System and Method for Aligning a Railroad Signaling System
First Claim
1. A system for aligning a railroad signal, said system comprising:
- a tilt device for measuring a tilt of the railroad signal;
a directional device for measuring a direction of the railroad signal; and
a controller coupled with the tilt device and with the directional device, the controller switchable between a calibration mode and a monitoring mode.
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Abstract
A system is provided for aligning a railroad signal. The system includes at least one tilt device and at least one directional device to measure the respective tilt and direction of the railroad signal, and at least one controller coupled to the tilt device and the directional device. The controller is switchable between a calibration mode and a monitoring mode. Upon switching to the calibration mode, a correct tilt and correct direction of the railroad signal in a proper alignment is respectively measured and recorded in a memory of the controller. More particularly, upon recording the correct tilt and correct direction, the controller switches into the monitoring mode to determine if one of a measured tilt and a measured direction of the railroad signal exceeds a respective tilt threshold and direction threshold stored in the memory of the controller.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for aligning a railroad signal, said system comprising:
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a tilt device for measuring a tilt of the railroad signal; a directional device for measuring a direction of the railroad signal; and a controller coupled with the tilt device and with the directional device, the controller switchable between a calibration mode and a monitoring mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for aligning a railroad signal, said method comprising:
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providing a tilt device for measuring the tilt of the railroad signal; providing a directional device for measuring the direction of the railroad signal; and coupling a controller to the tilt device and the directional device.
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16. A method for aligning a railroad signal, said method comprising:
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switching a controller into a calibration mode; measuring a correct tilt of the railroad signal in a proper alignment to obtain a measured correct tilt; and measuring a correct direction of said railroad signal in the proper alignment to obtain a measured correct direction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Computer readable media containing program instructions for aligning a railroad signal, the computer readable media comprising:
computer program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform the step of determining if one of a measured tilt and a measured direction of said railroad signal exceeds a respective tilt threshold and direction threshold stored in a memory of said controller.
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