| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECOUPLING A VEHICLE SYSTEM | US14326534 | 2014-07-09 | US20160009302A1 | 2016-01-14 | Robert Francis Bryant; Jared Klineman Cooper; Frank Wawrzyniak; Tara Lauren Wawrzyniak |
| A system and method for separating a vehicle system into separate vehicle segments, separately moving the vehicle segments, and re-connecting the vehicle segments without initiation of a brake penalty application are provided. The system and method communicate a suspend command signal between vehicle segments to suspend operations of vehicles in a cooperative mode. The vehicles in the vehicle system are decoupled into plural separate vehicle segments. The system and method also move one or more of the vehicle segments separately from one or more other vehicle segments. The vehicle segments are reconnected to form the vehicle system, and the system and method communicate a reconnect command signal between the vehicle segments to resume operations in the cooperative mode, without incurring a penalty brake application of the vehicle system. | ||||||
| 122 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Generating Vital Messages on an On-Board System of a Vehicle | US14791785 | 2015-07-06 | US20160001801A1 | 2016-01-07 | Kristofer M. Ruhland; Kendrick W. Gawne; James L. Fenske |
| A system, method, and apparatus for generating vital messages on an on-board system of a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes generating a plurality of vital messages with each processor of a plurality of different processors of the on-board system based on train data available to each processor, transmitting the plurality of vital messages from the plurality of different processors to a separate processor, and generating, by the separate processor, a final vital message based on at least two vital messages of the plurality of vital messages. A system and an apparatus for implementing the aforementioned method includes appropriately communicatively connected hardware components. | ||||||
| 123 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | US14765937 | 2014-01-16 | US20150372975A1 | 2015-12-24 | Tomokazu MORIYA; Hideki GOTO; Koji YURA |
| An information processing device is connected to a plurality of networks and performs information processing. The networks include a control network connected to a control device in a mobile object, an information network connected to an information device in the mobile object, and an external network connected to an external device outside of the mobile object. The information processing device includes firewalls each connected to one of the networks, and a processor connected to each network via the corresponding firewall. The information processing device isolates at least the control network from the other networks. | ||||||
| 124 | Method and device for outputting an acoustic warning signal of a rail vehicle and warning system for a rail vehicle | US14740884 | 2015-06-16 | US20150367871A1 | 2015-12-24 | Toni SCHESCHKO; Holger Niemann; Henning Voelz; Florian Feile |
| A method for outputting a trigger signal for an acoustic warning signal of a rail vehicle, includes reading in a piece of signal information detected by an image sensor of the rail vehicle, comparing the piece of signal information to at least one stored piece of reference signal information to classify the piece of signal information as a warning sign requiring an output of an acoustic warning signal, and providing a trigger signal to an output unit of the rail vehicle for outputting an acoustic warning signal. | ||||||
| 125 | System and method for inspecting a route during movement of a vehicle system over the route | US14152159 | 2014-01-10 | US09205849B2 | 2015-12-08 | Jared Klineman Cooper; Mark Bradshaw Kraeling; Eugene Smith; James Glen Corry; David Lowell McKay; Brian Joseph McManus; Keith Szewczyk; Joseph Forrest Noffsinger |
| A sensing system includes a leading sensor, a trailing sensor, and a route examining unit. The leading sensor is onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system that is traveling along a route. The leading sensor measures first characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The trailing sensor is disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The trailing sensor measures second characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The route examining unit is disposed onboard the vehicle system and receives the first characteristics of the route and the second characteristics of the route to compare the first characteristics with the second characteristics. The route examining unit also identifies a segment of the route as being damaged based on a comparison of the first characteristics with the second characteristics. | ||||||
| 126 | TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM | US14466000 | 2014-08-22 | US20150291193A1 | 2015-10-15 | Claude Perras; Leigh Thorpe; Francois Blouin |
| A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented. | ||||||
| 127 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLD MOVEMENT DETECTION | US14644764 | 2015-03-11 | US20150274183A1 | 2015-10-01 | Francisco Lozano; Andrea Malesci; Mario Papini |
| A system includes a motion switch module, an energy storage module, a resistive module, and an interface. The motion switch module includes at least one motion activated switch that is movable between an open and a closed position responsive to movement of an axle to which the motion switch module is coupled. The energy storage module includes at least one energy storage element that discharges a stored charge responsive to a motion of the corresponding at least one motion activated switch from the open to the closed position. The resistive module includes least one resistive element that dissipates energy discharged by the corresponding at least one energy storage module. The interface is configured to provide information regarding a change in charge state of the at least one energy storage element, wherein the change in charge state corresponds to a movement of the vehicle. | ||||||
| 128 | Virtual Omnimover | US14677737 | 2015-04-02 | US20150210301A1 | 2015-07-30 | Steven Morris King; Henry William Long |
| A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles on a path includes a path processor and a bi-directional voting circuit in circuit with the path processor. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles may include a vehicle processor supported by the at least one vehicle and shunt relays in circuit with the at least one vehicle processor. Each vehicle processor may be configured to close a respective shunt relay upon a predetermined condition of the vehicle whereby the bi-directional voting circuit is activated to notify all other vehicles. | ||||||
| 129 | Railroad Interlocking System with Distributed Control | US14413839 | 2013-07-11 | US20150142225A1 | 2015-05-21 | Ozan K. Tonguz |
| A system includes a transceiver for receiving one or more communications from a communication device in a railway vehicle; a microcontroller that is configured for communication with the transceiver and that is configured to control a position of a switch in the railway; and an electronic subsystem for interfacing with the microcontroller and with the switch; wherein the trans transceiver is configured to transmit to the microcontroller at least one of the one or more communications received from the railway vehicle; wherein the microcontroller is further configured to extract a command from the parsed contents; wherein the microcontroller is further configured to transmit the command to the electronic subsystem to cause the electronic subsystem to transition the switch to a position specified by the command; and wherein transitioning of the switch to the specified position enables the railway vehicle to cross the switch. | ||||||
| 130 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD | US14373211 | 2012-10-23 | US20150019052A1 | 2015-01-15 | Takaya Katsuragi; Satoru Takahashi; Yuji Hamada |
| A train state retriever acquires the state of a train. Based on the state of the train, a transmission priority determiner determines a transmission priority in transmitting transmission data serving as a transmission object to a transmission path. A transmitter transmits the transmission data to the transmission path in accordance with the determined transmission priority. | ||||||
| 131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A ROUTE DURING MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM OVER THE ROUTE | US14152159 | 2014-01-10 | US20140129154A1 | 2014-05-08 | Jared Klineman Cooper; Mark Bradshaw Kraeling; Eugene Smith; James Glen Corry; David Lowell McKay; Brian Joseph McManus; Keith Szewczyk; Joseph Forrest Noffsinger |
| A sensing system includes a leading sensor, a trailing sensor, and a route examining unit. The leading sensor is onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system that is traveling along a route. The leading sensor measures first characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The trailing sensor is disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The trailing sensor measures second characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The route examining unit is disposed onboard the vehicle system and receives the first characteristics of the route and the second characteristics of the route to compare the first characteristics with the second characteristics. The route examining unit also identifies a segment of the route as being damaged based on a comparison of the first characteristics with the second characteristics. | ||||||
| 132 | Method, system, and computer software code for wireless remote fault handling on a remote distributed power powered system | US12403557 | 2009-03-13 | US08364338B2 | 2013-01-29 | Glen Paul Peltonen; Gary Mason; Joseph Mario Nazareth |
| A method for remotely administering a fault detected on an unmanned powered system that is controlled through a lead powered system, the method including detecting an operational fault on an unmanned powered system, communicating information about the fault to the lead powered system, through a wireless communication protocol operable with a wireless communication system, and communicating a reset message to the unmanned powered system to reset the fault detected. A system and computer software code, stored on a computer readable media and executable with a processor, are also disclosed for remotely handling a fault detected on an unmanned powered system that is controlled through a lead powered system. | ||||||
| 133 | VIRTUAL OMNIMOVER | US11847612 | 2007-08-30 | US20090063036A1 | 2009-03-05 | Steven Morris King; Henry William Long |
| A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles on a path includes a path processor and a bi-directional voting circuit in circuit with the path processor. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles may include a vehicle processor supported by the at least one vehicle and shunt relays in circuit with the at least one vehicle processor. Each vehicle processor may be configured to close a respective shunt relay upon a predetermined condition of the vehicle whereby the bi-directional voting circuit is activated to notify all other vehicles. | ||||||
| 134 | Remote asset monitoring system | US585917 | 1996-01-11 | US5867801A | 1999-02-02 | Joseph M. Denny |
| There is provided a vehicle tracking and monitoring system for monitoring railway cars within a defined radius of a receiver for wireless communication. The system comprises a transmitter on-board each railway car, a receiver at a wayside station, and a central database at a remote location. The transmitter includes an RF circuit, an I/O circuit and a microcontroller for autonomously and spontaneously transmitting vehicle signals on a cyclic basis to the receiver. The transmitter periodically transmits railway car information and/or cargo status information to the receiver within a predetermined time interval, for example, every 15 minutes. In addition, the transmitted information is communicated from the wayside station to the central database over a longer time interval, fore example, every 24 hours. Accordingly, the central database develops a record of transit vehicle information based on the transmitted information for each transit vehicle in the defined radius of the receiver. | ||||||
| 135 | Safety signal | US75541724 | 1924-12-12 | US1547502A | 1925-07-28 | LAJOIE GEORGE A L |
| 136 | VEHICLE CONVOY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | US16032931 | 2018-07-11 | US20180322791A1 | 2018-11-08 | James D. Brooks; Harry Kirk Mathews, JR. |
| A control system and method identify a first vehicle system that is traveling from a first location toward a different, second location, and a second vehicle system for combining with the first vehicle system into a convoy of vehicle systems. The system and method also direct the first and second vehicle systems to couple with each other for travel as the convoy. The system and method direct one or more of the second vehicle system of the convoy to separate from the convoy and/or a third vehicle system that is outside of the convoy to join the convoy by coupling with one or more of the first vehicle system or the second vehicle system in the convoy in at least one intermediate location between the first location and the second location. | ||||||
| 137 | Communication device, train network system, and network setting method | US15112847 | 2014-01-27 | US10017195B2 | 2018-07-10 | Shingo Honda; Tetsuo Komura; Shogo Tatsumi; Takuya Sawa; Takashi Miyauchi; Yusuke Ishimaru |
| A communication device operating as a hub in a train network system that includes a plurality of hubs installed in train vehicles, each of the plurality of hubs belonging to both a trunk network in which a signal transmission range is not limited and a branch network in which a signal transmission range is limited, and adding, to a signal to be transmitted to a hub belonging to the same branch network as it does, network type information indicating whether the signal is a trunk network signal or a branch network signal. The communication device transmitting branch network information including at least identification information on a branch network to which it belongs at a predetermined timing, and based on branch network information received from an adjacent communication device, determining whether or not to add the network type information to a signal to be transmitted to the adjacent communication device. | ||||||
| 138 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | US15397209 | 2017-01-03 | US20180186390A1 | 2018-07-05 | Thomas Michael Lavertu; Roy James Primus; Jennifer Lynn Jackson |
| A control system includes a communication device onboard a vehicle system approaching or entering an airflow restricted area along a route and one or more processors. The communication device configured to receive status messages that contain data parameters representative of ambient conditions within the airflow restricted area. The processors are configured to monitor the ambient conditions and determine different power output upper limits that a trail propulsion vehicle of the vehicle system can generate within the airflow restricted area based on the ambient conditions and different power outputs generated by a lead propulsion vehicle of the vehicle system. The processors further configured to communicate instructions to control the lead propulsion vehicle within the airflow restricted area to generate the power output of the different power outputs that results in the greatest total available power output of the vehicle system as the vehicle system travels within the airflow restricted area. | ||||||
| 139 | IN-TRAIN TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELAY DEVICE | US15568823 | 2015-05-13 | US20180105066A1 | 2018-04-19 | Shogo TATSUMI; Shingo HONDA; Tomoyuki HIRATA |
| An object is to provide an in-train transmission control system which can minimize delay in transmission of command data to devices further than the conventional art, in which a central unit provided in any car of a train formation composed of one or more cars and controlling operation of the entire train formation transmits command data to devices provided in some or all of the cars and in which the devices transmit device data to the central unit. The control system comprises relay device provided in the car, and line concentrator allowing the command data to pass therethrough, and when receiving device data from the devices, transmitting the device data to the relay device. The relay device aggregates the device data received from the line concentrator to transmit the aggregated data to the central unit. | ||||||
| 140 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Providing Backup of Electronic Instruction to a Locomotive or Train | US15280207 | 2016-09-29 | US20180086357A1 | 2018-03-29 | Karen A. Shaw; Thomas Paul Spiegelhalter, JR. |
| Disclosed is a system, method, and apparatus for communicating instructions to at least one locomotive approaching or traversing a predetermined zone. The system includes a first communication device located at or associated with the predetermined zone, configured to communicate audio data from a field operator, and a second communication device located on or associated with the at least one locomotive. The system includes at least one processor that is programmed or configured to receive the audio data from the first communication device, convert at least a portion of the audio data to text data, and directly or indirectly transmit at least one message to the second communication device. The system further includes a locomotive display device in the at least one locomotive configured to display at least a portion of the at least one message received by the second communication device to an operator of the at least one locomotive. | ||||||
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