DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING AND MONITORING RAILWAY TRACKS AND OPERATING METHOD
First Claim
1. A device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks, the device comprising a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals arranged along the tracks, with each terminal comprising:
- an image-capturing module,a wireless communicating module that allows for communication between terminals and with the train,a module for storing electrical power continuously supplying the image-capturing module and the communicating module,a module for supplying the storing module comprising a means for recovering the energy from the air displaced by trains running over the railway track,for the purposes on permanent monitoring by capturing images and making permanent wireless connections available to the trains.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks, noteworthy in that it comprises a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals (100) arranged along the tracks, each terminal (100) comprising: an image-capturing module (200); a wireless communicating module (500) allowing the terminals to communicate with each other and with trains; a module (300) for storing electrical power, continuously supplying the image-capturing module (200) and the communicating module (500) with power; and a module (400) for supplying the storing module (300) with power, comprising at least one means for recovering energy from the air displaced by trains (T) running over the railway track, with the aim of enabling permanent monitoring via the image capture and of making permanent wireless connections available to the trains. The invention also relates to a method of operating said device. Application: communication and monitoring for railway tracks. Application: communication and monitoring for railway tracks.
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1. A device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks, the device comprising a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals arranged along the tracks, with each terminal comprising:
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an image-capturing module, a wireless communicating module that allows for communication between terminals and with the train, a module for storing electrical power continuously supplying the image-capturing module and the communicating module, a module for supplying the storing module comprising a means for recovering the energy from the air displaced by trains running over the railway track, for the purposes on permanent monitoring by capturing images and making permanent wireless connections available to the trains. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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