldbemorethan84,000tripsperpeakperiodandupto250,000,000transittripsperyear,whichwas24%oftheexpectedtransportationdemand.
Tooptimizesystemlayoutsandfleetsize,Taxi2000performsaniterativeevaluationusingourprofessionalplanningtool,TrakEdit.Thisisourproprietarysoftware.Itallowsourclientstoevaluatemanydifferentscenariostofindthebestpossiblenetworksolutionanditsprobableridershipimplications.TrakEditisbasedonacontrolsystemwhoseviabilityisalreadyconfirmed.
Riderswillusepublictransitonlyifitgoeswheretheyneedtogo.TheSkywebExpresssystemhastheabilitytoprovidethatlevelofservice,evenoverlongdistances,duetoitsin-trackpowersource.Thismeansnodifficultiesinexpandingorcreatinglongerroutes.SkywebExpressofferstheconvenienceofpersonaltransitwithoutthetrafficcongestion.
“Riders will use public transit only if it goes where they need to go.”
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Wilbur Smith Associates Study 2007
In a metropolitan area of approximately 1.8 million people: Up to 84,000 vehicles off the road every hourOperating Profit
Scenario Number1
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12unitcost*Parking
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$0.55 $0.82
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$0.55 autocharacteristicsAuto Person Trips
236,816240505
252608252516
264568275502
298681258290
246984273412
252608244791
Auto Person Trips along PRT Route97057
100969101761
113438126204
137785162338
119491117361
134946113536
113537Auto Vehicle Trips
223172227050
227050239326
252024263551
288001245357
235488260565
239424232661
Vehicle Occupancy1.1
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1.1Distance Travelled (Km)
40320554056646
40566464180246
42619674339706
45055824225084
42136974410402
41804227007338
Travel Time (Hours)57188
5779957799
6085363316
6583372099
6214461830
6838860861
57456SkywebexpresscharacteristicsTrack Length (Km
2)275
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275Person Trips
8542781738
6963569727
5767846741
2356263953
7370048830
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Vehicle Trips84794
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6941757433
4655623489
6370165693
4881369325
69325Vehicle Occupancy
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Distance Travelled (Km)956667
911813911813
696184557806
434154176880
619027861578
281387695201
866660Travel Time (Hours)
1594415197
1519711603
92977236
294810317
143594690
1158714444
% Riders Using Skyweb in Region27
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environmentalIssues
Automobile Energy Consumption (liters)573565
576674576674
592185603056
613699638281
597936567538
624316592227
570318Automobile Output HC (Kg)
8404784984
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85099102181
8989684892
Automobile Output CO (Kg)9209
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9220Automobile Output NOX (Kg)
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Total number of people in vehiclesActual number of vehicles usedTotal percentage of potential riders using systemPercentage of potential riders who live near network and use system* Original study was done in a different currency
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theSkywebexpreSScontrolSyStemThecontrolsystemarchitecturemakesSkywebExpressefficientinlayoutsassmallasafewkilometersoraslargeas300kilometers(seeIndependentEvaluationonpage7).ThiscontrolsystemisaTaxi2000proprietarysoftwareapplicationthatmonitors,manages,andcontrolstheSkywebExpressnetworkofvehiclesandguideway.
Taxi2000hassimulationsoftware(TrakEdit)toallowdesignandevaluationofaSkywebExpresslayout.TrakEditallowsTaxi2000todesignsystemswithacomplexlayoututilizingthousandsofvehiclesandmanykilometersofguidewaywithstationslocatedthroughoutthesystem.TrakEditallowsstationstobebiasedtowardshavingmorevehiclesarrivingordepartingandallowsunbalancedsystemloadsthatmightbeexpectedduringamorningcommute.
Taxi2000alsohasadynamicworkingmodelknownastheAlphaControlSystemor“Alpha.”Alphaisa�/�5thscalesystemwith20electricallypoweredvehiclesmovingalongatwo-loop,three-stationtrack.Thevehiclepositionsaremeasuredwithmagneticmarkerslocatedalongthetrackthatsensevehiclewheelencoders.Alphausesawirelesscommunicationsystembetweenvehiclesandthecontrolsystem.
alphaSystemTheAlphasystemshowcasestheSkywebExpresscontrolsystem.Thecontrolsystemdirects20physicalvehicleswith3off-linestations,useswirelesscommunications,andisshownintandemwiththeTrakEditsoftware.Thelinespeedisapproximately0.7meterspersecondorascaledequivalentof40mph.Fasterspeedsareobtainableinanactualsystemdependingonnetworklayout.
Thesystemdemonstrates: Multiplevehiclecontrolonanexclusiveguideway. Safemergeanddivergeoperations. Vehiclecontrolatsafeheadways. Effectiveuseofwaysidemarkerstocalibratevehicleposition. Accuratealgorithmsfordeterminingdemand. Controlsystemcommunicationswiththevehiclesareinrealtime.
TheTaxi2000controlsystemspecificationswereusedtoconstructtheTrakEditprogram.ThissimulationtoolhasbeenpartoftheTaxi2000proprietarytechnologyforover�5years.ThecontrolsystemwasappliedtoAlphatodemonstratesafevehicleoperationatsmallheadways.Thecontrolsystemdirectsthevehiclestoandfromthethreestationsaccordingtoarandomlygenerateddemandtable.Anavailablevideodemonstrates20vehiclesat�:�5scalerunningonatrackwithtwoloops,threestations,andonemaintenance/storagefacility.
AlphaplayedakeyroleinvalidatingtheSkywebExpresscontrolsystemsoftware.Ourcontrolsystem,TrakEdit,andAlphaallowedHoneywellAerospacetoperformanindependentcontrolsystemevaluation.
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thehoneywellaerospaceIndependentevaluationresults* AfterathoroughevaluationoftheTaxi2000controlsystem,HoneywellAerospaceconcluded
therearenoconceptualflaws.Theystateitisreasonabletoassumethedevelopmentofanoperational(commercial)systemwillmeettherequirementsandreplicatethecurrentperformanceandoperatingparameters.Detailssupportingthisconclusionareasfollows:
Thecontrolsystemarchitectureissensible,basedonmultiplesubsystems(inthiscase,acentralcontroller,multiplezonestations,andvehiclecontrollers).
Thecommandstoaccomplishmaneuversareflexibleenough,atthisstageofdevelopment,tohandleavarietyofscenariosbecausethemovementcommandsarespecifiedbycorrectkinematicrelationships.
Theexistingalgorithmsandlogictomergeanddivergevehiclesisdevelopedtoanappropriatelevel.
Theuseofmagneticmarkerscombinedwithwheelencodersforpositionalnavigationisviable.
TrakEditandAlphademonstrate,ataveryhighlevel,thatthecontrolsystemconceptiscapableofhandlinglargeandfairlycomplicatedtrafficnetworks.Thesimulationsdonotrevealanytrafficplanningissuesthatcouldprohibitscalingtoanoperational(commercial)system.
AmajorfocusoftheSkywebExpresssystemisintheareaofsafety.HoneywellevaluatedtheabilityoftheSkywebExpresscontrolsystemtomaintainasafeheadwayinanactualoperatingscenario.Quotingfromtheirreport: “there are no inherent limitations in the control system architecture or algorithmic complexities that preclude the ability to achieve a headway as low as 0.5 seconds.”
Byoperatingamultiplevehiclemultiplestationscalemodel,thecontrolsystemspecificationsaddsomethingnewtotransportationfeasibilitystudiesanddemonstratethecapabilityoftheSkywebExpresstransportationsystemandtheTaxi2000technology.
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*Evaluation completedApril30,2007
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FeaSIbIlItyStudyTaxi2000recentlycompletedafeasibilitystudyfortheimplementationofalargescalesystemwhereridershipestimateswereasmuchas85,000tripsperpeakhour.OurTrakEditsimulationprogramandAlphaplayedakeyroleinthisstudy.
ridershipTheridership,aspartofthefeasibilitystudy,basedondatageneratedinanEMME/2(civilengineeringsoftware)modelwithapproximately�,000TransportationAnalysisZones(TAZ)generatedtheridershipsimulationusedbyTaxi2000.Thedatawasusedtoevaluatetheroute,numberofvehicles,stationsizesineachTAZ,waittimeatastation,andguidewaysaturation.Taxi2000usedthisdatatooptimizetheSkywebExpresssystem.Aftermultipleiterationsanoptimalsystememerged.Thisinformationwasthenusedtotestridershipsensitivitytoissuessuchaswalkingdistancetostations,farepricing,andtransferringtootherformsoftransit,includingautomobiles.ThisdatawasappliedtotheTrakEditsimulationtoolandmultipleridershipscenarioswerecreatedaspartofthefeasibilitystudy.
Theridershipdataalsoplaysacriticalroleinthedecision-makingprocesswhenevaluatingSkywebExpressasitrelatestoimplementationcosts.Optimizingthesystemleadstothecalculationofameaningfulcoststructure.ThiscoststructurefortheSkywebExpresssystemcanbecomparedtothenumberofanticipatedridersversusthenumberofridersusingotherformsoftransportation.Thisreinforcessystemvalueandthecomparisonisvalidaslongasthesimulationisaccurate.
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theVehIcleTheSkywebExpressvehicleisaestheticallypleasingandhighlyfunctional.Thecabiniscomfortableandroomyenoughforthreeadults.Thecabinusesguidewaypowertoheatorcoolthevehicle.Thereisalsospaceforluggage,groceries,shoppingbags,orotheritems.
thecabinTheentranceandavailablefloorspacemakeitcompletelyhandicapaccessibleasdefinedbytheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA).Ofcourse,thecabincanberemodeledasnecessarytocomplywithlocalorregionalstandards.
Thepassengerinterfacecontainsthreeactionbuttons;“Go,”“NextStop,”and“Emergency.”Apassengerpushesthe“Go”buttonafterconfirmingthedestinationontheinternalscreen.Thiscausesthedoortocloseandthetripbegins.Pushing“NextStop”programsthevehiclestopatthenextstation.Passengersmightusethisbecausetheychosethewrongdestination,orperhapsforgotsomething.Pushing“Emergency”contactsthecentralcontrolstation,allowingthestafftocommunicatedirectlywiththepassengerstodeterminethenatureoftheemergencyandthepropercourseofaction.
Theupperscreendisplaysthecurrentrouteanditsprogress.Thelowerscreendisplaysadvertisementsoranyotherinformationthemunicipalitychooses.
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thechassis
Thechassisuseslinearinductionmotors(LIM).LIMpropulsionoffersmanyadvantagesoveranyothersystem:
Therearefewermovingparts,meaninglessmaintenancecost. TheLIMsprovidetheprimary
brakingsystem.Thisreducesmaintenancecostandaddstosafety. LIMpropulsionisnotimpededbyatmosphericconditionssuchasmoisture,dust,andsalt. TheLIMsarepoweredbyacontinuouselectricalsource,theydonotrequirerecharging.
Thismeansfarfewervehiclesarerequiredtoachievehighridershipcapacityandlongrangetransportcapability.EachoftheseadvantagesmakesSkywebExpresscosteffective,environmentallyefficient,andhighlyadaptive.
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Skyweb Express is cost effective, environmentally efficient, and highly adaptive.
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StatIonSStationsrangeinsizefrom3-berthstationsto12-berthstations,andcanbeconstructedoutsideorbuiltintoanexistingstructure.Whenapassengerarrivesatthestation,heorsheswipesafarecardthroughthereader,entersthedestinationcode,andthengetsintothewaitingvehicle.Onceinsidethevehicle,thepassengerconfirmsthedestinationonthescreenandpresses“Go.”Thedoorclosesandthecontrolsystemtakesover,sendingthepassengersnon-stoptotheirdestination.
Asstationsizeincreases,sodoesitscapacity.Seethetablebelow.
Off-LineStationCapacityBerths VehiclesperHour3 350-4506 675-775� �50-�050�2 ��50-�250
capacityexample:Asimple10Kmnetworkwith20stations.Assumethenetworkhasfive3-berthstations,five6-berthstations,five9-berthstations,andfive12-berthstations.Thissystemcanhandleupto�5,000tripsperhour.Thatisnearly�5,000vehiclesperhourthatareNOTontheroad.
Thesestationscanbebothfunctionalandaestheticallypleasing.Theyalsoaremodular,sotheycanbeexpandedinthefutureasridershipincreases.Modularityisasignificantpartoftheguidewaytechnologydescribedlaterinthisbrochure.
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communIcatIonSTheSkywebExpresscommunicationsystemfulfillsthreefunctions.First,itallowsautomaticcommunicationbetweenthecontrolsystemandthevehicles.Second,itallowstwo-wayaudiocommunicationbetweenpassengersandcontrolcenterstaff.Finally,itallowsthesystemtoprovidevideoadvertisementsorentertainmenttothepassengers.
CommunicationbetweenpassengersandCentralControlpersonnelistwo-wayforaudioandcanbeinitiatedbyeitherparty.Videoisdeterminedwhenthepassengerswipestheircard.Thesystemdetermineswhatshouldbeshownbasedonthelengthoftheirtripandtheirdestination.
Usingarealtimeserver,thesystemmeetsthespecificationsrequiredtoallowthe0.5secondheadwayandisredundant.Thecommunicationsspecificationalsoincludesarequirementforpreventingoutsidebreachesorinterference.
“The materials required to achieve the required specifications are commercial off the shelf (COTS) technologies.” -Honeywell-
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theguIdewayTheSkywebExpressguidewayallowsformodularchangesandexpansiontothesystemsoitcangrowandchangetofitacommunity’schangingneeds.Aseriesofpostsplacedanywherefrom15to30metersapartsupportatrusscarryingthevehicles.Thetrussesareapproximatelyonemeterwideandonemetertall.Acoverprotectsthemfromweatherandvandalismandmakesthesystemmoreaestheticallypleasing.
Themostsignificantfeatureoftheguidewaysystemisitsmodularity.Thismeansasystemcanstartsmallandexpandorchangewithtime.Forexample,arecentSkywebExpressfeasibilitystudybeginswitha�0Kmnetworkandexpandsovertimetonearly300Km.Thisallowsthesystemtoadapttomunicipalgrowth.Justasimportantly,changingandexpandingthesystemdoesnotrequireshuttingdownlargeportionsofthenetwork.
Stabilityforthesystemisprovidedbybuildingareinforcedconcretebaseandsinkingitintotheground.Thenthesupportpostisboltedintotheconcrete.Thisprovidesanextremelystablesupportsystemthatisalsoeasytoadjust.
Theguidewaycoversfillmanyfunctions.Itprotectsboththeguidewayandthevehiclechassisfromdebris,helpspreventvandalism,andallowsthemunicipalitytomakethesystemmorevisuallypleasing.
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powerSkywebExpressusesaredundantin-trackpowersuppliedbythemunicipality’sexistingpowergrid.Anon-boardbatterycanpowerthevehicleintheeventofasystem-widepoweroutage.Asanalternative,amunicipalitymayselectadifferentbackuppowersource.ThiscombinationmeansSkywebExpressvehiclescantravelnearlyanydistancewithoutcompromisingsafetyorreliability.In-trackpoweralsoprovidestheclimatecontrolledcomfortpassengersrequire.Thefollowingtabledescribesthreedifferentpowerusagescenarioswithclimatecontrolledvehicles:
18kmSystem
275kmlowdemand
275kmhighdemand
TripKm/Year 75,300,000 �52,��0,000 2,8�6,640,000
AnnualElectricalConsumption
—VehicleKwH/Year
25,884,705 327,5��,000 �68,220,000
AnnualElectricalConsumption
—BuildingKwH/Year
6,68�,833 46,464,300 58,560,300
AnnualElectricalConsumption—TotalKwH/
Year
32,566,538 374,055,300 1,026,780,300
Accordingtoarecentfeasibilitystudy,the�,026,780,300KwHperyearisapproximately4%ofthetotalpowergridfortheMunicipalareaof�.8millionpeople.Thisis66%lesspowerperpassengermilethanLRT.
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greentechnology
SkywebExpressisagreentechnology.SkywebExpresswillhelpmeetasignificantsustainabilitychallengeusingtechnologythatiscommerciallyavailabletoday.Vehicletrafficisoneofthehumancontributorstothecontinuedgrowthofgreenhousegases,includingcarbondioxide(CO2),inurbanregions.Vehicletrafficcontinuestoincrease.
Eachgallonofgasolineburnedaddsnearly20poundsofCO2totheatmosphere.IntheUnitedStates,motorizedvehiclesareamajorcontributortoairpollution.Thesevehiclesproduce63%ofthekeychemicals(carbonmonoxide,nitrogenoxide,andhydrocarbons)thatcausesmogandhealthproblems.
SkywebExpressusescommerciallyavailabletechnology.BuildingaSkywebExpresssysteminanurbansettinghasthepotentialtosignificantlyreduceCO2andotheremissionsintheenvironment.Arecenttransportationstudyforanurbanareaof�.8millionpeopleconcludedthat24%ofallvehicletrips–or250millionvehicletripsperyear–wouldbeaccommodatedbySkywebExpress.Thisreductionisestimatedatover80milliongallonsofgasolineperyearandareductionofover�.5billionpoundsofCO2emissionseachyear.
roadreduction
Buildingroadsisagrowingpartofeverycommunitybudget.Thisusesnaturalresourcestomakeasphalt,cement,concrete,andpaint.ItalsocreatespollutionintheformofVOCs,fuelexhaust,andothersolidandgaseouswaste.AsingleSkywebExpresssystemcaneliminatetheneedforuptothreefreewaylanemilesforeverySkywebExpressmilebuilt.
SmallertransportationFootprintSkywebExpressleavesasmallertransportationfootprintthanafreeway.TheSkywebExpressguidewayisonlyfivefeetwide.Alongwitheliminatingtheneedforthreelanesofhighway,SkywebExpressalsoreducestheneedforparkingspaces.Allofthisislandwhichcanbeusedinmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyways.ThefollowinggraphicsshowSkywebExpresscompressingvastfreewayuseintoasmallarea.
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Skyweb Express offers the convenience of personal transit without the traffic congestion.
These vehicles produce 63% of the key chemicals (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and hydrocarbons) that cause smog and health problems.
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