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Method and device for ascertaining a movement authority for a track-bound vehicle

US10752270B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Mobility GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Driemel · Königslutter am Elm, DE
Jan Norden · Braunschweig, DE
Karsten Rahn · Lehre, DE
Patrik Zuralski · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB61L2027/204
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for ascertaining movement authority for track-bound vehicles allow interference with a driving operation resulting in special operational situations or disturbances to be kept as low as possible. The position of the vehicle is determined and used to check whether the vehicle is located completely in an axle-counting section of an axle-counting system. The number of axles of the vehicle is compared with the number of axles located in the relevant section according to the system. If the vehicle is located completely in the relevant section and the number of axles of the vehicle matches the number of axles located in the section according to the system, a movement authority is ascertained for the vehicle. The part of the relevant section in front of the vehicle in the driving direction is assumed to be free of other vehicles when ascertaining the movement authority.

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