Advanced Preemption using the Wayside Inspector and Wireless Magnetometer Sensors

    公开(公告)号:US20190077434A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US15703412

    申请日:2017-09-13

    Abstract: A warning system comprising an advanced preemption system is provided to provide warning of an additional advanced preemption time directly from a wayside inspector to a city traffic controller to turn one or more traffic lights red on a route intersecting with the railroad crossing. The advanced preemption system includes a first set of wireless magnetometers to be installed on a railway track of the railroad crossing on a first side of the railroad crossing. The first set of wireless magnetometers to be located at an advanced preemption crossing start activation point that is being at a distance before an existing crossing start activation point of the railroad crossing to provide the warning of the additional advanced preemption time.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LEVEL CROSSING

    公开(公告)号:US20180273069A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15904992

    申请日:2018-02-26

    Abstract: Controlling a level crossing includes one or more transceivers located in proximity of a level crossing area on a first side of a railway track; corresponding passive reflective targets located in proximity of the level crossing area on a second side of the railway track opposite to the first side where each transceiver is located and a control unit connected to each transceiver. Each target is arranged to receive RF signals coming from each transceiver and to send back corresponding reflected signals. Each transceiver is arranged to elaborate said reflected signals to calculate predetermined parameters values. Also, the control unit is arranged to acquire said parameters values from each transceiver and to elaborate them to detect the presence of a train in an area around the level crossing area and, in case of presence of said train, to send a warning message and/or close bars of the level crossing.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING OF INFORMATION PERTINENT AT A RAILWAY CROSSING

    公开(公告)号:US20180208223A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-26

    申请号:US15874432

    申请日:2018-01-18

    CPC classification number: B61L23/34 B61L29/22 B61L29/246 B61L29/32

    Abstract: An information sharing system derives from a roadway vehicles management system position-related data of a roadway vehicle along a road and determines a roadway vehicle timing at or during which the roadway vehicle is estimated to arrive at or cross a railway crossing. The information sharing system further derives from a railway vehicles management system position-related data of a railway vehicle along the railway and determines a railway vehicle timing at or during which the railway vehicle is estimated to arrive at or have passed the railway crossing. The information sharing system determines, based on comparing a roadway vehicle time window to a railway vehicle time window, that the roadway vehicle time window and the railway vehicle time window at least partly overlap. The information sharing system provides information associated with the overlap to the roadway vehicle or the railway vehicle.

    Method for operating a railway safety system, and railway safety system
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for operating a railway safety system, and railway safety system 有权
    运行铁路安全系统的方法和铁路安全系统

    公开(公告)号:US09493176B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US14232683

    申请日:2012-06-25

    CPC classification number: B61L29/28 B61L29/284 B61L29/30 B61L29/32

    Abstract: A method operates a railway safety system having at least one trackside device while taking into account a measured velocity value recorded when the rail vehicle drives into a switch-on section of the railway safety system. In order to minimize the closing times for a level crossing by such a method, the measured velocity value is used as the basis for checking whether a correction time for forwarding a signal from the one trackside device to an associated railway safety assembly is to be set according to the measured velocity value when the rail vehicle drives into the switch-on section. Thereafter, a set correction time is checked to determine if the set correction time should remain effective according to at least one further influencing variable of the rail vehicle that determines the travel time. A railway safety system for carrying out the method is also provided.

    Abstract translation: 一种方法操作具有至少一个轨道侧装置的铁路安全系统,同时考虑到轨道车辆行驶到铁路安全系统的接通部分时记录的测量速度值。 为了通过这种方法使交叉点的关闭时间最小化,使用测量的速度值作为检查用于将来自一个轨道侧装置的信号到相关的铁路安全组件的转送的校正时间设置的基础 根据轨道车辆驾驶到接通部分时的测量速度值。 此后,检查设定的校正时间,以根据确定行驶时间的轨道车辆的至少一个其他影响变量来确定设定的校正时间是否应该保持有效。 还提供了一种用于执行该方法的铁路安全系统。

    Systems and methods for providing constant warning time at crossings
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for providing constant warning time at crossings 有权
    在交叉口提供恒定警告时间的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09026360B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-05

    申请号:US13910412

    申请日:2013-06-05

    CPC classification number: B61L29/04 B61L29/22 B61L29/32

    Abstract: A system includes a determination module and a communication module. The determination module is configured to be located onboard a first vehicle configured to travel along a first route including a crossing corresponding to an intersection of the first route with a second route. The determination module is configured to be communicatively coupled with a remote crossing module. The determination module is configured to determine, based on a speed of the first vehicle, timing information corresponding to a time at which the first vehicle will travel proximate to the crossing on the first route. The communication module is configured to transmit the timing information to the remote crossing module. The timing information includes a reference time configured as an absolute time corresponding to a time for impeding travel of a second vehicle along the second route through the crossing.

    Abstract translation: 系统包括确定模块和通信模块。 所述确定模块被配置为位于第一车辆的第一车辆上,所述第一车辆被配置为沿着包括与所述第一路线与第二路线的交点对应的交叉点的第一路线行进。 确定模块被配置为与远程交叉模块通信地耦合。 确定模块被配置为基于第一车辆的速度来确定对应于第一车辆将在第一路线上接近交叉点行进的时间的定时信息。 通信模块被配置为将定时信息发送到远程交叉模块。 定时信息包括被配置为与用于阻止第二车辆沿着穿过的第二路线行驶的时间相对应的绝对时间的参考时间。

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM 有权
    铁路安全系统的运行方法和铁路安全系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140191090A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-10

    申请号:US14232683

    申请日:2012-06-25

    CPC classification number: B61L29/28 B61L29/284 B61L29/30 B61L29/32

    Abstract: A method operates a railway safety system having at least one trackside device while taking into account a measured velocity value recorded when the rail vehicle drives into a switch-on section of the railway safety system. In order to minimize the closing times for a level crossing by such a method, the measured velocity value is used as the basis for checking whether a correction time for forwarding a signal from the one trackside device to an associated railway safety assembly is to be set according to the measured velocity value when the rail vehicle drives into the switch-on section. Thereafter, a set correction time is checked to determine if the set correction time should remain effective according to at least one further influencing variable of the rail vehicle that determines the travel time. A railway safety system for carrying out the method is also provided.

    Abstract translation: 一种方法操作具有至少一个轨道侧装置的铁路安全系统,同时考虑到轨道车辆行驶到铁路安全系统的接通部分时记录的测量速度值。 为了通过这种方法使交叉点的关闭时间最小化,使用测量的速度值作为检查用于将来自一个轨道侧装置的信号转发到相关的铁路安全组件的校正时间是否被设置的基础 根据轨道车辆驾驶到接通部分时的测量速度值。 此后,检查设定的校正时间,以根据确定行驶时间的轨道车辆的至少一个其他影响变量来确定设定的校正时间是否应该保持有效。 还提供了一种用于执行该方法的铁路安全系统。

    Communications based crossing control for locomotive-centric systems
    9.
    发明授权
    Communications based crossing control for locomotive-centric systems 有权
    以机车为中心的系统的基于通信的交叉控制

    公开(公告)号:US08668169B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-11

    申请号:US13078464

    申请日:2011-04-01

    Applicant: Kevin Nichter

    Inventor: Kevin Nichter

    Abstract: A train equipped with an onboard system for determining its position and a track database for determining the positions of upcoming grade crossings sends activate after expiration messages to control wayside warning systems at the crossings to achieve a constant warning time while maintaining a safety margin that ensures the train can be stopped if the wayside systems do not respond correctly to the activate after expiration messages. The system may be used in place of existing track-based crossing warning system control circuits. Communications between the train may be radio-based, and may be direct between the train and wayside devices or may be routed through a central station, which may act as a relay or maintain a database. The train may control multiple crossings at one time, thereby eliminating the need for downstream adjacent crossing control.

    Abstract translation: 装备有用于确定其位置的车载系统的火车和用于确定即将到来的等级交叉点的位置的轨道数据库在过期消息之后发送激活以在过境点处控制路边警告系统以实现恒定的警告时间,同时保持安全裕度,以确保 如果路边系统对过期消息后的激活无效,则可以停止列车。 该系统可以用于代替现有的基于轨道的交叉警告系统控制电路。 列车之间的通信可以是基于无线电的,并且可以直接在火车和路边设备之间,或者可以通过可以用作中继站或维护数据库的中央站路由。 列车可以同时控制多个交叉口,从而消除对下游相邻交叉口控制的需要。

    TRAIN TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
    10.
    发明申请
    TRAIN TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF 有权
    火车交通顾问系统及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130289805A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:US13456784

    申请日:2012-04-26

    Inventor: Babak Makkinejad

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for providing train traffic advice. According to one embodiment, train status information associated with at least one train is received at a data center hosting a train traffic advisor application. Train crossing location data is stored in a database and retrieved by the train traffic advisor application. Based on the received train status information and the train crossing location data, train traffic information associated with the at least one train is calculated. Subscribing devices are identified by the train traffic advisor application, and the train traffic information is communicated to at least one of the identified subscribing devices.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例公开了一种用于提供火车交通建议的方法和系统。 根据一个实施例,在托管火车交通顾问应用的数据中心处接收与至少一个列车相关联的列车状态信息。 列车穿越位置数据存储在数据库中,并由列车交通顾问应用程序检索。 基于所接收的列车状态信息和列车穿越位置数据,计算与至少一列车相关联的列车交通信息。 订户设备由列车交通顾问应用程序识别,并且列车交通信息被传送到所识别的订阅设备中的至少一个。

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