Method and system for rail vehicle coupling determination
US10112632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L27/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for identifying at least two transport units in coupled relationship forming a consist including determining via the presence of an electrical signal whether one end of a coupling unit at an end of a first transport unit is coupled to a second end of said coupling unit at an end of a second transport unit; determining by computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor a transport unit in closest proximity to said first transport unit; upon a condition in which said one end of said coupling unit is determined to be coupled to a second end of said coupling unit, identifying by said computer processor said second transport unit as said transport unit in closest proximity to said first transport unit.
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