SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LEVEL CROSSING OF A RAILWAY TRACK

A system and method for controlling a level crossing of a railway track installation is provided. The railway track installation includes at least one track. The system includes at least two magnetometers associated with the at least one track (2a) and placed at corners of a crossing area between th...

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Main Authors FRISBIE, JAMES, FRIES, JEFFREY, HOUNSCHELL, JOHN, ISAACSON, BRIAN, SPAGNOLIA, TONY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 06.02.2020
Subjects
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC
MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PERMANENT WAY
PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A system and method for controlling a level crossing of a railway track installation is provided. The railway track installation includes at least one track. The system includes at least two magnetometers associated with the at least one track (2a) and placed at corners of a crossing area between the at least one track and a road. The system also includes a level crossing control unit configured for receiving data from the magnetometers. Each magnetometer is arranged to detect a respective magnetic field vector of the earth's magnetic field and to send data representative of said magnetic field vector to the control unit, the control unit being configured to elaborate said data to detect changes in the magnetic field vectors due to the presence of a train in the crossing area and to control the level crossing as a function of said detected changes.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20193050944