TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
-
Citations
41 Claims
-
1-21. -21. (canceled)
-
22. A safety system for a train having a locomotive operating crew, said system comprising:
-
a database containing one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; a central server adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said database to generate GPS-located critical information; a GPS device on-board the train to monitor the real-time location of the train; and a computer on-board the train and adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said central server and said GPS device for executing an application utilizing said GPS-located critical information and said real-time location of the train, said application generates a braking curve with look ahead window, and further generates alerts for said locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information, the real time location of the train, and the look ahead window, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented; wherein said system looks ahead to ensure there is sufficient braking time to meet future speed zones based on information generated by at least one of said application and said central server dependent upon type of equipment included in a consist. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. A method of assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew, said method comprising
generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, said GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; -
monitoring a real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for said locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented; wherein said method looks ahead to ensure there is sufficient braking time to meet future speed zones based on information generated by at least one of said application and said central server dependent upon type of equipment included in a consist. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
-
Specification