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Method of transferring control of a railway vehicle in a communication based signaling system

  • US 5,823,481 A
  • Filed: 10/07/1996
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of transferring control of a first railway vehicle having a head and a tail from a first wayside controller that controls a first zone within which the railway vehicle is positioned, to a second wayside controller that controls a second zone separated from the first zone by a boundary in a communication based signaling system, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) generating a final target path that provides clearance in the communication based signaling system that utilizes moving blocks to provide improved positioning of the first railway vehicle, said final target path to be relayed by the first wayside controller to the first railway vehicle as the first railway vehicle approaches the boundary;

    (b) relaying a message from the first wayside controller to the first railway vehicle;

    (c) transferring control from the first wayside controller to the second wayside controller after both the head and the tail of the first railway vehicle crosses the boundary.

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