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US 2012/0097803 A1Published application
Methods and systems for rail communication
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWolfgang Daum, Jared Klineman Cooper
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating through a rail are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communicating through a rail is provided. The method includes sending an acoustic signal through the rail of a designated section of track. The acoustic signal includes control commands to remotely control operation of a rail vehicle on the designated section of track.
Claims20
A method for communicating through a rail comprising:
- sending an acoustic signal, through the rail of a designated section of track, including control commands to remotely control operation of a rail vehicle on the designated section of track.
A communication system comprising:
- a remote control unit, configured for acoustic coupling to a rail of a designated section of track, and to send, through the rail, an acoustic signal to remotely control operation of a rail vehicle on the designated section of track.
A communication system comprising:
- a receiver unit, configured for coupling to a rail vehicle that travels along a rail, the receiver unit comprising a transceiver for receiving an acoustic signal through the rail, and the receiver unit further comprising a control system operably coupled to the transceiver for generating a control signal to adjust an engine or braking operation of the rail vehicle, wherein the control signal is generated based on the acoustic signal received through the rail.
A method for communicating through a rail comprising:
- receiving an acoustic signal through the rail of a designated section of track from a remote control unit;
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- adjusting engine or braking operation of a rail vehicle based on control commands generated from the received acoustic signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.