Optical: systems and elements – Deflection using a moving element – Using a periodically moving element
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-18
2003-06-17
Pascal, Leslie (Department: 2733)
Optical: systems and elements
Deflection using a moving element
Using a periodically moving element
C359S199200, C359S199200, C359S199200, C359S199200, C359S199200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06580541
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a system and method for transmitting information for amphibious traveling vehicle and a system for controlling operation of said vehicle, more specifically to an information transferring system, an information transferring method and an operation control system for the amphibious traveling vehicles, which enable to travel between land and underwater along a travel rails, to move underwater after leaving said rails as well as to assure a safe operation of such vehicles as described above.
BACKGROUND TECHNICS
In general, ships have been heretofore used for the purpose of sailing on the surface of waters such as sea and lakes carrying persons and cargoes, while a specific type of ships having their bottom constituted from glass or submarines for the purpose of enjoying the underwater scenes.
However, said types of ship or said submarines present such inconveniences that they can not operate in the stormy weather, thereby not to sufficiently satisfy the tourists. Further, the passengers must move to such facilities as landing piers for getting on and off said vehicles with inconveniences and dangers for passengers, which constitutes another problem.
Further, since information can not be readily transferred underwater to the outside by means of usual radio means due to a higher density of transferring medium than that of air, a more reliable and more effective information transferring means is necessary.
For eliminating such problems, the embodiment of the present invention provides an amphibious traveling vehicle which can be moved reliably and safely from on the land into the water irrespective of the weather and other bad conditions. Further, the embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information for amphibious traveling vehicle and a system for controlling operation of the vehicle such as said vehicle can be operated suitably with a higher safety so as to cause crew and passengers to escape reliably even in the case of troubles in the water, with information transmission carried out in a same procedure whether in the water or in the air.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
For achieving the above described objects, the system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention comprises a traveling vehicle-side control system which controls the operating state of the traveling vehicle and is provided on the traveling vehicle for traveling under water or underwater and in the air, a host-side control system which instructs the system to operate the traveling vehicle and is provided separately from the traveling vehicle, and communication means which transmits information between the systems and are connected to the systems , said system being characterized in that said communication means is constituted of modulators which modulate received instruction information into light beams, demodulators which demodulate received beams of light into the instruction information and a light beam transmitter/receiver, wherein the information transmission between the systems can be performed with light beams including near infrared beam or visible light beam of green-blue color system. As a result of adopting such a construction as described above, information can be transmitted with the same process irrespective of in the water or in the air.
Said system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that said light beam transmitter/receiver on said vehicle-side control system comprises light shower movable station which generates light beams in radiation manner, while said light beam transmitter/receiver on said host-side control system comprises light shower fixed station which generates light beams in radiation manner. With this construction, light beam can be radiated in a large scope, so that information transmission can be realized more reliably.
Said system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that said communication means of said vehicle-side control system has connected thereto control means for controlling the operation of respective elements mounted on said traveling vehicle, while said communication means of said host-side control system has connected thereto a host-side control center for outputting operation instructions to said vehicle-side control system. With such a construction, control instruction from said control means and said host-side control center can be transmitted by means of light beams such as near infrared beam and the like.
Said system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that said control means of said vehicle control system comprises decision executing means, supervising means and storing means, wherein said supervising means is formed so as to permanently supervise the actual states of respective elements mounted on said amphibious traveling vehicle and to output obtained data to said decision executing means, wherein said storing means stores therein operation contents of said control means such as communication method with said host-side control system, decision criteria and decision method of respective check lists and operation contents of said control means such as outputting method to said elements, while said decision executing means decides said respective check lists in the case of receiving instructions from said host-side control system or depending on the independent decision of vehicle side based upon programs contained in said storing means, thereby to output the decision results to said host-side control system through said communication means and to output operation instructions to said respective elements corresponding to said decision contents when receiving said operation instructions from said host-side control system or depending on the independent decision of vehicle side based upon programs contained in said storing means; and/or in that said host-side control center comprises a decision executing means, a storing means and a traveling state displaying means, wherein said storing means stores therein such operation contents of said control means as communication method with said vehicle-side control system, decision criteria and decision method of respective check lists, contents of operation instructions to respective elements based on the obtained decision results and operation contents of said control means, while said decision executing means decides said respective check lists when received various instructions from said vehicle-side control system, based upon programs contained in said storing means, thereby to output operation instructions to said respective elements corresponding to said decision results; while said traveling state displaying means displays by means of voice and images the information about decision results and instruction contents of said decision executing means and about supervising results obtained by said supervising means. By such a construction, said vehicle-side control system and said host-side control system can be more widely applied and control instructions to various elements can be transmitted by light beam irrespective of in the air or in the water.
Said system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that said host-side control center has connected thereto an information unifying means for analyzing, arranging and storing various input/output information. Due to the construction as described above, enormous information and noises and the like can be smoothly processed.
Said system for transmitting information of amphibious traveling vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that a traveling rail is laid in the water or from on the land into the water, said amphibious traveling vehicle is movably mounted on said rail, and said light beam transmitter/receivers
Futami Kenjiro
Yamashita Katsumi
Bello Agustin
Koda & Androlia
Koyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
Pascal Leslie
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