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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Richard C. Carlson, Wauconda, IL (US);
Kurt A. Gunther, Round Lake Heights, IL (US);
Marc W. Cygnus, Mundelein, IL (US);
Richard C. Carlson, Wauconda, IL (US);
Kurt A. Gunther, Round Lake Heights, IL (US);
Marc W. Cygnus, Mundelein, IL (US);
Metrom Rail, LLC, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A collision avoidance system (CAS) is described that includes one or more sensor technologies, including, for example, an Ultra Wideband (UWB) sensing technology. The collision avoidance system is designed to reliably track the location and speed of vehicles and the distance between vehicles over a wide variety of track and terrain. The collision avoidance system may utilize information from a variety of sensor technologies to determine whether one or more vehicles violate speed and/or separation criteria, and may generate a warning.