Triggering system for spotter control on train
AssigneeProgress Rail Locomotive Inc.
InventorJeffrey Edward Jensen
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Abstract
A triggering system for a train having a spotter control system is provided. The triggering system includes a position detection system configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of a rail shop relative to the train. The system also includes a controller coupled to the position detection system, the spotter control system, and an engine of the train. The controller is configured to receive the position signal from the position detection system. The controller is configured to detect if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal. The controller is configured to trigger a shutdown of the engine based on the detection. The controller is configured to trigger an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection.
Claims20
A triggering system for a train having a spotter control system, the triggering system comprising:
- a position detection system configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of a rail shop relative to the train;
- and
- a controller coupled to the position detection system, the spotter control system, and an engine of the train, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive the position signal from the position detection system;
- detect if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal;
- trigger a shutdown of the engine based on the detection;
- and
- trigger an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection.
A method for triggering a spotter control system associated with a train, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, a position signal from a position detection system associated with the train, the position signal indicative of a position of the train with respect to a rail shop;
- detecting, by the controller, if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal;
- triggering, by the controller, a shutdown of the engine of the train based on the detection;
- and
- triggering, by the controller, an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection.
A train comprising:
- an engine;
- a spotter control system;
- and
- a triggering system comprising:
- a position detection system configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of a rail shop relative to the train;
- and
- a controller coupled to the position detection system, the spotter control system and the engine, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive the position signal from the position detection system;
- detect if the train is approaching the rail shop based on the position signal;
- trigger a shutdown of the engine based on the detection;
- and
- trigger an activation of the spotter control system based on the detection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.