Westinghouse Electric Corporation

David H Woods

Robert H Perry

Richard S Rhoton

Lawrence W Anderson

An antenna apparatus is disclosed for improved coupling of audio signals in relation to the vehicle track of a transit system operative with steel rails and providing a reduced cost for the associated hardware and lower crosstalk with adjacent signal blocks and track rails.

Antenna apparatus for vehicle track rail signals

An improved train vehicle speed control system is provided for operation in conjunction with train speed control signals and train occupancy indication signals in relation to a train vehicle track system including a plurality of predetermined track circuit signal blocks through which train vehicles pass. It is desired that a control of train vehicle speed be provided in relation to the detected occupancy by a train vehicle of a particular signal block, for maintaining train vehicle occupancy protection requirements and providing desired sequential occupancy control of the train vehicles through each of successive signal blocks through operation of provided protection signals with selected signal blocks behind the detected train vehicle. Spurious pseudo vehicle occupancy in a given signal block is detected and included in the provided train speed control in relation to that given signal block.

Sequential occupancy release control method and apparatus for train

There is disclosed a train vehicle protection apparatus including the determination of train vehicle occupancy of a track circuit signal block, wherein a frequency tone speed code signal is provided to the signal block for controlling the train vehicle speed and a vital and fail-safe determination of train vehicle occupancy of the signal block is provided.

Train vehicle protection apparatus including signal block occupancy

An antenna apparatus is disclosed for coupling audio frequency signals in relation to one or more vehicle track rails of a transit system for the purpose of determining vehicle occupancy of a given signal block and providing speed coded control signals to a vehicle moving along the track rail in that given signal block. It is desired that each signal block in the transit system track circuit operate with the signal level above a predetermined minimum signal level for reasons of vehicle occupational detection. The antenna apparatus is operative to enable desired adjustment of the signal level in a given signal block and in adjacent signal blocks relative to that given signal block.

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

David H Woods