Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
SYSTEM TO DETERMINE CLEARANCE OF AN OBSTACLE FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEM

Abstract:

A system includes one or more processors configured to identify first location data corresponding to a first location of a first vehicle of a vehicle system when the first vehicle passes a reference object and identify second location data corresponding to a second location of a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are further configured to determine whether the first location and the second location are within a predetermined distance of each other and in response to determining that the first and second locations are within the predetermined distance of each other, and generate a signal related to a condition that the first location and the second location are within the predetermined distance.