Instrusion detection system and methods thereof
OwnerGeorge Engel, David Engelinventors
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Abstract
An intrusion detection system and methods thereof are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise an upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer; a lower scanner adapted to create a second detection layer, the second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer; signal lighting for producing a visual signal; at least one server adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle; and wherein the at least one server is adapted to activate the signal lighting when it is determined by the server that an object is in the path of the vehicle.
Claims17
A intrusion detection system for detecting the presence of an object in a path of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of upper scanners positioned in elevated positions above the path of the vehicle, each upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer;
- a plurality of lower scanners adapted to create a second detection layer, each second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer, the lower scanner positioned at a lower height closer to a ground surface than the upper scanner, the plurality of upper scanners and the plurality of lower scanners placed at predetermined horizontal intervals of a platform along the path of the vehicle, thereby creating overlapping detection zones along the platform;
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- at least one server in communication with the lower scanner and the upper scanner, the server comprising one or more processors and memory, the at least one server is adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle.
A track intrusion detection system for detecting the presence of an object in a path of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of upper scanners positioned in elevated positions above the path of the vehicle, each upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer;
- a plurality of lower scanners adapted to create a second detection layer, each second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer, the lower scanner positioned at a lower height, the lower height closer to a ground surface than the upper scanner, the plurality of upper scanners and the plurality of lower scanners placed at predetermined horizontal intervals of a platform along the path of the vehicle, thereby creating overlapping detection zones along the platform;
- signal lighting for producing a visual signal, the signal lighting positioned to warn an oncoming vehicle of the presence of the object in the path of the vehicle;
- a verification camera positioned adjacent the path, the verification camera for providing visual verification of path conditions
- at least one server in communication with the lower scanner, the upper scanner, and the signal lighting, the server comprising:
- one or more processors;
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- memory;
- wherein the at least one server is adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle;
- wherein the at least one server is adapted to activate the signal lighting when the server determines that an object is in the path of the vehicle;
- wherein the upper scanner and the lower scanner comprise a laser scanner or an infrared beam device adapted to detect the size, speed and distance of an object within the first detection layer or the second detection layer;
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- wherein the upper scanner is positioned at an angle with a detection layer target below a platform, the platform positioned adjacent the path of the vehicle and wherein the lower scanner is positioned at an angle with a target substantially directly across a set of tracks below the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.