A method and system for determining a position of a rail-bound vehicle on a railway is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a transmitter and receiver for wireless communication with at least one base station arranged at a predetermined position in the vicinity of the railway; a measurement device to determine a distance to the at least one base station based on measurements of the radio signals of the wireless communication in the phase domain; and a controller arranged to determine a present position of the vehicle on the railway based on the distance. A control system/method for controlling rail-bound vehicles in a railway system, and/or an internal or external system related to such rail-bound vehicles, using such position determination is also disclosed.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    System and apparatus for determining the position of railbound vehicles on a railway system


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-06-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC




    Method for operating railbound vehicles

    ERHARD KARL-HEINZ / OECHSNER JENS-HARRO / SCHMIDTKE YORK et al. | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access

    - ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A NON-RAILBOUND VEHICLE

    European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access