Systems and methods are provided for vehicle host interface module (vHIM) based braking solutions and use thereof in trains.

The present disclosure relates to a transportation system that includes a plurality of cabs that are attached to suspension frames suspended from a cable using multiple pairs of sheaves running freely on an overhead cable guide-way to allow balancing of total weight of the cab along the cable guide-way. The pairs of sheaves are assembled to articulate in a horizontal plane to allow easy traversing along curved cable guide-way sections. The transportation system also includes a plurality of smart electro-mechanical switches capable of disengaging continuity of line of motion of the cab from the cable guide-way section and diverting the cab onto other cable guide-way sections. Each of the plurality of cabs can be coupled with a plurality of propellers to provide thrust for forward movement, speed control, steering, stabilization of the cab from swinging on the suspension frame and stopping of the cab by reversing the thrust developed thereof.

Layout indicating vehicles or objects using distinctive sign or other dangerous vehicles or objects, which on the one hand contains a priority transmitter fixed to the vehicles or objects using distinctive sign or other dangerous vehicles or objects, on the other hand contains more ordinary units fixed to moving or stationary object. The priority device contains a transmitter operating on a specific audio frequency, and a switch. According to another preferred layout, the priority device is connected to the vehicle's distinctivesound or light signal device. The ordinary devices contain a radio frequency receiver module, which enables priority devices to establish radio frequency connection with ordinary devices. Furthermore, the system has permanent GPS connection, and a graphic display, a control surface and a speaker are also attached to each receiver unit.

A train system is provided that includes a train set including at least one railway car, at least one first set of two trackside points located along a path of the train set, at least one second set of two trackside points, at least one RFID tag located at each of the trackside points configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the train set as it passes the at least one first set of two trackside points, at least one RFID tag located at each of the at least one first set of two trackside points and the at least one second set of two trackside points, the at least one RFID tag being configured to store characteristics of the train set as it passes the at least one second set of the at least two track points, and at least one RFID tag reader connected to a network.

A train system is provided that includes a train set including at least one railway car, at least one first set of two trackside points located along a path of the train set, at least one second set of two trackside points, at least one RFID tag located at each of the trackside points configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the train set as it passes the at least one first set of two trackside points, at least one RFID tag located at each of the at least one first set of two trackside points and the at least one second set of two trackside points, the at least one RFID tag being configured to store characteristics of the train set as it passes the at least one second set of the at least two track points, and at least one RFID tag reader connected to a network.

A train activates an emergency brake when a Station Loop Coil (SLC) used for a stop-position determination function to determine whether the train has stopped at a stop target in a terminal becomes unable to be detected (non-detected state) before the train is determined to have stopped at a stop-position by the stop-position determination function after the SLC has been detected. Thus, the train can be prevented from colliding with a car stop disposed at an end of a track as a result of overrunning. In the terminal protection, an emergency brake or a service brake is activated also when a reception duration during which the SLC continues to be detected reaches a. predetermined threshold time period, or when a traveling position of the train reaches a disposed position of the SLC but the SLC is not detected.

Disclosed is a method, implemented in a supervision system for trains of the communication-based train management type, which includes the steps, carried out by a zone controller, including: during nominal operation, periodically saving an image of a current operational situation on an external memory; and, after a downtime period and rebooting of the zone controller: establishing an image of the operational situation after rebooting; recovering, from the external memory, the most recent saved image as image of the operational situation before failure; collecting information on the crossing of borders of the zone associated with the zone controller during the downtime period; and verifying the coherence of the image of the operational situation after rebooting from the image of the operational situation before failure and crossing information.

A data transmitting device includes: a transmitter; a processor; and a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include: performing beam forming processing with a terminal provided in at least one moving object; detecting a beam angle based on a result of the beam forming processing; estimating a position of the at least one moving object based on the beam angle and installation position information of the data transmitting device; determining whether the estimated position of the at least one moving object is within a communication area of the data transmitting device; and transmitting desired data to the at least one moving object through the transmitter if it is determined to be within the communication area.

A system includes a controller, an activation device, and a communication device. The controller may control movement of a first vehicle system absent an operator input onboard the first vehicle system. The controller may control a propulsion system and a braking system of the first vehicle system. The controller may be positioned off-board the first vehicle system. The activation device may receive a status signal indicating a presence of a work marker proximate to the first vehicle system. The communication device may communicate a lockout signal from the activation device to the controller to direct the controller to prevent activation of the propulsion system and engage the braking system to prevent movement of the first vehicle system.

A railroad management system includes: a plurality of first wireless terminals provided corresponding to a plurality of tracks, and each installed at an end of a platform of a corresponding track; a second wireless terminal installed at an end of a train, and configured to perform communication with the first wireless terminals using an ultra-wide band wireless signal; a distance estimation unit that estimates a distance between each of the plurality of first wireless terminals and the second wireless terminal using the ultra-wide band wireless signal; and a track sensing unit that senses a track that the train is entering based on an estimation result from the distance estimation unit.