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US 2016/0257322 A1Published application
Train direction and route detection via wireless sensors
AssigneeSiemens Canada Limited
InventorFrederick Toshack
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting train direction and route along a railroad track. The systems and methods use wireless train presence detection sensors such as e.g., magnetometer sensors to detect the presence of the train, and its direction and route along the track.
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A method of determining a direction and route of travel of a train traveling on a railroad track, said method comprising:
- detecting a presence of the train at a first presence detector located at a first portion of the track;
- detecting a presence of the train at a second presence detector located at a second portion of the track;
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- determining the direction and route of travel of the train based on an order of the detections by the first and second presence detectors.
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A railroad system comprising:
- a first presence detector located at a first portion of a railroad track and being configured to detect a presence of a train at the first portion of the track;
- a second presence detector located at a second portion of the track and being configured to detect a presence of the train at the second portion of the track;
- a base station in wireless communications with the first and second presence detectors, said base station configured to receive a first train detection signal from the first presence detector and a second train detection signal from the second presence detector;
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- a wayside inspector in communication with the base station, said wayside inspector being configured to receive the first and second train detection signals from the base station and to determine a direction and route of travel of a train traveling on the track based on an order of the detections by the first and second presence detectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.