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Apparatus and method for use in simulating operation and control of a railway train

  • US 4,853,883 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1987
  • Issued: 08/01/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for use in simulating operation and control of a railway train, comprising:

  • a control station including;

    a plurality of train operating controls, each for providing a respective signal related to the degree of operation thereof by a control station operator; and

    a first computer connected to said plurality of train operating controls so that a plurality of signal transmission circuits, over which the respective signals from said train operating controls are communicable to said first computer, are defined;

    display means for displaying alphanumeric data and graphical representations to depict the operation and control of a railway train to be simulated;

    a second computer including an output connected to said display means; and

    serial communication link means for connecting said first computer and said second computer so that a serial signal communication circuit, over which any of the respective signals communicable to said first computer are communicable to said second computer from said first computer, is defined between said first and second computers.

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