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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. Allshouse, Manassas, VA (US);
Charles W. Morris, Nokesville, VA (US);
Joseph E. Sanfilippo, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 1/14 (2006.01); B61L 3/12 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 1/14 (2013.01); B61L 3/125 (2013.01); B61L 15/0054 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) tags mounted at trackside points of interest (POI) together with an RFID tag reader mounted on an end of train (EOT) car. The RFID tag reader and the RFID tags work together to provide information that can be used in a number of ways including, but not limited to, determining train integrity, determining a geographical location of the EOT car, and determine that the EOT car has cleared the trackside POI along the track.