GB979621A - Improvements in or relating to arrangements for traffic monitoring and control - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to arrangements for traffic monitoring and controlInfo
- Publication number
- GB979621A GB979621A GB847461A GB847461A GB979621A GB 979621 A GB979621 A GB 979621A GB 847461 A GB847461 A GB 847461A GB 847461 A GB847461 A GB 847461A GB 979621 A GB979621 A GB 979621A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- wagon
- radar
- track
- vehicle
- railway
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L17/00—Switching systems for classification yards
- B61L17/02—Details, e.g. indicating degree of track filling
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06M1/00—Design features of general application
- G06M1/08—Design features of general application for actuating the drive
- G06M1/10—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means
- G06M1/108—Design features of general application for actuating the drive by electric or magnetic means by electronic means
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
- Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
- Train Traffic Observation, Control, And Security (AREA)
Abstract
979,621. Track apparatus. TELEFUNKEN G.m.b.H. March 8, 1961 [March 9, 1960], No. 8474/61. Heading B7N. [Also in Division H4] A railway traffic monitoring or control arrangement comprises a Doppler radar with its beam extending along the track and means for counting the cycles of the Doppler frequency signal produced by a vehicle moving along the track to give a signal proportional to distance travelled by the vehicle. The invention is described as applied to a railway shunting yard but it is also applicable to traffic control at railway level crossings and to safeguarding railway repair gangs by automatically operating a warning or a braking device when a vehicle exceeds a predetermined minimum distance dependent on the speed of the vehicle. As shown, the aerial of the radar 4 is located between the rails and slightly above the sleepers with its beam 3 directed to the right along the track and when a shunted wagon enters the beam 3 from the left the counter 6 is initiated by a rail contact 5 or by a relay which operates when the amplitude of the reflected radar signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the counter being restarted when another wagon enters the beam. In order to prevent a false distance indication due to a moving wagon rebounding from a stationary wagon, the radar provides two separate Doppler frequency outputs corresponding to forward and backward movement of the wagon, the counter 6 being arranged to count forwards or backwards according to which output it receives. The radar may also measure the speed of the wagon and control a brake 7 to slow the wagon to a permissable speed before it strikes the wagon in front of it.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET18014A DE1144953B (en) | 1960-03-09 | 1960-03-09 | Arrangement for determining and evaluating the fill level of traffic routes |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB979621A true GB979621A (en) | 1965-01-06 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB847461A Expired GB979621A (en) | 1960-03-09 | 1961-03-08 | Improvements in or relating to arrangements for traffic monitoring and control |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| DE (1) | DE1144953B (en) |
| GB (1) | GB979621A (en) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2303510A (en) * | 1995-07-20 | 1997-02-19 | Union Switch & Signal Inc | Radar wheel detector |
| US5764162A (en) * | 1995-07-20 | 1998-06-09 | Union Switch & Signal Inc. | Micropower impulse radar based wheel detector |
| US20140292554A1 (en) * | 2013-04-02 | 2014-10-02 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Method of operating a radar system to reduce nuisance alrrts caused by false stationary targets |
Families Citing this family (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3025718C2 (en) * | 1980-07-07 | 1982-10-28 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Device for tracking the path of lane-guided vehicles |
| CH654670A5 (en) * | 1981-06-22 | 1986-02-28 | Zellweger Uster Ag | Method and device for evaluating signals of a doppler radar speed measuring device. |
| DE102010031910A1 (en) | 2010-07-22 | 2012-01-26 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | Method for determining the level of a rail or track-bound logistics system |
| DE102011075662A1 (en) * | 2011-05-11 | 2012-11-15 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Control device and method for controlling a technical routing conveyor |
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1960
- 1960-03-09 DE DET18014A patent/DE1144953B/en active Pending
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1961
- 1961-03-08 GB GB847461A patent/GB979621A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2303510A (en) * | 1995-07-20 | 1997-02-19 | Union Switch & Signal Inc | Radar wheel detector |
| US5764162A (en) * | 1995-07-20 | 1998-06-09 | Union Switch & Signal Inc. | Micropower impulse radar based wheel detector |
| US20140292554A1 (en) * | 2013-04-02 | 2014-10-02 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Method of operating a radar system to reduce nuisance alrrts caused by false stationary targets |
| US9297892B2 (en) * | 2013-04-02 | 2016-03-29 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Method of operating a radar system to reduce nuisance alerts caused by false stationary targets |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE1144953B (en) | 1963-03-07 |
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