METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE UNMONITORED SWITCH POSITION REPORTING

A switch reporting device including at least one display screen, a high resolution camera, a code reader, at least one memory and one or more processors, the switch reporting device configured to determine a position of an unmonitored switch in a railway by capturing an image of one or more portions...

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Main Authors CHAPMAN, JERRID D, KERNWEIN, JEFFREY D, GREEN, CRAIG KARL, VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, SATHYA VAGHEESWAR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 30.05.2020
Subjects
ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A switch reporting device including at least one display screen, a high resolution camera, a code reader, at least one memory and one or more processors, the switch reporting device configured to determine a position of an unmonitored switch in a railway by capturing an image of one or more portions associated with the unmonitored switch, generating switch position data based on the image of one or more portions associated with the unmonitored switch, and updating a switch position record for the unmonitored switch with the switch position data. The switch reporting device includes one or more mobile computers or an EOT device for monitoring and reporting switch position data for an unmonitored switch.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20193049405