Positive train control system and apparatus therefor

A kind of train control, forward technology, applied in the direction of vehicle control route device, transportation center control system, automatic system, etc., can solve the problems of increasing train separation, reducing train speed, reducing railway system capacity and efficiency, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-05-31
PANASEC CORP
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This is usually implemented by returning to absolute block operation in which the train speed is substantially reduced to, say, 25mph (where wayside signals are absent or not operating), and below 50mph (where wayside signals exist and operate), and train separation has increased substantially, thereby substantially reducing the capacity and efficiency of the entire affected rail system

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[0043] figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example embodiment of a forward train control unit 100 mounted to the front of a train 50 positioned on a track 60; and figure 2 Is a schematic diagram used to separate each train 50 for use figure 1 A schematic diagram of an example fully movable and adjustable occlusion 70 that can be determined by an embodiment of a safety distance. The train 50 includes one or more engines or locomotives 52 (or motorized cars or other self-propelled units) and may also include one or more cars 54, such as passenger cars, freight cars, open cars, hopper cars, flatbed cars, piggyback car, container car, caboose, etc. While railroad trains and railroad tracks are illustrated, the present arrangement may be used with any other type or kind of vehicle 50 operating on and / or along any type or kind of guideway 60 .

[0044] The forward train control unit 100 is preferably mounted in front of the train 50 so as to have a clear field of vie...

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The invention discloses a positive train control system and an apparatus therefor. The positive train control apparatus(100) may comprise a plurality of different sensors (110, 312) coupled to a processor (120) that determines whether there is an object on a track way (60) and / or an anomaly of a track way (60), and if there is, provides an alert and / or a train control action. The plural sensors (110, 312) may include a visual imager (112, 3112), an infrared imager (114, 3114), a radar (116, 3116), a doppler radar (116, 3116), a laser sensor (118, 3118), a laser ranging device (118, 3118), an acoustic sensor (122, 3122), and / or an acoustic ranging device (122, 3122). Data from the plural sensors (110, 312) is geo-tagged and time tagged. Some embodiments of the train control (100) employ track monitors (330), switch monitors (320) and / or wayside monitors (310), and some employ locating devices (130) such as GPS (132, 3132) and inertial devices (134).

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 999,742, filed August 5, 2014, entitled "POSITIVE TRAINCONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON GEO-TAGGED DATA," serial number 62, filed August 15, 2014 / 070,141, entitled "POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON GEO-TAGGEDDATA," and Serial No. 62 / 071,297, filed September 19, 2014, entitled "POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON GEO-TAGGED DATA", each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to forward train control, and in particular to forward train control systems and devices therefor. Background technique [0004] Trains have been and continue to be an important, viable and economical means of transporting goods and passengers, especially for travel by air that is too expensive or inconvenient (e.g. due to travel to and from airports outside cities and due to due to delays in secur...

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IPC IPC(8): B61L27/00
CPCB61L15/0027B61L2205/04B61L15/0054B61L15/0072B61L25/025B61L25/021B61L23/041B61L23/14B61L23/047B61L23/16B61L27/04B61L27/20B61L27/70G01S13/60G01S2013/9328G01S13/865G01S13/867G01S13/862G01S15/931G01S2013/93271G01S17/931G01S17/86B61L15/0062B61L2201/00
Inventor 钟广泰钟汉平黄育琳朱德曦
Owner PANASEC CORP
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