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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Siemens Mobility Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Christoph Kutschera, Bad Harzburg, DE;
Jens-Harro Oechsner, Denkte ot Neindorf, DE;
Thomas Schmidt, Braunschweig, DE;
Siemens Mobility GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method secures a railroad crossing which allows a timely securing of the railroad crossing, and is particularly efficient and reliable. The method proceeds in such a way that sensor data relating to a rail-borne vehicle approaching the railroad crossing are detected by a track-side sensor device. The sensor data contains at least the current speed of the rail-borne vehicle. The detected sensor data are transmitted by the track-side sensor device to a stationary control device. A switch-on time is determined by the stationary control device taking into account the transmitted sensor data and route data. Upon reaching the switch-on time, the securing of the railroad crossing is initiated by the stationary control device. After the railroad crossing has been successfully secured, a travel permission that extends beyond the railroad crossing is determined by a control device of a train control system, and is transmitted to the rail-borne vehicle.