Railway switches and signals – Cab signal or train control – Magnetic rail
Patent
1986-07-30
1988-04-05
Caldwell, Sr., John W.
Railway switches and signals
Cab signal or train control
Magnetic rail
246167R, B61L 322
Patent
active
047353848
ABSTRACT:
A rail vehicle of a type for running on a pair of parallel rails has an apparatus for detecting the distance between it and a forward remote vehicle, for detecting the speed of the forward remote vehicle and for detecting discontinuities in the track. This is achieved by a first electrical contact for engaging one of the rails which applies a voltage between the contact and the first set of wheels of the vehicle which generate a short across the two rails. The spacing between the contact and the first set of wheels is such that a current runs from the contact forwardly of the vehicle to a short circuit across the rails generated by the next adjacent remote vehicle and back to a second electrical contact on the vehicle contacting the other rail. The magnitude of the voltage difference between the second contact and the first set of wheels is then measured to provide an indication of the distance between the vehicle and the next adjacent remote vehicle. The voltage at the first contact is provided in pulses at a frequency dependent upon the velocity of the vehicle and is detected in pulses at the second contact. The second contact also can detect pulses from the remote vehicle and can therefore detect its velocity. A discontinuity in the track can be detected by a rapid decrease in voltage at the second contact.
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Battison Adrian D.
Caldwell Sr. John W.
Oberley Alvin
Thrift Murray E.
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