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US3610920A
US3610920A US882183A US3610920DA US3610920A US 3610920 A US3610920 A US 3610920A US 882183 A US882183 A US 882183A US 3610920D A US3610920D A US 3610920DA US 3610920 A US3610920 A US 3610920A
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  • An improved warning system has been provided for activating crossing signal as a function of train speed.
  • a transmitter coupled to the rails generates an input signal which is modified by the shunting of the rails by the railroad vehicle wheels.
  • a receiver coupled to the transmitter through the rails converts the modified signal into a receiver signal.
  • the improvement for providing a uniform warning time ing cludes a detector which periodically samples the receiver [52] US. Cl 246/ 128, i l d id an out ut signal for energizing the crossing 2 signal when the difference between any successive pair of [51 1 Int. Cl .4 B61] 1/02 amples is greater than a predetermined value indicative of the [50] Field of Search .246/l25-l3(), unif -m warning time
  • the amplitude of the receiver signal 34 T, 122 decreases logarithmically as the train approaches the crossing.
  • the variation provides a characteristic to the system such that [56] Rererences for increasing vehicle speeds the crossing signal is activated at UNITED STATES ATENT increasing vehicle distances from the crossing such that the 3,035,167 5/1962 Gut 246/130 warning time is substantially the Same for any vehicle p 3,246,l42 4/1966 Steele et al. 246/ 128
  • the logarithmic variation is achieved by selective impedance 3,246,143 4/ 1966 Duckitt et al... 246/34CT manipulation of the coupling between the transmitter and 3,450,874 6/1969 Whitten 246/34 CT receiver.
  • Highway crossing protection systems present problems which require study in the area of fail-safe operation, economy of installation and maintenance and efficiency of operation.
  • the parties involved in the decision as to when and where to install such crossing protection are concerned with the amount of equipment necessary for the proper operation of the system and balancing of certain criteria including the safety provided by a grade-crossing protector and the cost of installation;
  • Systems of this type must also be efficient in operation; that is, they must not only operate properly all the time but reduce to a minumum the delay to cross traffic.
  • the way to prevent long delays at a crossing is to provide s uniform warning time; that is, for any vehicle within a foreseeable range the crossing signal will be activated a given number of seconds before railroad vehicle reaches the crossing so that the cross traffic will have a chance to clear the tracks and the highway will be blocked for a minimum amount of time.
  • Some systems use multiple sections of track and roughly compute the warning time by using timing sections and the like. However, the installation'and maintenance of such systems is quite expensive and the protection afforded in terms of its accuracy is not necessarily justified.
  • Some systems have a section of track insulated from the main line which is shunted as soon as the train enters the section and a device responsive to the shunt activates the signal immediately.
  • Systems employing apparatus for determining the uniform warning time operate generally on the principle that the instantaneous position of the shunt at any time defines the impedance of the tracks. This value of impedance changes as the train moves toward the crossing. The rate of change of impedance is correlated to the velocity of the train and this information is operated upon by an analog computer to calculate the point in time to activate the warning.
  • a signal is impressed upon the rails and for each position of the train with respect to the crossing a different amplitude signal is received by a receiver.
  • the signal indicative of the position of the train i.e. impedance of the rails
  • is then differentiated yielding a signal representative of the velocity. lf additional information is necessary, that is, acceleration, the velocity signal is differentiated to give this value.
  • the signals obtained from the various steps of differentiation are operated upon to produce a solution to the equation of a linearly moving object.
  • This information is then compared with a preset value which is correlated to the uniform warning time.
  • the prediction equation is solved with the uniform time inserted, and the warning device is activated upon satisfaction of the equation.
  • Such an apparatus requires a number of amplifier circuits to achieve the results required.
  • means must be incorporated for detecting when a train stops before the crossing.
  • the signals must be extinguished and as the system of the present invention does not require insulated joints at the crossing, a means responsive to the departing train must be included.
  • lt is another object to provide a system which will operate effectively over long track circuit lengths.
  • lt is yet another'object of the invention to provide a system which will yield a substantially uniform warning time.
  • lt is another object of the invention to provide a simple apparatus for the calculation of the uniform warning time.
  • FlG. l is a block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 A-D are curves to be used in the description of the preferred embodiment and the theory of the operation of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial block, partial schematic diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the system includes a transmitter coupled to the rails for impressing an alternating current input signal thereon in the vicinity of the crossing.
  • the input signal is modified by the movement of railroad vehicles along the rails by attenuating the input signal as the vehicles approach the crossing.
  • a receiver is coupled to the rails near the crossing and is responsive to the magnitude of themodified signal. The receiver initiates a triggering signal for energizing the crossing at a time when the rate of variation of the modified signal achieves a preset value.
  • the improvement for providing the uniform warning time includes, a. detector in the receiver which responds to the rate of variation of the modified signal and produces the triggering signal when the rate of variation reaches the preset value. Impedance-compensating means,
  • a method of deriving a uniform warning time wherein a signal imposed on the rails and modified by railroad vehicle movement thereon is sampled at a periodic rate for detecting the slope characteristic thereof. When the slope achieves a preset rate, a warning signal is activated. Selective impedance adjustment coupling the impressed signal and the sampled signal constrains variation of the impressed signal to a substantially logarithmic rate so that for various vehicle speeds the signal reaches the preset slope at a uniform time before the vehicle reaches the crossing.
  • the invention described herein is intended to provide a system wherein a highway crossing warning system is activated a fixed number of seconds before the train enters the crossing regardless of speed.
  • a highway crossing warning system is activated a fixed number of seconds before the train enters the crossing regardless of speed.
  • the train stops before it enters the crossing it releases the crossing to vehicular traffic, but when the train starts up again, the highway crossing warning system is again initiated a fixed number of seconds before the train enters the crossing.
  • the crossing signal is extinguished.
  • the crossing signal is again activated a fixed number of seconds before the rear of the train enters the crossing.
  • This fixed warning time remains substantially constant regardless of train direction or speed and can be adjusted to a number of values.
  • the basic equipment for the scheme is shown in FIG. 1. It includes a track transmitter 20 with a designated value of source impedance ZS connected to the rails and a track receiver 21 with a desired value receives input Z coupled to the transmitter through the rails 20.
  • the receiver voltages E follows the curve shown in FIG. 2.
  • This curve has a constantly changing slope which may be determined in this application as the difference between any two successive values of the received voltages E over respective values of distance for a constant measuring period. This slope increases as the train approaches the crossing.
  • the receiver has a slope detector 31 built into it and it detects a certain value of slope or greater for activating output generator 41.
  • This particular slope is the predetennined value indicative of the uniform warning time.
  • Generator 41 triggers warning signal 5] when the proper signals are received. High-speed trains are detected when the train is a considerable distance from the crossing; while slow-moving trains are not detected until they are relatively close to the crossing.
  • FIG. 2 shows the relation of receiver voltage E, vs. S the distance to the crossing. It should be pointed out here that the curve of FIG. 2 has been normalized to a curve in the first quadrant and that the values A and B are absolute values to be compared as explained later in this disclosure with respect to the comparator polarities. It is necessary at this point to determine the slope by arithmetic differentiation as follows. The slope is generally defined as a change in the ordinate over the change in the abscissa value or AE/AS where m is the slope l) The rate which the train crosses the crossing determines the magnitude of the difference between A and B over a set period of time. If the train moves swiftly, the difference of B and A is large with respect to the distance.
  • FIGS. 4A-4D show curves which represent the variations in warning time for different values of receiver impedance. By correct proportioning of the transmitter source impedance and the receiver input impedance, an almost uniform warning time can be achieved for trains over a wide speed variation. For the sake of example, a uniform time of 25 seconds is shown for these curves represented by the dotted line in each figure.
  • FIG. 4A shows curves representing high receiver impedance characteristics.
  • the curve approaches the uniform warning time. However, it is somewhat below the time and would not be reliable in terms of safety.
  • FIG. 4B shows the characteristics, for low receiver impedance. While the uniform warning time at low track ballast is within a useful range at high track ballast, again the curve shows a large deviation from what would be considered a uniform warning time.
  • FIG. 4C shows the optimum receiver impedance for this configuration.
  • the track circuit of the system is artificially loaded to reduce the effect of high track ballast on the system.
  • This loading is represented by impedances la in FIGS. 1 and 5 at a distance of approximately 2500 feet from the crossing.
  • the curves in FIG. 4D illustrate the relatively small deviation from the uniform time for extreme values of track ballast resistance. The correct proportioning of these impedance values assists in the shaping of the curve in FIG. 2 such that for a substantial range of values the curve varies logarithmically with respect to the distance from the crossing.
  • FIG. 5 shows a partial block diagram of the system incorporated into the invention.
  • Transmitter 20 with proper source impedance generates an input signal which is impressed upon the rails 10 at the highway crossing.
  • Receiver 21 coupled to the rails at the highway crossing receives the input signal.
  • the modified input signal is received by bandpass filter 22 which eliminates signals other than at a carrier frequency Fl.
  • This modified signal is transformed by step-up transformer 23 and rectified by fullwave rectifier consisting of diodes 24 and 25.
  • the diodes 24 and 25 are reverse bias so that the polarity of the modified signal must be negative to pass.
  • Resistor 26 and parallel connected capacitors 27 and 28 smooth out the DC rectified signal and provide a receiver signal at point A. The amplitude of the receiver signal represents the distance to the crossing.
  • Detector 31 is used to sample the values of the receiver signal at periodic intervals. During each interval, the signal is sampled and held for a fixed amount of time. This sample is then compared with the next succeeding sample. When the first sample exceeds the second by a certain amount as determined by comparator 42, then a signal is generated which causes the railroad crossing to be activated.
  • the receiver signal at point A is fed into amplifier 34 through resistor R1 and field-effect transistor (FET) switch 33.
  • Pulse generator 32 gates the FET switch and allows the FET 33 to turn on amplifier 34 when the pulse generator is in an ON condition.
  • a sample of A is taken and fed into amplifier 34 to be held on capacitor C1.
  • Resistors RI and R2 set the proportions for the amplification of amplifier 34.
  • the signal A is then held in amplifier 34 for the OFF period of a pulse generator 32.
  • the output of amplifier 34 at signal A is transmitted to B as a positive magnitude signal equal but opposed in polarity to its original value.
  • a sample is taken at point A. This sample is then compared with the value of B through the voltage divider R3 and R4 at point C.
  • R3 and R4 are equal in value and so the value at C represents the difference between the voltages A and B.
  • Output generator 41 is used to detect when C is of a certain value and provides a triggering signal such that the railroad crossing 51 is activated.
  • Comparator 42 is responsive to the signal at C and is biased by the time warning adjustment 40 to a preset value representative of the desired uniform warning time.
  • comparator 42 When the signal at A becomes less than the signal at B by the value set in time adjustment 40, then comparator 42 generates an output indicative of the fact that the certain set slope of the track voltage has been exceeded.
  • the slope may be determined in accordance with the previous definition as the difference in voltage between B and A per the OFF period of the pulse generator 32. If the frequency of the pulse generator is relatively high, the slope calculation approaches the accuracy of a direction differentiation.
  • the speed of the vehi cle may be determined indirectly as a function of the differences in the received voltage E over the differences in distances from the shunt to the crossing over a defined interval of time. This is because the change in E is not a constant.
  • equation (2) because the variation in the curve in FIG. 2 must be correlated with a specific distance S and S that the shunt 11 is from the crossing.
  • S and S have no net effect on the equation, because the value of E is directly correlated to distance of the vehicle from the crossing.
  • the slope detection is set for example at one-fourth, then the signal 51 at the crossing HC would be activated at a distance of 2500 feet from the crossing at a train speed of 100 FPS and in the vicinity of 1250 feet from the crossing at 50 FPS.
  • the slope can be picked off the curve knowing what unifonn warning time is desired and the measuring period. It is true that the faster the detecting rate is, the more accurate will be the detection of the slope for various speeds.
  • Low track ballast resistance provides a response yielding the shortest warning time and the system for safety has been designed with reference to low track ballast resistance values.
  • comparator 42 makes it only sensitive to negative values of slope, i.e. values of A less than values of B as the train approaches the crossing.
  • comparator 42 starts generating an output pulse for every period of the pulse generator, a uniform time before the train enters the crossing regardless of the train speed.
  • This output pulse is transmitted to a one-shot multivibrator 43 which turns on in response to the pulse.
  • the one-shot produces a pulsing signal which is transformed through transformer 44 and rectified to a full-wave DC signal through diodes 45.
  • the rectified signal energizes relay 46 opening back contact 47 which deenergizes relay 49 through closed front contact 48.
  • the deenergization relay 49 drops back contact 50 energizing the crossing signal 51.
  • comparator 42 sensitive only to negative values of slope will stop producing output pulses and the one-shot 43 ceases to be triggered consequently dropping relay 46. However, the crossing will not be turned off because contact 48 has at this time been deenergized by another circuit as will be explained later on. Comparator 52 is sensitive to positive values of slope as seen from its polarity connections.
  • Adjustment 61 is arranged to deenergize relay 65 when the train is within 375 feet of the crossing. This distance is used for convenience and may vary between 300 and 400 feet. This is accomplished by tapping the secondary of the transformer 23 which provides a voltage which is rectified by the full-wave bridge including diodes 63. The signal produced at the output of the bridge is conducted to relay 65 which remains energized. Resistor 64 is used to adjust for a minimum current in the relay 65.
  • the signal produced at the transformer 23 is constantly decreasing and the resistor 64 is adjusted to drop relay 65 when the signal produced at the secondary of the transformer is proportional to a distance of 375 feet from the crossing. This assures the trains travelling below a certain speed in the order of 15 miles per hour will be detected in order to produce a signal at the crossing of at least the uniform warning time.
  • the comparator network incorporating comparator 52 which detects positive slopes for trains moving away from the crossing, one-shot 53, transformer 54, rectifier 55 and relay 56 is used so that when the train passes the crossing BC, the signal will be immediately extinguished.
  • the use of comparator 42, comparator 52, and low-speed warning time adjustment 61 provides a system which keeps delays to highway traffic to a minimum.
  • the formula (13) provides an equation which if plotted would yield a curve which varies logarithmically.
  • the variation provides a clue as to what would be a useful measuring device in uniform time-warning devices.
  • the curves in FIG. 2 do not vary logarithmically over the complete range of values of distance to the crossing but for a sufficiently useful interval it does.
  • the upper curve is arrived at when the track ballast resistance R is high in the order of 300 ohms per 1000 feet for example on hot dry days.
  • the lower curve exists when the track ballast resistance R,, is in the order of 5 ohms per 1000 feet as may exist after a rain storm.
  • the curve in FIG. 3 is a true logarithmic curve becoming zero on the ordinate when the abscissa is S Lo.
  • the distance S to the crossing was adjusted to approximately follow the variation according to equation 13) by manipulating the carrier frequency, input and output impedance of the receiver and transmitter respectively and the track-loading impedances.
  • the following are a range of values indicative of the absolute value of impedances which proved useful in arriving at the desired curve of FIG. 2.
  • Receiver input impedance 2-10 ohms Transmitter output impedance 1-4 ohms
  • Track-loading impedance 1-5 ohms The above impedances are represented as absolute values of complex impedances as determined for the range of frequencies and variations in the track circuit impedance as a function of distance to go.
  • the use of the amplifier 34 and its associated circuitry for deriving the uniform warning time provides a system which is simple in its concept and efficient in its operation.
  • the system utilizes curve-shaping techniques to provide a signal variation which is directly proportional to the uniform warning time such that complicated circuitry is not necessary for deriving the velocity function of the received voltage.
  • the system uses an approximate arithmetic method arriving at substantially the same result with a simple and efficient design.
  • One of the key factors in the operation of the system is the matching impedances to optimum values of the input and outputs of the transmitter and receiver respectively.
  • the matching of impedances mentioned above is not necessarily the matching of impedances in the conventional sense whereby maximum power is transmitted by the exact matching of input and output impedances, but is a matching to cause the received voltage characteristic to follow the approximate logarithmic curve shown in FIG. 2.
  • the impedance listing above shows that the receiver, transmitter and track-loading values are substantially different from each other.
  • the matching of impedances in this disclosure because it achieves the purpose of shaping the response curve of E to the desired characteristic.
  • it is miss-match of impedances and not a conventional means for transferring a signal.
  • the choice of frequency is also important for this system.
  • a standing wave pattern is set up because a set of rails reveal characteristics similar to that of transmission line for the distance involved in track circuits of this invention. If a higher frequency is used, the curve would not vary logarithmically and the results desired would therefore not occur.
  • the voltage-distance curve at low track ballast conditions rises, becomes flat and finally reverses and goes down again as the shunt moves away from the feed point at distances less than the minimum required warning distance of 2500-3000 feet. With this type of voltagedistance curve response, the described uniform time warning system would generate erroneously short warning times for fast trains.
  • An improved control system for a railroad crossing warning providing a uniform warning time having a transmitter for impressing an alternating current input signal on the rails in the proximity of the crossing, said signal modified by vehicle movement, along the rails and a receiver likewise coupled to the rails proximate to the crossing responsive to the magnitude of said modified input signal for initiating the warning wherein the improvement for providing the uniform warning time comprises: means for sampling said modified signal detection means included in the receiver responsive to the difference between any two successive samples of said modified signal for producing a triggering signal for initiating the warning when said difierences achieve the preset value; and
  • impedance compensating means coupled to the output and input of the transmitter and receiver respectively for influencing the variation of said modified signal such that said modified signal varies substantially at an exponential rate whereby for various vehicle speeds the modified signal achieves the preset rate and the warning is activated at a uniform time prior to the vehicle's arrival at the crossing.
  • said impedance compensating means comprises:
  • an input impedance coupled to the receiver, said output and input impedances ranging in magnitude from l to 4 ohms and 2 to ID ohms respectively.
  • said impedance compensating means further includes an impedance in shunt across the rails disposed on opposite sides of the crossing at the extreme range of the system for stabilizing the impedance of the rails under various climatic conditions.
  • An improved control system for activating a railroad crossing signal and establishing a uniform warning time as a function of vehicle speed comprising:
  • a transmitter coupled to the rails proximate to the crossing for generating an input signal, the amplitude of the input signal modified by shunting of the rails by vehicle wheels;
  • a receiver coupled to the rails likewise proximate to the crossing responsive to the modified signal for producing a receiver signal representative of said modified signal; wherein the improvement comprises:
  • a detector responsive to the receiver signal for sampling the amplitude of the receiver signal at a predetermined periodic rate
  • the amplitude of the receiver signal varying approximately as an exponential function of the distance of the vehicle to the crossing.
  • E is the received signal K is a constant S is the measured distance to the crossing S, is the value of the premeasured distance to the crossing lN (5/8,, is a natural logarithmic expression representing the exponential variation of the receiver signal.
  • a signal generator for producing the input signal at a predetermined frequency, the input signal represented by a potential across the rails
  • impedance compensating means coupled the signal generator to the receiver through the rails for influencing the characteristic of said receiver signal such that the receiver signal varies exponentially.
  • a rectifier responsive to the filtered modified signal for converting the filtered modified signal into the receiver signal.
  • a pulse generator for producing the period of the detector
  • a switching means responsive to the pulse generator for gating the detector
  • delay means controlled by the switching means for controlling the output of the amplifier, the delay means being effective to hold the sampled signal in the amplifier until the next succeeding gate of the switching means.
  • a comparator responsive to the output of the detector for producing a triggering signal, when the difference between the sampled signal and held signal exceeds the predetermined value
  • the output signal is produced in response to the conductance state of the output switching circuit, the output signal energizing the warning device when the switching circuit is in said conductance state.
  • the improved control system of claim 4 including means responsive to the detector producing a second output signal for deactivating the crossing signal when a difference between any successive pair of periodic signals exists at an opposite polarity.
  • the improved control system of claim 4 including means responsive to the receiver for activating the crossing signal when a railroad vehicle is within a minimum predetermined distance from the crossing.
  • An improved method for predicting when a railroad vehicle will reach a railroad crossing and energizing a warning device at a uniform time before such occurrence involving the procedure of:
  • the improvement for producing a uniform warning time comprises the steps of;
  • the improved method of claim 12 further comprising: generating a third output signal for activating the signal when the attenuation of the signal achieves a minimum threshold indicative of vehicle presence at a minimum predetermined distance to the crossing.

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