Track database integrity monitor for enhanced railroad safety distributed power
US6434452B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L2205/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A distributed power system for remotely controlling a locomotive, the system comprising a position-determining device for determining a position of the locomotive, a pre-stored track database comprising terrain and contour data about a railroad track, a track database integrity monitor for detecting errors with the pre-stored track database, a processor comprising an algorithm to determine a distributed power for the locomotive and to use the track database integrity monitor to determine if errors exist in the pre-stored track database, and a memory device connected to the processor.
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