Anti-collision device

• US 20040138814A1
• Filed: 01/13/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konkan Railway Corp. Ltd. (Government of India)
• Original Assignee: Konkan Railway Corp. Ltd. (Government of India)
• Inventors: Rajaram, Bojji
• Application Number:
  US10/341,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20040138814A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/301
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 2205/04 Satellite based navigation systems, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 23/34 for indicating the distance between vehicles or trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 29/28 electrically operated

Abstract

An anti-collision device for trains and the like transportation system comprising of a microprocessor based command and control unit (CCU), a Global positioning system (GPS) with satellite signal receiver antenna, a crew interface of desired capacity/range with directional antenna, an 1/0 sub system, a braking signal unit linked with braking mechanism for locomotive speed control, a message display unit having audio and/or visual display means and a power supply system, preferably consisting of a battery and power converter, all units and systems functionally interconnected.

Claims

1. An anti-collision device for trains and the like transportation system comprising of a microprocessor based command and control unit (CCU), a Global positioning system (GPS) with satellite signal receiver antenna, a crew interface of desired capacity/range with directional antenna, an 1/0 sub system, a braking signal unit linked with braking mechanism for locomotive speed control, a message display unit having audio and/or visual display means and a power supply system, preferably consisting of a battery and power converter, all units and systems functionally interconnected as shown in FIG. 1.

2. An anti-collision device for trains and the like transportation system, substantially as herein described and illustrated in the figures of the accompanying drawings.