A system for reliable detection of an approaching train and warning the roadway workers in proximity of the track is described. The system comprises at least one train detector cone (TDC) deployed along a side of an active railroad track and one or more personnel warning cones (PWC) placed near the work site, the cones configured in a wireless mesh network to provide redundant communication links. Detection of a train by the train detector cone is transmitted to the personnel warning cones which provide audible and visual warnings to nearby roadway workers. The system also includes a remote server for centralized tracking and monitoring of the train detector cones and personnel warning cones.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT TOLERANT ROADWAY WORKER SAFETY SYSTEM


    Additional title:

    SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR FEHLERTOLERANTES SICHERHEITSSYSTEM FÜR FAHRBAHNARBEITER
    SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR SYSTÈME DE SÉCURITÉ TOLÉRANT AUX PANNES POUR TRAVAILLEUR SUR VOIE


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    Publication date :

    2022-05-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / E01F ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE , Zusätzliche Baumaßnahmen, wie die Ausstattung von Straßen oder die bauliche Ausbildung von Bahnsteigen, Landeplätzen für Hubschrauber, Wegweisern, Schneezäunen oder dgl. / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze



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