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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Remo Ferrari, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Torsten Pannier, Jersey City, NJ (US);
James R. Krietemeyer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/04 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/08 (2006.01); B61L 3/16 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0038 (2013.01); B61L 3/006 (2013.01); B61L 3/08 (2013.01); B61L 3/16 (2013.01); B61L 15/0018 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); B61L 15/0081 (2013.01); B61L 27/0077 (2013.01); B61L 27/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a train may override wayside interface units (WIUs) and/or override wayside devices. An example control system may comprise a transceiver configured to receive a status from a WIU and an on board unit (OBU) coupled to the transceiver. The OBU may be configured to override the command from the WIU and ignore a status from another wayside device associated with the WIU. The OBU may enforce all positive train control commands other than commands from sources associated with the overridden WIU.