FORCED STOPPAGE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OF LOCOMOTIVE SHUNTING ON STATION DEAD-END SIDING Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B61L27/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway ACS and telemetry systems and may be used in shunting operations on station dead-end siding. Proposed system comprises locomotive controller with locomotive board connected thereto, radio modem, relay unit to open electro pneumatic valve of forced braking and to switch locomotive traction control circuits. It comprises also the tower control device mounted at central control station and connected with data board, contacts of track indicating relay of railway station electric interlocking with data concentrator, radio modem to allow radio communication with the system locomotive equipment. Laser range finders are mounted at fixed buffers of the track control section to determine the distance from fixed buffer to approaching shunting train. Additionally, proposed system incorporates track controllers connected with data concentrator and appropriate laser range finders.

EFFECT: preventing collision of shunting rolling stock or locomotive on station dead-end siding with stationary obstacles.

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