Patent ID: 11888211
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
determining, via one or more processors of a communication assembly disposed on a vehicle, occurrence of a designated raise event, the communication assembly including a housing and a mast mechanically coupled to the housing, the mast being extendable and supporting an antenna of the communication assembly; and
responsive to determining the occurrence of the designated raise event, automatically generating a control signal to raise the mast to increase a distance that the antenna extends from the housing,
wherein determining the occurrence of the designated raise event comprises at least one of:
detecting at least one of degraded communication quality or total communication loss between the communication assembly and a second communication assembly disposed on another vehicle;
determining that the vehicle is approaching an upcoming segment of a route that is associated with degraded communication quality;
detecting initiation of a communication linking procedure between the communication assembly and the second communication assembly on the other vehicle;
detecting that the vehicle is in motion; or
detecting release of brakes of the vehicle.