Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remote locomotive access detection
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Application No.: US15061490Application Date: 2016-03-04
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Publication No.: US10093330B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: James David Seaton , David Matthew Roenspies , Ola Tannous
- Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL LaGrange
- Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Current Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL LaGrange
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: B61L27/04
- IPC: B61L27/04 ; B61L23/00

Abstract:
A detection system for a locomotive may include a plurality of sensors. An electronic control module may be in communication with, at least, the plurality of sensors and the locomotive. The control module may be configured to: monitor the plurality of sensors; receive an alert from one of the sensors of the plurality of sensors when one of the corresponding sensors is triggered; determine if the alert is a security concern; and operatively respond to the security concern by at least one of removing tractive effort to the locomotive, apply braking force to the locomotive, locking a door of the locomotive, locking a window of the locomotive, and transmitting a notification.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170253259A1 REMOTE LOCOMOTIVE ACCESS DETECTION Public/Granted day:2017-09-07
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