Patent ID: 8874359
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B60T,B60W,B61L,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for avoiding collisions between trains, which comprises the steps of: providing information to a plurality of trains of a link that will follow in a course of motion of each of the plurality of trains prior to a predetermined distance of the plurality of trains from the link; generating a list of tracks to be traversed by a respective train using information relating to links and to the tracks the links connect in both directions and a list including the links to be traversed by the respective train and a direction of motion of the respective train; broadcasting by each of the trains a last track to be traversed by the respective train and an unique identification of the respective train; receiving at each of the trains the last track to be traversed and the respective unique identification of the respective train transmitted by each of the other trains within a given range; determining if the last track to be traversed by any of the other trains within the given range and any of the tracks to be traversed in a list of the train receiving the last track to be traversed and the respective unique identification of each of the other trains are the same; and providing an indication of danger to enable action to be taken to prevent a collision if the last track to be traversed by any of the other trains within the given range and any of the tracks to be traversed in the list of the train receiving the last track to be traversed and the respective unique identification of each of the other trains are the same.