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US 12,030,540 B2Granted
Local operation system
AssigneeIsrael Railways Ltd.
InventorAlexander Dubov
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a system for operating a marshalling yard in a more efficient and time saving way, by avoiding unnecessary procedures of preparation, usually done manually by mechanical means only, and turn it into an advanced technological facility.
Claims7
A remote control and monitoring system that electronically monitors the switch points of railway tracks in marshaling yards, working areas and maintenance areas, tangential to the interlocking system, comprising:
- a central computer operating the system via secured digital transmission;
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- a power supply system, cables, programmed controllers, relays, electric motors for change of switch points directions and other electronic devices,
- wherein the central computer performs the preparation of route into or out of marshaling yards based on the indications received from laser scanners and cameras screens;
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- laser scanners located parallel to the tracks in predefined locations so that laser scanners' beams cover the whole controlled area overlapping each other at switch points;
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- digital video cameras installed along the tracks to and from marshaling yard in different zones;
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- an automatically operated light emitting diode (LED) direction light element installed between tracks for visual indication to the driver along the route,
- wherein the direction light element provides the driver visual indication of track locking position and route direction.
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