公开(公告)号：US07222003B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US11167015

申请日：2005-06-24

申请人： Craig Stull ,  Jason Orme ,  Jeff Baker ,  Curt Crandall

发明人： Craig Stull ,  Jason Orme ,  Jeff Baker ,  Curt Crandall

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B61L15/0081 ,  B61L15/0027 ,  B61L15/0054 ,  B61L23/18 ,  B61L25/021 ,  B61L25/023 ,  B61L25/025 ,  B61L2027/005 ,  B61L2205/04

摘要： A method and computer program product are provided for monitoring integrity of a railroad train and determining passage of the train relative to a plurality of virtual blocks defined by wireless transmissions along a section of track over which the train travels. The virtual blocks provide safeguards for the travel of the train relative to other trains on the section of the track when there is a shared use of the section of track. In aspects thereof, the method allows collecting data useful for evaluating conditions that may affect train integrity from at least one sensing device at a end of train location. The method further allows collecting data at a head-of-train location, with the data collected at the head-of-train corresponding to the type of data collected at the end-of-train location. The data collected at the end-of-train and at the head-of train location is processed to determine whether the entire train has cleared a respective one of the virtual blocks. In the event this determination is unable to reach a clearance for the respective block, a cautionary status is associated with the virtual block. The cautionary status for the virtual block is automatically communicated to an offboard system, which is responsible for managing shared use of the track by other trains.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和计算机程序产品，用于监测铁路列车的完整性，并确定列车相对于沿着列车行进的轨道部分的无线传输所定义的多个虚拟块的通过。 当共享使用轨道部分时，虚拟块为轨道相对于轨道部分上的其他列车的行驶提供保护。 在其方面，该方法允许收集可用于评估在列车位置结束时从至少一个感测装置影响列车完整性的条件的数据。 该方法还允许在火车站头部收集数据，其中在列车位置处收集的数据与在火车站终点处收集的数据类型相对应。 处理在列车末端和列车位置收集的数据，以确定整个火车是否已经清除了相应的一个虚拟区块。 在该确定不能达到相应块的间隙的情况下，警告状态与虚拟块相关联。 虚拟块的警戒状态将自动传送到一个外部系统，该系统负责管理其他列车对该轨道的共享使用。

公开(公告)号：US20060290478A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11167015

申请日：2005-06-24

申请人： Craig Stull ,  Jason Orme ,  Jeff Baker ,  Curt Crandall

发明人： Craig Stull ,  Jason Orme ,  Jeff Baker ,  Curt Crandall

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： B61L15/0081 ,  B61L15/0027 ,  B61L15/0054 ,  B61L23/18 ,  B61L25/021 ,  B61L25/023 ,  B61L25/025 ,  B61L2027/005 ,  B61L2205/04

摘要： A method and computer program product are provided for monitoring integrity of a railroad train and determining passage of the train relative to a plurality of virtual blocks defined by wireless transmissions along a section of track over which the train travels. The virtual blocks provide safeguards for the travel of the train relative to other trains on the section of the track when there is a shared use of the section of track. In aspects thereof, the method allows collecting data useful for evaluating conditions that may affect train integrity from at least one sensing device at a end of train location. The method further allows collecting data at a head-of-train location, with the data collected at the head-of-train corresponding to the type of data collected at the end-of-train location. The data collected at the end-of-train and at the head-of train location is processed to determine whether the entire train has cleared a respective one of the virtual blocks. In the event this determination is unable to reach a clearance for the respective block, a cautionary status is associated with the virtual block. The cautionary status for the virtual block is automatically communicated to an offboard system, which is responsible for managing shared use of the track by other trains.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和计算机程序产品，用于监测铁路列车的完整性，并确定列车相对于沿着列车行进的轨道部分的无线传输所定义的多个虚拟块的通过。 当共享使用轨道部分时，虚拟块为轨道相对于轨道部分上的其他列车的行驶提供保护。 在其方面，该方法允许收集可用于评估在列车位置结束时从至少一个感测装置影响列车完整性的条件的数据。 该方法还允许在火车站头部收集数据，其中在列车位置处收集的数据与在火车站终点处收集的数据类型相对应。 处理在列车末端和列车位置收集的数据，以确定整个火车是否已经清除了相应的一个虚拟区块。 在该确定不能达到相应块的间隙的情况下，警告状态与虚拟块相关联。 虚拟块的警戒状态将自动传送到一个外部系统，该系统负责管理其他列车对该轨道的共享使用。

公开(公告)号：US08224510B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US12324032

申请日：2008-11-26

申请人： Wolfgang Daum ,  Jeffrey Baker ,  Tom Otsubo ,  Gerald Douglas Rose ,  Craig Stull ,  Gregory Hann ,  Phillip Danner

发明人： Wolfgang Daum ,  Jeffrey Baker ,  Tom Otsubo ,  Gerald Douglas Rose ,  Craig Stull ,  Gregory Hann ,  Phillip Danner

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： G07C5/008

摘要： A portable computer system and method of operating a vehicle using the portable computer system in a communication-based train control (CBTC) system territory is provided. The portable computer system includes a sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the CBTC system, wherein the portable computer system configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The method includes verifying that the vehicle is operating with one of a non-operational CBTC computer system and a non-CBTC computer system, and removably coupling a portable computer system including at least one sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor to the vehicle such that the transceiver is coupled in communication with the CBTC system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在基于通信的列车控制（CBTC）系统领域中使用便携式计算机系统操作车辆的便携式计算机系统和方法。 便携式计算机系统包括通信地耦合到传感器和CBTC系统的传感器和收发器，其中便携式计算机系统被配置为可移除地耦合到车辆。 该方法包括验证车辆是否使用非操作CBTC计算机系统和非CBTC计算机系统之一操作，以及可移除地将包括至少一个传感器的便携式计算机系统和与所述传感器通信耦合的收发器耦合到 该车辆使得收发器与CBTC系统相连接。

公开(公告)号：US20100131129A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12324032

申请日：2008-11-26

申请人： Wolfgang Daum ,  Jeffrey Baker ,  Tom Otsubo ,  Gerald Douglas Rose ,  Craig Stull ,  Gregory Hann ,  Phillip Danner

发明人： Wolfgang Daum ,  Jeffrey Baker ,  Tom Otsubo ,  Gerald Douglas Rose ,  Craig Stull ,  Gregory Hann ,  Phillip Danner

IPC分类号： G01M17/08 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07C5/008

摘要： A portable computer system and method of operating a vehicle using the portable computer system in a communication-based train control (CBTC) system territory is provided. The portable computer system includes a sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the CBTC system, wherein the portable computer system configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The method includes verifying that the vehicle is operating with one of a non-operational CBTC computer system and a non-CBTC computer system, and removably coupling a portable computer system including at least one sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor to the vehicle such that the transceiver is coupled in communication with the CBTC system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在基于通信的列车控制（CBTC）系统领域中使用便携式计算机系统操作车辆的便携式计算机系统和方法。 便携式计算机系统包括通信地耦合到传感器和CBTC系统的传感器和收发器，其中便携式计算机系统被配置为可移除地耦合到车辆。 该方法包括验证车辆是否使用非操作CBTC计算机系统和非CBTC计算机系统之一操作，以及可移除地将包括至少一个传感器的便携式计算机系统和与所述传感器通信耦合的收发器耦合到 该车辆使得收发器与CBTC系统相连接。