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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1992
John W Drake, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David J Pcsolar, Greer, SC (US);
James A Wood, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Abstract
A transducer health and offset calibration processing arrangement for a multiple axle railway vehicle including a brake cylinder transducer correction function circuit coupled to a stuck/dragging brake signal terminal, a brake command signal terminal, and a power/brake trainline signal terminal. A zero speed latch circuit and a transducer circuit interface health check circuit connected to a zero speed signal terminal. A first three-input AND gate connected to the zero speed signal terminal, a snowbrake trainline signal terminal, and a Servotrol output signal terminal. A second three-input AND gate coupled to the output of the first three-input AND gate and a highest axle speed signal terminal. A minimum axle rate discriminator circuit connected to each of plurality of axle rate signal terminals of the multiple axles of the railway vehicle. A brake cylinder pressure circuit check and a brake cylinder pressure signal generator coupled to a truck brake cylinder pressure signal terminal. The brake cylinder pressure signal generator, a transducer circuit interface health check circuit, and the transducer cylinder transducer correction function circuit coupled to a timer input signal terminal. A transducer offset initialization function circuit connected to a cold start input terminal. The minimum axle rate determination circuit having an output connected to the second three-input AND gate which has an output connected to a check and recalibrate enable function circuit.