Other automation not shown is HVAC, doors, baggage, reporting and come on demand.
INTERACTIVE ANIMATION- Click on picture and grab moving button to control. (4mbs)
THE AUTOMATION SYSTEM
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AUTOMATION is the key to profitability. The more labor that can be automated, the lower
the operating expenses and higher profits. There is a great many functions that can be
automated such as shown at left.
Other automation not shown is HVAC, doors, baggage, reporting and come on demand. INTERACTIVE ANIMATION- Click on picture and grab moving button to control. (4mbs)
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OPERATIONS -
More than a dozen systems today use some of these automated functions. Our job is to find and evaluate these functions for integration into and thruout the system: Each venture will become a customized program combining the functions below. This software will need to be continuously upgradeable to respond to the growing ridership each year. A Swiss group http://www.MAITint.org has a handle on the scope and controls that we will need for this project. Our "Automation and Control " will be a collaboration among several companies resulting in a standardized product for each venture that allows interactivity the following illustrate components of the automation that will be needed..On/Off Remotely
Come on Demand/Storage
(1.2 MB AVI Format)Merging/Waiting
815 KB AVI Format)Robotic Docking/Embarking
Robotic Loading carousels
Robotic Door Opening/closing (
326 KB AVI Format)Reporting/Listening
Emergency
RESERVATIONS- This is automating the entire travel process of information for ticket sales and reservations for lodging, food, retail and recreation to coordinate with the various seating available.
Marketing the area
Advertise our travel resrvations
Select/ Price
Book Various Reservations
Report to Accounting
REPORTING- This will include designing web based templates for various level of detail that automates the collection and integration of operating revenues and expenses into Internet distribution for various users:
Staff
Shareholders
IRS-SEC
Local Governments
PASSENGER COMMUNICATIONS - Automating the data transfer between:
Seat to car server
Car server to guideway
Guideway to control center
Connections To Telco, TV and Internet
SECURITY/EMERGENCY
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