SYSTEM TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAY TRACKS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B61L29/00 G08B25/10 H04N7/18 

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to safety devices to be installed on dangerous section of railways. Observation and warning equipment with video processor subsystem for processing and recording images, alarm signaling unit and transmitting part of wireless communication subsystem is installed in area of potential dangerous section of track, for instance, crossing area. Train is furnished with train movement inter locking equipment, sound annunciator, video monitor and receiving part of wireless communication subsystem. Said video processor subsystem includes two video cameras covering potentially dangerous section of track. It includes also video image processor, image recorder, timer, video camera control unit, illumination pickup, lighting unit and resolver. Transmitting and receiving parts of wireless communication subsystem are made in form of video image transmitter and receiver with voice accompaniment. Display of video monitor is in field of vision of driver. Train movement inter locking equipment is operated by driver. System provides driver with on-line information on situation at nearest dangerous zone of crossing. Driver takes decision on emergency braking of train or continuation of movement basing of information available.

EFFECT: prevention of wrong decision.

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