Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steering system and method for train vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 火车车辆转向系统及方法
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Application No.: US13750152Application Date: 2013-01-25
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Publication No.: US09037322B2Publication Date: 2015-05-19
- Inventor: Adam Fortin , Ashley Debnam , Sterling Parson
- Applicant: Prairie Machine & Parts Mfg. (1978) Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CA Saskatoon
- Assignee: Prairie Machine & Parts Mfg. (1978) Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Prairie Machine & Parts Mfg. (1978) Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Saskatoon
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G05D3/00 ; G06F7/00 ; G06F17/00 ; B62D5/04 ; B62D13/00 ; B62D12/00 ; B62D13/04

Abstract:
A steering system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling a steerable, self-propelled vehicle for travelling in an end-to-end series of steerable, self-propelled vehicles, the vehicle including a plurality of individually controllable propelling devices connected at a generally vertical pivot to an axle of the vehicle. The steering system includes: an angle sensor for detecting an inter-vehicle angular position between two of the vehicles and providing a corresponding signal indicative thereof; a distance sensor for detecting an inter-vehicle distance between two of the vehicles and providing a corresponding signal indicative thereof; and a controller system. The controller system is configured to: receive the signals from the angle sensor and the distance sensor, control a speed of each propelling device based on the inter-vehicle distance, and control an angle of each propelling device based on the inter-vehicle angular position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130190987A1 STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAIN VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2013-07-25
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