Transportation Automation A start-up company dedicated to the promotion of : Synchrotrac Howard Burke President

8/25/20152 What Is Synchrotrac A “SYNCHRONOUS” “DIGITAL” vehicle control system that combines propulsion power and vehicle control in traveling waves to control vehicle speed and headway. Advantages –Electric motor propelled vehicles are control passive; requiring no on board sensors, power modulation equipment or control logic –Guideways control passive; requiring no control sensors or logic on guideways (except in off line input/output stations) –Control computer simplified; requiring no real time decision making (under normal operations) –Software basic and uncomplicated

8/25/20153 Who Are We? A small group of engineers with heavy R&D engineering and management experience –Director R&D –CTO –President –CEO

8/25/20154 Our Contention Synchrotrac is an enabling technology that will lead to the practical implementation of advanced mass transit, and automated material handling applications

8/25/20155 Why Is Advanced Mass Transit Needed Now? CONSERVE PETROLEUM REDUCE OVERALL ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCE THREAT OF GLOBAL WARMING MINIMIZE/ELIMINATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION REDUCE TRANSPORTATION COST ETC, ETC.

8/25/20156 Advanced Mass Transit Concepts A) PRT (personalize rapid transit) –Small Vehicles – 3 to 5 passengers B) GRT (group rapid transit) –Mid Sized Vehicles – 10 to 50 passengers C) DUAL MODE –Vehicles operate over road as auto, with driver, and driverless on guideway under computer control SYNCHROTRAC CAN CONTROL ALL

8/25/20157 How does Synchrotrac work?

8/25/20158 Example Of Synchronism Cable Drawn Vehicles GUIDEWAY VEHICLES HEADWAY POWERED CABLE

8/25/20159 Transportation Automation Proprietary Synchrotrac Power Wave Synchronous Control SPEED OF ALL VEHICLES SET BY VELOCITY OF POWER WAVE HEADWAY SET BY LENGTH OF POWER WAVE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN POINTS ON SYSTEM COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE VEHICLES EASILY SWITCHED FROM ONE GUIDEWAY LOOP TO ANOTHER OFF LINE STATIONS FOR INPUT/OUTPUT – VEHICLES ON MAIN GUIDEWAY CONTINUE TO MOVE SIMPLE COMPUTER CONTROL Vehicles Power distribution bus Propulsion motor Guideway Power collector Normal power range Electrical power wave Headway

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Synchrotrac Power System Power supplies PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PS5 Power segments guideway

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Power Supply Modulation Sequence PS #2 PS #3 PS #5 PS #4 PS #1 Time

8/25/ /25/2015 Transportation Automation Proprietary 12 Synchrotrac Power Wave As Seen By Vehicle POWER LEVEL MID LOWER LOWEST HIGHER HIGHEST POWER DISTRIBUTION SEGMENTS GUIDEWAY POWER WAVE AND VEHICLE MOVE IN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AT SAME RATE i.e. “SYNCHRONOUSLY” POWER WAVE DIRECTION VEHICLE POWER PICKUP TRAVEL OF

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Synchrotrac Power Averaging +3h p 1hp -2hp +3hp +1hp -2hp +3hp +1hp -2hp Ascending vehicle requires 2.0 hp to climb Grade at synchronous speed Vehicle slows down when entering grade And drops back in power wave to collect 50% of 3 hp power and 50% 1 hp power Average power of 2.0 hp causes the vehicle to climb grade at synchronous speed Vehicle travels on level grade At synchronous speed where Vehicle motor receiving 1.0 hp power Descending vehicle requires -0.5 hp to Descend Grade at synchronous speed 1.e. (regenerative braking) Vehicle speeds up down when entering grade and moves ahead in power wave to collect 50% of +1 hp power and 50% -2 hp power Average power of -0.5 hp causes the vehicle to brake through regenerative braking and descend grade at synchronous speed +1 hp

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Synchrotrac Power System Power supplies PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PS5 Power segments guideway

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Power Supply Modulation Sequence PS #2 PS #3 PS #5 PS #4 PS #1 Time

8/25/ /25/2015 Transportation Automation Proprietary 16 Synchrotrac Power Wave As Seen By Vehicle POWER LEVEL MID LOWER LOWEST HIGHER HIGHEST POWER DISTRIBUTION SEGMENTS GUIDEWAY POWER WAVE AND VEHICLE MOVE IN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AT SAME RATE i.e. “SYNCHRONOUSLY” POWER WAVE DIRECTION VEHICLE POWER PICKUP TRAVEL OF

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Synchrotrac Power Averaging +3h p 1hp -2hp +3hp +1hp -2hp +3hp +1hp -2hp Ascending vehicle requires 2.0 hp to climb Grade at synchronous speed Vehicle slows down when entering grade And drops back in power wave to collect 50% of 3 hp power and 50% 1 hp power Average power of 2.0 hp causes the vehicle to climb grade at synchronous speed Vehicle travels on level grade At synchronous speed where Vehicle motor receiving 1.0 hp power Descending vehicle requires -0.5 hp to Descend Grade at synchronous speed 1.e. (regenerative braking) Vehicle speeds up down when entering grade and moves ahead in power wave to collect 50% of +1 hp power and 50% -2 hp power Average power of -0.5 hp causes the vehicle to brake through regenerative braking and descend grade at synchronous speed +1 hp

8/25/ Transportation Automation Proprietary Routing Control STA “A” STA “X” MERGES STEER S.W. “X” P.S. “A” P.S. “X” REQUEST TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM STA. “A” TO STA. “X” STEP A) Define route sta. “A” to sta. “X” STEP B) Search “reservation table” to define start time which will avoid conflict at all merges and within STA. “X” STEP C) Fill “action table” with all switch actions required to start vehicle in STA “A” and maneuver it to the desired stop position in STA “X”. STEP D) Fill “reservation table” with occupancy data for planned trip STEP E) Close P.S. (power switch) “A” at the preset start time and perform all subsequent switch actions as defined in the “action” table to maneuver the vehicle from STA “A” to STA “X”

8/25/ How Does Synchrotrac Compare To Competition? Comparison featureBAE (DENVER INT.)Synchrotrac Automates Departing BaggageYes Automates Arriving BaggageNoYes Automates EDS ScreeningNoYes Control ComputersHundreds1 (Set ) Tracking SensorsHundredsNone Complexity Of SoftwareExtremely HighLow System Cost$230 Million$105 Million

8/25/ Our Claim Synchrotrac does much more than make the control of high performance automated vehicle systems less complex – IT MAKES THE CONTROL EASY

8/25/ Our Present Status oPROOF OF CONCEPT SYSTEM IN OPERATION WITH TWO VEHICLE OPERATION –Can demonstrate synchronism, power wave generation & preliminary software WE ARE PROCESSING APPROX. 20 PATENTS –Some issued, others in process –We have control of intellectual property

8/25/ What Next? APPLY ADVANCED MASS TRANSIT TO SOLVING THE PETROLEUM SUPPLY CRISIS

8/25/ What Is The Petroleum Supply Problem THE WORLD SUPPLY OF OIL IS LIMITED - Will be in short supply before EIA - Many experts believe supply shortages will begin much earlier RESULT – Cost of oil will continue to increase, at some point cost will have a devastating effect on U.S. economy SOLUTIONS – all alternatives under consideration for solving the oil crisis; ethanol, natural gas, hydrogen, batteries etc. have major cost and/or availability issues IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT ADVANCED MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES POWERED BY THE ELECTRIC GRID WILL BE THE BEST SINGLE SOLUTION FOR THE IMPENDING OIL CRISIS

8/25/ Our Vision Group Rapid Transit systems will be installed in every major U.S. urban/suburban area - Will make mass transit available to over 70% of all U.S. citizens Given petroleum cost and availability crisis: - Could eliminate use of petroleum for more than 50% of all U.S. passenger miles traveled - Could reduce total energy consumed for transportation by more than 50% versus 2007 consumption - Could significantly reduce petroleum use for cargo transport

8/25/ Synchrotrac Group Rapid Transit For Urban/Suburban Transportation GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Provide automated mass transit to urban/suburban commuters with driverless mid sized Group Rapid Transit (GRT) vehicles operating over guideways constructed on existing restricted access freeway space TYPICAL SYSTEM: Boston area including Eastern MA, Southern NH and Rhode Island, population served ~ 7 million; 800 miles 2 way guideway, 300 off line stations; 20 – 40 passenger capacity GRT vehicles PERFORMANCE: vehicle velocity ~ 60 – 70 mph; headway ~ 6 seconds; max. throughput ~ 15,000 passengers per hour per guideway lane; energy consumption 300+ passenger MPG (Equivalent)

8/25/ Our Suggested Plan Of Attack A)CONDUCT STUDY OF ADVANCED MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TO DEFINE IF AND HOW THEY CAN HELP SOLVE THE IMPENDING OIL CRISIS AND THE WORRIES OF GLOBAL WARMING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION ETC. B)C) CONTACT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SELECTED POLITICIANS, ACADEMIA AND MAJOR CORPORATIONS TO SUPORT AND PROMOTE THESE SYSTEMS D) OBTAIN FUNDS TO DEVELOP AUTOMATED AIRPORT BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS AS MECHANISM FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPUTER CONTROL OVER LARGE COMPLEX AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS, (AND TO PRODUCE HIGHLY MARKETABLE PRODUCT)

8/25/ FINAL COMMENT Since the impending oil crisis is a problem of great national significance and since it is quite possible that automated mass transit can be an effective technology in solving this problem and since ATRA is a knowledgeable organization devoted to the advancement of automated mass transit systems, we would hope that ATRA and its membership would take an aggressive role in evaluating and, if warranted, promoting mass transit as a solution to the threatening U.S. oil crisis.