Patent ID: 8812227
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B61L,G08G

Abstract:
1. A collision avoidance system comprising: one or more vehicle mounted modules, each vehicle mounted module mountable on a rail vehicle, each vehicle mounted module comprising: a transponder sensor module operable to send and receive data wirelessly, the transponder module comprising a first ultra wideband unit and a first antenna; a control electronics module comprising a processor in communication with at least the transponder sensor module unit; and a user interface module including a user interface, the user interface being operable to provide rail vehicle information to a vehicle operator and to receive input from the vehicle operator; and wherein each vehicle mounted module is operable to communicate with at least one other vehicle mounted module mounted on at least one other rail vehicle, and wherein each vehicle mounted module is operable to apply a time of flight technique to determine a separation distance between the rail vehicles.