Automatic coupling of locomotive to railcars

An automatic coupling system ( 10 ) for a locomotive ( 11 ). The automatic coupling system includes a means for detecting a coupling contact and for controlling locomotive systems such as throttle and brakes in response to such contact. The means for detecting contact may be a speed sensor ( 24 ), a...

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Hauptverfasser:	KORNICK DAVID FRANK, TEETER DAVID CARROLL, KRAELING MARK BRADSHAW
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROLLING COUNTING COUPLINGS DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS RAILWAYS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An automatic coupling system ( 10 ) for a locomotive ( 11 ). The automatic coupling system includes a means for detecting a coupling contact and for controlling locomotive systems such as throttle and brakes in response to such contact. The means for detecting contact may be a speed sensor ( 24 ), an accelerometer ( 26 ), a distance detector ( 28 ), and/or a wheel slip detector ( 30 ). The automatic coupling system may be integrated with a locomotive remote control system ( 22 ) to facilitate the coupling of a locomotive to a railcar ( 40 ) when the operator is not located in the locomotive cab.