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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
James W. Citta, Lombard, IL (US);
Robert Urman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
James W. Citta, Lombard, IL (US);
Robert Urman, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Wabtec Holding Corp., Wilmerding, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus of recognizing the presence of a passenger in front of a door of a transit vehicle comprises directing an ultrasound transmitter/receiver at a volume of space adjacent the door, emitting an ultrasound pulse into the empty volume, recording and integrating intensity of the echoes and storing the integrated value as a standard value, repeatedly emitting an ultrasound pulse into the volume, and comparing the integrated values to the standard value.
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