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V-aware end of train device

  • US 9,994,242 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An end-of-train device positioned at about a rear end of a train, the end-of-train device comprising:

  • at least one transceiver configured to;

    wirelessly communicate with a rail vehicle that is moving towards the rear end of the train, andreceive signals from a wayside device; and

    a processor configured to;

    detect, based on the communication with the rail vehicle, a presence of the rail vehicle to prevent a potential collision between the train and the rail vehicle, anddetermine, based on the received signals, a location of the rear end of the train relative to the wayside device.

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