Inventors:
Jared Klineman Cooper - Melbourne FL, US
John William Brand - Melbourne FL, US
Robert Francis Bryant - Melbourne FL, US
Scott William Dulmage - Melbourne FL, US
David Allen Eldredge - Melbourne FL, US
Robert James Foy - Melbourne FL, US
Samuel William Golden - Melbourne FL, US
John Welsh Mcelroy - Melbourne FL, US
International Classification:
B61L 23/00
Abstract:
A detection system for a rail vehicle includes a control module, which has a sensor, input for receiving a signal from a sensor. The control module is configured to receive the signal and to output information responsive to the signal. In operation, the control module and a sensor are deployed on board the rail vehicle. The sensor is configured to generate the signal responsive to detecting a designated condition on board the rail vehicle. When the condition occurs, the sensor outputs the signal, which is received by the control module. Responsive to the signal, the control module outputs the information, such as communicating information of the signal content to another rail vehicle, or to an off board location. The designated condition may be unauthorized use of a handheld wireless device in a rail vehicle, or intruder entry into an unmanned rail vehicle.