Patent ID: 11945482
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a first route circuit configured to be electrically coupled with a first route section, the first route circuit including first signal generation circuitry configured to apply a first location coded signal that is unique to the first route section onto the first route section;
a second route circuit configured to be electrically coupled with a second route section, the second route circuit including second signal generation circuitry configured to apply a second location coded signal that is unique to the second route section onto the second route section;
a signal detection device configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle, the signal detection device
configured to detect the first location coded signal on the first route section while the vehicle is on or within the first route section and configured to detect the second location coded signal on the second route section while the vehicle is on or within the second route section; and
one or more processors configured to determine a location of the vehicle based on the signal detection device detecting at least one of the first location coded signal or the second location coded signal.