SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF SIGNAL LIGHTS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20240331404A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18191939

    申请日:2023-03-29

    发明人: Benjamin Planche

    摘要: A system for visual inspection of signal lights at a railroad crossing includes a data source comprising a stream of images, the stream of images including images of signal lights at a railroad crossing, an inspection module configured via computer executable instructions to receive the stream of images, detect signal lights and light instances in the stream of images, encode global information relevant to ambient luminosity and return a first feature vector, encode patch information of luminosity of detected signal lights and return a second feature vector, concatenate the first feature vector with the second feature vector and return a concatenated feature vector, and decode the concatenated feature vector and provide status of the signal lights.

    Shunt frequency check and transmit system

    公开(公告)号:US11945484B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17051566

    申请日:2018-07-05

    发明人: Brian Harp

    IPC分类号: B61L29/22 H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: B61L29/226 H02J7/0042

    摘要: To locate a shunt, the shunt includes an RF transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit an identifier of the shunt such as the configured shunt frequency. The shunt may include switches or memory locations that may be configured by an installer to correspond to the configured shunt frequency. Other embodiments employ switches or sensors influenced by jumpers installed in the shunt to configure the frequency of the shunt. A portable device receives a transmission including the identifier and displays it along with an indication of the received signal strength of the transmission, and maintenance personnel move the portable device along the track to locate the highest received signal strength, which indicates the location of the shunt. The shunt may also include a test circuit that may be configurable to generate a test frequency, determine a parameter indicative of shunt performance, and output a signal based on the parameter.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS OF A TRAIN RELATIVE TO A FOULING MARK

    公开(公告)号:US20240067242A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US17823616

    申请日:2022-08-31

    IPC分类号: B61L27/20

    CPC分类号: B61L27/20 B61L2205/04

    摘要: A system and method for managing operations of a train relative to a fouling mark is disclosed. The system comprises one or more sources, an End-of-Train device mounted at a rear-end of the train, and a Head-of-Train device mounted at a front-end of the train communicatively coupled to the End-of-train device and the one or more sources. The Head-of-Train device is configured to detect the fouling mark based on inputs from the one or more sources. The Head-of-Train device is further configured to dynamically determine whether the train clears the fouling mark, upon detecting the fouling mark. The Head-of-Train device is further configured to identify one or more actions to be performed using a predefined logic, before the train clears the fouling mark. The Head-of-Train device is further configured to execute one or more machine-readable instructions for performing the one or more actions identified.

    Audio-based management of equipment onboard a train

    公开(公告)号:US11904913B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17038288

    申请日:2020-09-30

    发明人: Harsh Piparsaniya

    IPC分类号: B61L15/00

    摘要: A Head-of-Train device suitable for mounting inside a cab of a train is disclosed. The Head-of-Train device includes a memory and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processing unit is configured to execute one or more instructions in the memory to synthesize an audio message based on status associated with at least one equipment onboard the train. The Head-of Train device further includes an audio output device configured to output the audio message.

    CROSSING GATE MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED COVER OR DOOR DETECTION SCHEME

    公开(公告)号:US20230399038A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18458238

    申请日:2023-08-30

    IPC分类号: B61L29/22

    CPC分类号: B61L29/22

    摘要: A crossing gate mechanism includes an enclosure housing multiple components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm, wherein the enclosure comprises a base and a cover, the cover being moveable between multiple positions including an open position and a closed position, and a cover detection device configured to detect a position of the cover.

    COMBINED CROSSING TERMINATION SHUNT AND RAILROAD CROSSING CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230143765A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:US17453883

    申请日:2021-11-08

    发明人: Holger Schmidt

    IPC分类号: B61L23/00

    CPC分类号: B61L23/007

    摘要: A railroad crossing control system includes a grade crossing predictor system or grade crossing motion system with a combined crossing termination shunt, the combined crossing termination shunt including a housing, a first printed circuit board (PCB) comprising first circuitry and first rail terminals, a second printed circuit board (PCB) comprising second circuitry and second rail terminals, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are positioned inside the housing, and wherein the first circuitry and the second circuitry are configured for a same frequency.

    AUTOMATED COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COUNTERBALANCE AND ADJUSTING COUNTERWEIGHTS OF A CROSSING GATE

    公开(公告)号:US20230073979A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17445748

    申请日:2021-08-24

    发明人: Leonard Wydotis

    摘要: An automated counterbalance system includes a crossing gate mechanism with an electric motor, a sensing device and a motor control unit, a crossing gate with a crossing gate arm and one or more counterweights, wherein the crossing gate arm is operated by the crossing gate mechanism, wherein the at least one sensing device is configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of the electric motor, and wherein the motor control unit comprises at least one processor and is configured to determine a counterbalance of the crossing gate based on the electrical characteristic of the electric motor and a movement of the crossing gate arm.