Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120197483 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF COMPONENTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - A method for monitoring the state of components of a railway vehicle, wherein sensors for capturing loads acting on the components are operated, the measurement values thereof are fed as input values to an analysis unit for analyzing the wear state, wherein the current position of the railway vehicle is processed as a signal to this end, wherein the current velocity of the railway vehicle is recorded over time, from which a v-t profile is generated and compared to a stored v-t profile in order to determine the current position as a further input value for monitoring the state by stochastically comparing both profiles. | 08-02-2012 |
20130125637 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT A BRAKE TEST IN A RAIL VEHICLE - A mobile measurement device for carrying out a brake test in a rail vehicle, in particular having a pneumatic brake system on which are formed externally accessible measurement ports for pressure sensors whose electric measurement signal is processed by a mobile electronic measurement unit which is connected to the sensors locally thereto, which measurement unit is provided with an input for control and with a display for a user dialog and for displaying measurement results, wherein the input and the display for the electronic measurement unit are arranged in a portable control end unit, arranged separately from the electronic measurement unit, for remote control and for storable outputting of measurement results, wherein the electronic measurement unit and the control end unit communicate bidirectionally with one another via a respectively associated radio interface. | 05-23-2013 |
20130261924 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTISLIP-REGULATED FRICTION BRAKE SYSTEM OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for controlling an antislip-regulated friction brake system of a rail vehicle or rail vehicle train having a number of braked axles which subjects at least two selected axles to a braking pressure exceeding the braking pressure required for braking; measures at least one variable representing the maximum transmittable frictional force in each case between the wheels of the selected axles and the rail; prepares a list associating the selected axles with the respectively transmittable brake friction force; identifies at least one brake-slipping axle from the selected axles in which a brake slip exceeding a predetermined extent occurs; calculates lost braking work; identifies from the list at least one axle in which brake-slipping does not occur or occurs to a permissible extent; and applies the brakes on at least one axle. | 10-03-2013 |
20130338860 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTISKID-REGULATED FRICTION BRAKE SYSTEM OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for controlling an emergency brake device of a rail vehicle or rail vehicle train consisting of several rail vehicles having axles braked by friction brakes, wherein an emergency braking operation is started by an emergency braking input, including identifying at least one axle having inadmissible brake slip during the emergency braking operation in which inadmissible brake slip occurs outside a predetermined optimal brake slip range; identifying at least one axle having no or admissible brake slip during the emergency braking operation by which axle a larger friction braking force can be transferred than by the at least one axle having inadmissible brake slip; and adjusting the friction braking forces on the at least one axle having no or admissible brake slip such that the adjustment can maintain a deviation of the actual deceleration of the rail vehicle from a target deceleration. | 12-19-2013 |
20140217810 | EMERGENCY BRAKE DEVICE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE, BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A RAIL VEHICLE, AND RAIL VEHICLE - An emergency brake device for a rail vehicle, having an emergency brake control valve device which provides an emergency brake control pressure to a pneumatic brake device of the rail vehicle; and having an emergency brake adjustment device which is capable of adjusting the emergency brake control pressure, which is provided to the pneumatic brake device, as a function of at least a load value of the rail vehicle and a speed value of the rail vehicle. Also disclosed is a brake system for a rail vehicle and to a rail vehicle. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222284 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A WHEEL OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for monitoring a wheel mounted on a bogie of a rail vehicle. The method includes detecting a deformation of a brake for braking the wheel in a wheel circumferential direction of the wheel and checking the plausibility of the detected deformation based on a comparison with a target alignment. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244080 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A RAIL VEHICLE, BRAKING SYSTEM, RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A STATE ANALYSIS OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A brake control device for a braking system of a rail vehicle, wherein the brake control device is connected or connectible to a vibration-sensitive sensor device for receiving vibration data. The brake control device is designed to identify at least one periodic signal from the vibration data and to store vibration data-based comparative data, and to carry out a state analysis of the rail vehicle based on the comparative data and/or the at least one periodic signal. Also disclosed is a corresponding braking system, a rail vehicle and a method for carrying out a state analysis of the rail vehicle. | 08-28-2014 |
20140303817 | BRAKING PROCESS FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A control device for a brake system of a rail vehicle, the brake system having at least one first brake device and a second brake device, which devices can be actuated by an actuating force during a braking process. The first brake device and the second brake device are adhesion-type brake devices. The control device is capable of receiving and/or generating a loss of adhesion signal, which identifies insufficient adhesion for the first and/or second brake device, and is also designed, during a braking process, to actuate the first and/or second brake device with an increased actuating force if a loss of adhesion signal is present. Also disclosed is a brake system for a rail vehicle having a control device of this type, a corresponding rail vehicle and a method for controlling the brake system of a rail vehicle using a control device. | 10-09-2014 |