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EP 1418109 B1 20070124 - Position and speed determination method

Title (en)

Position and speed determination method

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Lage- und Geschwindigkeitsbestimmung

Title (fr)

Procédé de détermination de position et de vitesse

Publication

EP 1418109 B1 20070124 (DE)

Application

EP 02024815 A 20021107

Priority

EP 02024815 A 20021107

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1418109A1] A rail vehicle position (P1, P2) and speed measurement procedure obtains values from at least two different independent procedures (A11, A12; A21, A22) with different power supplies and different locations using majority voting with statistical processing (B1, B2) to produce true outputs (MW1, MW2) with status signals.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 25/026 (2013.01); B61L 2027/202 (2022.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1418109 A1 20040512; EP 1418109 B1 20070124; AT E352467 T1 20070215; DE 50209363 D1 20070315

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02024815 A 20021107; AT 02024815 T 20021107; DE 50209363 T 20021107