Electronic air brake control system for railcars

An electronic air brake control system which utilizes an inter-car distance measuring sensor for determining the distance between adjacent railcars and thereby determining the coupling slack and also determining the performance and response of railcar brake applications. The system providing the cap...

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Main Authors SUTHERLAND DENNIS W, HALVORSON DAVID H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.08.2001
Edition7
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL
BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:An electronic air brake control system which utilizes an inter-car distance measuring sensor for determining the distance between adjacent railcars and thereby determining the coupling slack and also determining the performance and response of railcar brake applications. The system providing the capability of controlling the slack to increase or decrease slack at a controlled rate and further for monitoring and regulating the amount of pneumatic brake signal required to produce a predetermined level of wheel resistance, together with a system and method for applying railcar brakes when predetermined characteristics relating to distance between cars and rate of change of distance between cars meets predetermined characteristics.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980127409