Wayside device monitoring system and method
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsMike Kirchner, Brad Von Tersch, Chad Dietrich, Ralph Young
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Abstract
A wayside device monitoring system is provided that may include wayside equipment control movement of vehicle systems through a segment of a route and/or monitor operation of the vehicle systems. The wayside equipment can record data indicative of the movement that is controlled the operation that is monitored. The monitoring system also can include a communication device coupled with the wayside equipment. The communication device can communicate the data recorded by the wayside equipment to at least one of the vehicle systems as the at least one of the vehicle systems move by the wayside equipment.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- wayside equipment configured to control movement of vehicle systems through a segment of a route, the wayside equipment configured to record data indicative of the movement that is controlled or the operation that is monitored, the wayside equipment configured to determine an identity of the vehicle systems, and based on the identity of the vehicle systems, the wayside equipment is configured to determine whether the vehicle systems are permitted to receive the data;
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- a communication device coupled with the wayside equipment, the communication device configured to communicate, upon the vehicle systems being permitted to receive the data, the data recorded by the wayside equipment to at least one of the vehicle systems as the at least one of the vehicle systems move by the wayside equipment.
A method, comprising:
- controlling movement of vehicle systems through a segment of a route by raising or lowering a gate;
- recording data obtained by wayside equipment that one or more of controls movement of vehicle systems through a segment of a route or monitors operation of the vehicle systems, the data that is recorded indicative of the movement that is controlled or the operation that is monitored;
- determining an identity of the vehicle systems;
- based on the identity of the vehicle systems, determining whether the vehicle systems are permitted to receive the data;
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- communicating, upon the vehicle systems being permitted to receive the data, the data recorded by the wayside equipment to at least one of the vehicle systems as the at least one of the vehicle systems move by the wayside equipment.
A wayside device, comprising:
- a gate configured to be raised or lowered to control access of vehicle systems to move through an intersection between routes;
- a data recorder configured to store data indicative of times at which the gate is raised or lowered;
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- a communication device configured to wirelessly communicate the data to a remotely located positive train control (PTC) back office system by wirelessly communicating the data to at least one of the vehicle systems while the at least one of the vehicle systems moves through the intersection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.