Wayside guideway vehicle detection and switch deadlocking system with a multimodal guideway vehicle sensor

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PATENT NO 9499185
APP PUB NO 20150175179A1
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14137461

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A multimodal guideway vehicle sensor includes a passive sensor, an active sensor and an unique identification (ID) sensor. The passive sensor is configured to receive and detect a first electromagnetic radiation from a guideway vehicle. The active sensor configured to transmit a second electromagnetic radiation and receive and detect the second electromagnetic radiation reflected from the guideway vehicle. The ID sensor that detects an ID associated with the guideway vehicle. The multimodal guideway vehicle sensor also includes a data fusion center that combines signals from the passive sensor, the active sensor and the ID sensor to produce guideway vehicle information about the guideway vehicle.

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HITACHI RAIL GTS CANADA INCTORONTO ONTARIO M3B 0A4

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Green, Alon Toronto, CA 39 210
Whitwam, Firth Toronto, CA 12 142

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