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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Panasec Corporation, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Kevin Kwong-Tai Chung, Princeton, NJ (US);
Albert Han-Ping Chung, Princeton, NJ (US);
Yulin Huang, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Dexi Zhu, New York, NY (US);
Avante International Technology, Inc., Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
A positive train control system and method may comprise one or more switch monitors and/or one or more track monitors providing sensor data relative to one or more switches and/or one or more tracks, respectively, determining whether there is an anomaly of a switch or track, and when there is, providing a message, alert and/or warning, and/or initiating a train control action. Determination of an anomaly may be preformed on a train or at a remote location, e.g., a central facility.