SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ROUTE LOCATION

• Main Author: FRIES, JEFFREY MICHAEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.06.2014
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC; GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RAILWAYS; TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORTING

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ROUTE LOCATION A system includes a communication module and a determination module. The communication module is configured to be located onboard a vehicle configured to travel along a route including plural sub-routes. The communication module is configured to receive route occupancy information from an off-board wayside module disposed along the route. The route occupancy information corresponds to a presence or absence of vehicular traffic on each sub-route within a range of a route detection system operably coupled to the wayside module. The determination module is configured to be located onboard the vehicle, and to obtain position information from one or more onboard detection units disposed onboard the vehicle. The determination module is configured to determine a particular sub-route on which the vehicle is disposed using a comparison of the position information obtained from the one or more onboard detection units and the occupancy information received from the off board wayside module. C> ~~4-J It~ --- -4--- 13 a (a a