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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert H Perry, Peters Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G / ; B61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364436 ; 2461 / ; 2461 / ; 364438 ; 364426 ;
Abstract
There is provided a transit vehicle control apparatus and method, including a plurality of vehicle carried signal receivers operative with a transposed signal transmitting cable positioned along the vehicle track for providing an initial and higher speed position determination and then a lower speed and more accurate position determination in relation to stopping the vehicle at a desired location.