Autonomous Transportation System

The project addresses the proposed new concept of urban and architectural typology as envisaged in the 4D City.

Whilst currently means of ground transportation work under a 2D-displacement, the S.A.T. proposes a Dimensional Public - Private Transportation System, for people and freight. The System has the special feature of working under different directions of movement: horizontal, vertical( with no height limitations) and on a gradient. It comprises of unitary electric-vehicles that move along two tracks requiring minimum support, and made of materials that absorb vibrations and provide a cohesion-effect in every track section. A Central Control Unit manages the system without any human labour involved. It is powered by an electric engine, which is also used to reduce speed and regenerate energy, without causing noise or environmental pollution. Further, the project responds to an innovative "public-private" layout configuration, given its capacity to transcend the interaction between public and private arenas. It classifies as a massive transportation system, although given its dimensions, responds nearly to a private scale, transporting approximately 15 seated passengers per vehicle

The S.A.T. Project describing a vertical displacement inside a building.

The project is patent registered internationally and the designers are currently seeking and evaluating strategic partnerships for prototype development and future implementation. A Joint International Co-operation Program with the Transportation Logistics Organisation at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has analyzed the performance and economical feasibility of S.A.T. under various case studies, demonstrating a better performance in comparison with present modes of mass transportation.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Computer Renderings by Asermax Digital Modeling, Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Manish Mehta

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