EP 3865370 A1 20210818 - SMART RAIL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OCCUPANCY STATE OF A TRACK SECTION

Title (en)

SMART RAIL AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OCCUPANCY STATE OF A TRACK SECTION

Title (de)

INTELLIGENTE SCHIENE UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES BELEGUNGSZUSTANDS EINES GLEISABSCHNITTES

Title (fr)

RAIL INTELLIGENT ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER L'ÉTAT D'OCCUPATION D'UNE SECTION DE VOIE

Publication

EP 3865370 A1 20210818 (EN)

Application

EP 20380004 A 20200212

Priority

EP 20380004 A 20200212

Abstract (en)

The present invention concerns a smart rail and a method for determining an occupancy state of a track section, the smart rail (11, 12) comprising an intelligent system (111) configured for providing intelligence to the rail, wherein said intelligent system (111) is configured for communicating with an intelligent system (111) of another smart rail (11, 12) of said track section for exchanging a Guided Vehicle Presence signal (hereafter GVPRE) that is used by the intelligent system (111) for determining an occupancy state of each smart rail (11, 12) of said track section by a guided vehicle (21).

IPC 8 full level

B61L 1/14 (2006.01); B61K 9/08 (2006.01); B61K 9/10 (2006.01); B61L 1/02 (2006.01); B61L 1/16 (2006.01); B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/12 (2006.01); B61L 3/22 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 25/04 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61K 9/08 (2013.01); B61L 1/025 (2013.01); B61L 1/14 (2013.01); B61L 1/163 (2013.01); B61L 3/12 (2013.01); B61L 3/22 (2013.01); B61L 15/0054 (2013.01); B61L 23/045 (2013.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/04 (2013.01); B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] EP 3281838 A1 20180214 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
[X] DE 19509696 A1 19960912 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
[A] US 2020023871 A1 20200123 - SNYDER TODD [US], et al
[YA] CN 109291954 A 20190201 - UNIV EAST CHINA JIAOTONG, et al
[A] WO 2012131683 A2 20121004 - INNOWATTECH LTD [IL], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3865370 A1 20210818

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20380004 A 20200212