System and method for determining alignment for railway wayside signal applications
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorsJustin Panuski, Brian Joseph Hogan, Daniel Spencer
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Abstract
A system for determining alignment of a signal includes a light assembly comprising a light source operated by an electronic circuit, a first position sensor configured to measure a geographical direction of the light assembly, a second position sensor configured to measure a tilt angle of the light assembly, and a light communication device configured to receive measurements of the first position sensor and the second position sensor, and wherein the light communication device is configured to evaluate the measurements and determine alignment of the light assembly based on predefined tolerance thresholds for the geographical direction and tilt angle.
Claims16
A system for determining alignment of a signal comprising:
- a light assembly comprising a light source operated by an electronic circuit,
- a first position sensor configured to measure a geographical direction of the light assembly,
- a second position sensor configured to measure a tilt angle of the light assembly, and
- a light communication device configured to receive measurements of the first position sensor and the second position sensor, and wherein the light communication device is configured to evaluate the measurements and determine alignment of the light assembly based on predefined tolerance thresholds for the geographical direction and tilt angle,
- wherein the first and second position sensors are powered by the electronic circuit operating the light source, and
- wherein the first and second position sensors are configured to receive power and perform measurements when the light source is activated by the electronic circuit.
A method for determining alignment of a signal comprising:
- measuring a geographical direction of a light assembly by a first position sensor,
- measuring a tilt angle of the light assembly by a second position sensor,
- transmitting measurements of the first and second position sensors to a light communication device, and
- evaluating, by the light communication device, the measurements and determining alignment of the light assembly based on predefined tolerance thresholds for the geographical direction and tilt angle,
- powering the first and second position sensors by an electronic circuit, the electronic circuit operating a light source of the light assembly, and
- performing measurements by the first and second position sensors when the light source is activated by the electronic circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.