Light Rail Vehicle Monitoring and Stop Bar Overrun System
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1. A system for monitoring a vehicle within a traffic grid, the system comprising:
- a pre-defined detection zone located in a traffic grid after a stop bar at an intersection;
a vehicle computer unit (VCU) installed in a vehicle having a published schedule;
a central control system remote from said pre-defined detection zone and said vehicle; and
a priority detector installed at said pre-defined detection zone;
wherein if said vehicle is detected by said priority detector within said pre-defined detection zone after said stop bar at an intersection when said stop bar is engaged, said system will determine that a violation has occurred and send an alert to said central control system; and
wherein the central control system will record a log of the violation.
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Abstract
A satellite positioning location based control and monitoring system for light rail transit systems which enables transit personnel to track vehicle positions, progress and non-vital signals as light rail vehicles travel through their routes while eliminating the capital and maintenance costs associated with embedded light rail transit monitoring systems.
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1. A system for monitoring a vehicle within a traffic grid, the system comprising:
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a pre-defined detection zone located in a traffic grid after a stop bar at an intersection; a vehicle computer unit (VCU) installed in a vehicle having a published schedule; a central control system remote from said pre-defined detection zone and said vehicle; and a priority detector installed at said pre-defined detection zone; wherein if said vehicle is detected by said priority detector within said pre-defined detection zone after said stop bar at an intersection when said stop bar is engaged, said system will determine that a violation has occurred and send an alert to said central control system; and wherein the central control system will record a log of the violation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
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5. The system of claim 6 wherein when said vehicle enters said advanced detection zone, a notification announcement is triggered.
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8. The system of clam 1 wherein said vehicle is a mass transit vehicle.
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10. A system for monitoring a mass transit vehicle within a traffic grid, the system comprising:
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a pre-defined detection zone located in a traffic grid after a stop bar at an intersection; a vehicle computer unit (VCU) installed in a mass transit vehicle; a central control system remote from said pre-defined detection zone and said mass transit vehicle; and a priority detector installed at said pre-defined detection zone; wherein if said mass transit vehicle is detected by said priority detector within said pre-defined detection zone after said stop bar at an intersection when said stop bar is engaged, said system will determine that a violation has occurred and send an alert to said central control system; and wherein the central control system will record a log of the violation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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