| 发明名称 | Systems and methods for determining route location | ||
| 摘要 | 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. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8924066(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.12.30 |
| 申请号 | US201313899821 | 申请日期 | 2013.05.22 |
| 申请人 | General Electric Company | 发明人 | Fries Jeffrey Michael |
| 分类号 | G01C22/00;G06F17/00;B61L1/02;B61L27/00 | 主分类号 | G01C22/00 |
| 代理机构 | GE Global Patent Operation | 代理人 | GE Global Patent Operation ;Kramer John A. |
| 主权项 | 1. A system comprising: a communication module configured to be located onboard a first vehicle that is configured to travel along a route, the route comprising plural sub-routes, the communication module configured to receive route occupancy information from an off-board wayside module disposed along the route, the route occupancy information corresponding to a presence or absence of vehicular traffic on each of the sub-routes within a geographic range of a route detection system configured to be operably coupled to the wayside module; and a determination module configured to be located onboard the first vehicle, the determination module configured to obtain position information from one or more onboard detection units disposed onboard the first vehicle, the one or more onboard detection units comprising at least one detector configured to detect a position of the first vehicle, the determination module configured to determine a particular sub-route of the plural sub-routes on which the first vehicle is disposed using a comparison of the position information obtained from the one or more onboard detection units with the route occupancy information received from the off-board wayside module. | ||
| 地址 | Schenectady NY US | ||