公开(公告)号：US10293840B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15281621

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Nicholas Nagrodsky ,  Richard Lawson ,  Jeffrey Fries ,  John Hounschell ,  James Kiss

IPC: B61L7/06 ,  B61L5/06 ,  H04B3/54 ,  B61L1/18 ,  B61L23/04 ,  B61L27/00

Abstract: A wayside communication system for transmitting coded current signals through running rails of a railroad track between wayside control devices. A power line common to the wayside control devices is used as the return path for the current signals. The system features train and broken rail detection. The system allows sending signals long distances since rail to rail current leakage is no longer an issue.

公开(公告)号：US10457304B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15834397

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: ALSTOM Transport Technologies

Inventor： Laura Melnik ,  James Kiss ,  Jared Cooper

IPC: B61L25/02 ,  G01P5/06 ,  F03D17/00 ,  F03D9/32

Abstract: System for determining train information relative to a train moving along a railway track having a pressure measuring device placed along the railway track and arranged to measure the speed of an airflow generated by the train when moving on the railway track, and to generate a speed signal; and a controller arranged to receive said speed signal and to determine train information relative to the train in function of said speed signal.

公开(公告)号：US10094657B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15281628

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： James Kiss

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G01B11/27 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01B15/00

Abstract: An automated signaling equipment inspection system is provided. The system includes signaling equipment, a LiDAR imaging device permanently installed close to the signaling equipment at a position and with an orientation allowing complete imaging of the orientation and configuration in space of the signaling equipment and of any potential movement of the signaling equipment during its operation, an image data processing device for detecting a non-conformity of the signaling equipment, and a reference image database storing reference image data of the signaling equipment. The LiDAR imaging device is configured to scan the signaling equipment to obtain real image data thereof. The image data processing device is configured to detect a non-conformity of the signaling equipment by comparing the real image data with reference image data taken from the reference image database.