Patent ID: 9475509
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B60T,B61F,B61L

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a derailment of a guided ground vehicle traveling on a track, the track comprising an electric contact rail for supplying electricity to the vehicle via the ground, the rail including a plurality of electrical circuits, each electrical circuit being connected to at least one electric switching member, the method being implemented by an onboard device within the vehicle, the device including a detector and a processing unit connected to the detector, wherein the detector operates to detect the derailment of the ground vehicle, the vehicle including generating means for generating a control signal for controlling the at least one electric switching member connected to at least one of the plurality of electrical circuits positioned across from the ground vehicle, to close said electrical circuit, the generating means being connected to the processing unit, the method including detecting, by the detector, the derailment of the ground vehicle, wherein, after detection of derailment by the detector, the processing unit deactivates the generating means so as to inhibit the generation of the control signal, in order to cause the opening of the circuit(s) across from the vehicle.