Method and apparatus for controlling remote locomotive operation
US6505103B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L15/0036
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transponder-based distributed power train control system using a plurality of transponders located between the track rails or along the track wayside for setting the control functions, for example the brake or throttle controls of the remote power units in a train. Each remote power unit includes a transponder reader and the transponder return signal provides a pointer into a look-up table. The look-up table value represents the control setting for the remote power unit for the read transponder.
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