A support system for supporting a coupling operation between a first train unit and a second train unit ;each train unit has a respective coupler for coupling to the coupler of the other train unit, and a respective coupler cover which is movable between a closed configuration in which the cover covers its coupler and an open configuration in which the coupler is revealed to allow coupling. The support system includes a distance measuring device mountable at a front of the first train unit and operable to measure a distance between the first train unit and the second train unit. The support system further includes a coupler cover monitoring device 10 mountable to the first train unit and operable to detect an open or closed configuration status of the first train unit’s coupler cover. The support system further includes a protection sub-system mountable to the first train unit. The protection subsystem receives a distance measurement from the distance measuring device and a configuration status from the coupler cover monitoring device, and issues a coupling stop signal when the distance measurement is less than a predetermined threshold distance and the configuration status indicates the first train unit’s coupler cover is closed.
Train coupling support system
2020-05-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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