US 12,012,135 B2 · Vehicle warning system

Abstract

A vehicle warning system and method receive an information notification from a first vehicle system at a second vehicle system. The information notification includes traversal information associated with a position of the first vehicle system and/or an identifier associated with the first vehicle system. The information notification also including a warning that indicates of the second vehicle system is moving too close to the first vehicle system and/or the first vehicle system and the second vehicle system are headed toward an intersection. A decision is made as to whether a response should be sent based on the information notification and sending the response based on the information notification to the first vehicle system. The response includes a command to slow down or stop to avoid a collision with the first vehicle system.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving an information notification from a first vehicle system at a second vehicle system, the information notification including at least one of traversal information associated with a position of the first vehicle system or an identifier associated with the first vehicle system, the information notification also including a warning that indicates one or more of the second vehicle system is moving too close to the first vehicle system or the first vehicle system and the second vehicle system are headed toward an intersection;
determining that a response should be sent based on the information notification;
and
sending the response based on the information notification to the first vehicle system, the response including a command to (a) slow down or (b) stop to avoid a collision with the first vehicle system.

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A method comprising:

monitoring movement of a rail vehicle system along a track;
monitoring movement of a non-rail vehicle system along a route that intersects the track;
determining, onboard one or more of the rail vehicle system or the non-rail vehicle system, whether the movement of the rail vehicle system and the movement of the non-rail vehicle system will result in the rail vehicle system and the non-rail vehicle system occupying an intersection between the track and the route at a same time;
and
communicating a signal from the one or more of the rail vehicle system or the non-rail vehicle system to another of the one or more of the rail vehicle system or the non-rail vehicle system, the signal instructing at least one of the rail vehicle system or the non-rail vehicle system to stop, slow down, or move onto another track or another route.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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