Penalty brake reduction in computer controlled train brake system
US6042201A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/665
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a computer controlled train brake system, a controller provides a penalty brake handle signal using a penalty input and the brake handle signal, and controls the train brakes using the brake handle signal and the penalty brake handle signal. The penalty input determines whether the brake handle signal or the penalty brake handle signal is used to control train braking. The brake handle signal is used if the brake handle signal is at least a predetermined value during a penalty. The generation of a brake handle signal is delayed and is not generated if corrective action is taken before the expiration of the delay.
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