USER CONFIGURABLE HORIZONTAL BRAKE FEATURE FOR RAILROAD CROSSING GATES

摘要

A user configurable horizontal brake feature for a railroad crossing gate. The braking feature will maintain lowered crossing gate arms in the horizontal position when a train is approaching and until it is the proper time to raise the gate arms (e.g., after the passing of the approaching train).

主权项

1. A method of controlling a crossing gate comprising:
determining if a first crossing gate arm is in a substantially horizontal position; and locking the first crossing gate arm in the substantially horizontal position if it is determined that the first crossing gate arm is in the substantially horizontal position.