B61L25/028

Work block encroachment warning system

The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.

Vehicle orientation determination system

A vehicle orientation determination system includes one or more processors configured to determine a first distance between a reference device disposed on a first vehicle and a front device disposed on a second vehicle. The first and second vehicles are both disposed on a route. The one or more processors are further configured to determine a second distance between the reference device disposed on the first vehicle and a rear device disposed on the second vehicle. The front device is located more proximate to a front end of the second vehicle than a proximity of the rear device to the front end. The one or more processors are configured to determine that the second vehicle has a common orientation as the first vehicle relative to the route based on the first distance being less than the second distance.

TRAIN DOOR OPENING DETERMINATION METHOD AND ON-BOARD CONTROLLER
20230025174 · 2023-01-26 ·

A train door opening determination method includes obtaining a stop threshold, obtaining a cumulative ranging error, and instructing, according to the stop threshold and the cumulative ranging error, a train to open or not to open train doors.

Mobile unit control system and mobile unit control method

A mobile unit control system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information on transportation located around the traveling area of a mobile unit that a user gets on and off while the mobile unit is traveling and a setting unit configured to set the traveling route or the traveling speed of the mobile unit based on the operation information on transportation.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND CONTROLLING VIRTUAL MARSHALLING TRAINS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

The embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for tracking and controlling virtual marshalling trains, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium, which is intended to balance the running safety and the utilization of the railway resources. In the present application, the running state data of the target train is obtained, the target control operation corresponding to the running state data is determined from the plurality of preset control operations based on the preset reinforcement learning model, and the control of the target train is implemented according to the target control operation. In addition, the reward value corresponding to the previous control operation of the target control operation is determined according to the distance contained in the running state data, and the reinforcement learning model is updated according to the reward value.

Measurement Method, Measurement Device, Measurement System, And Measurement Program
20230019808 · 2023-01-19 ·

A measurement method includes: generating first measurement data based on observation data of an observation point of a structure; generating second measurement data by performing filter processing on the first measurement data; calculating a first deflection amount of the structure; calculating a second deflection amount by performing filter processing on the first deflection amount; approximating the second measurement data with a linear function of the second deflection amount to calculate a first-order coefficient and a zero-order coefficient; calculating a third deflection amount based on the first-order coefficient, the zero-order coefficient, and the second deflection amount; calculating an offset based on the zero-order coefficient, the second deflection amount, and the third deflection amount; and calculating a static response by adding the offset and a product of the first-order coefficient and the first deflection amount.

Enhanced transit location systems and methods
11697444 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, at a first one of the first electronic devices, a first wireless signal transmitted by a second electronic device attached to a vehicle; transmitting, from the first electronic device, a second wireless signal, wherein the second electronic device determines a location of the vehicle along the transportation pathway according to the second wireless signal; receiving, at the first electronic device, a third wireless signal transmitted by a second electronic device, wherein the third wireless signal identifies the determined location of the vehicle; and transmitting, from the first electronic device, a fourth wireless signal, wherein the fourth wireless signal identifies the determined location of the vehicle, wherein other ones of the first electronic devices wirelessly relay fifth wireless signals along the transportation pathway, wherein the fifth wireless signals identify the determined location of the vehicle.

Measurement Method, Measurement Device, Measurement System, And Measurement Program
20230001967 · 2023-01-05 ·

A measurement method includes: generating second measurement data by performing filter processing on first measurement data; calculating a first deflection amount based on an approximate equation of deflection of a structure; calculating a second deflection amount by performing filter processing on the first deflection amount; calculating a third deflection amount based on the second deflection amount and a first-order coefficient and a zero-order coefficient which are calculated based on the second measurement data and the second deflection amount; calculating an offset based on the zero-order coefficient, the second deflection amount, and the third deflection amount; calculating a static response by adding the offset and a product of the first-order coefficient and the first deflection amount; calculating a first dynamic response by subtracting the static response from the first measurement data; calculating a second dynamic response by attenuating an unnecessary signal from the first dynamic response; and calculating an attenuation rate of the second dynamic response based on an envelope amplitude of the second dynamic response.

Measurement Method, Measurement Device, Measurement System, And Measurement Program
20230003575 · 2023-01-05 ·

A measurement method includes: generating second measurement data by performing filter processing on observation data-based first measurement data; calculating a first deflection amount of a structure based on an approximate equation of deflection of the structure, observation information, and environment information; calculating a second deflection amount by performing filter processing on the first deflection amount; calculating a third deflection amount based on the second deflection amount and a first-order coefficient and a zero-order coefficient which are calculated based on the second measurement data and the second deflection amount, and the second deflection amount; calculating an offset based on the zero-order coefficient, the second deflection amount, and the third deflection amount; calculating a first static response by adding the offset and a product of the first-order coefficient and the first deflection amount; and calculating a first dynamic response by subtracting the first static response from the first measurement data.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE CONFIGURATION OF A TRAIN
20220410948 · 2022-12-29 · ·

The current invention relates to a method for monitoring the configuration of a train, the train comprising a plurality of railway vehicles coupled to each other, each of the railway vehicles comprising a monitoring module on each end, each monitoring module comprising a unique identifier, a low power radio configured to have a range within free space of at least 3 m and at most 10 m, a memory and a communication means to wirelessly communicate with a processing unit. The inventions also relates to a device for monitoring the configuration of a train.