Automatic locomotive horn activation with intelligent sequencing
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1. A method of automatically initiating activation of a locomotive horn with intelligent sequencing, said method includes the steps of:
- a) determining a global position of a locomotive;
b) communicating said global position as determined in step (a) to an onboard database system disposed on said locomotive;
c) determining a speed of said locomotive;
d) communicating said speed as determined in step (c) to said onboard database system;
e) determining when to automatically initiate activation of said locomotive horn with a predetermined intelligent sequence program disposed in said onboard database system based on said global position communicated in step (b) and said locomotive speed communicated in step (d); and
f) automatically initiating said locomotive horn with said predetermined intelligent sequence program disposed in said onboard database system on said locomotive.
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Abstract
The automatic initiation and activation of a locomotive horn with intelligent sequencing requires the ability to determine the global position and speed of a locomotive. It also has the ability to communicate the global position and speed to an onboard database system disposed on the locomotive. The onboard database systems utilizes the global position in conjunction with the speed of the locomotive to determine when to automatically initiate activation of the locomotive horn with a predetermined intelligent sequence.
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1. A method of automatically initiating activation of a locomotive horn with intelligent sequencing, said method includes the steps of:
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a) determining a global position of a locomotive;
b) communicating said global position as determined in step (a) to an onboard database system disposed on said locomotive;
c) determining a speed of said locomotive;
d) communicating said speed as determined in step (c) to said onboard database system;
e) determining when to automatically initiate activation of said locomotive horn with a predetermined intelligent sequence program disposed in said onboard database system based on said global position communicated in step (b) and said locomotive speed communicated in step (d); and
f) automatically initiating said locomotive horn with said predetermined intelligent sequence program disposed in said onboard database system on said locomotive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus to automatically initiate activation of a locomotive horn with intelligent sequencing, said apparatus comprising:
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a) an onboard database system disposed in a computer on a locomotive;
b) a means disposed on such locomotive for determining a global position of such locomotive;
c) a communication means connected to said computer and said means for determining said global position of such locomotive for communicating said global position to said onboard database system; and
d) a means connected to said onboard database system and to such locomotive horn to automatically initiate activation of such locomotive horn with a predetermined intelligent sequence program disposed in said onboard database system based on said global position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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