Rail vehicle obstacle avoidance and vehicle localization
US11753054B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L23/041
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining rail vehicle location and identifying obstacles, which includes operations of transmitting, from at least two vehicle beacons on a first vehicle, a ranging signal to at least two external beacons; receiving, at the at least two vehicle beacons, a return signal from the at least two external beacons; and determining, based on the return signal from the at least two external beacons, a position of each of the external beacons with respect to the at least two vehicle beacons of the first vehicle.
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