US 12,319,326 B2
System, a vehicle and a method for the detection of position and geometry of line infrastructures, particularly for a railway line
Riccardo Maggiora, Turin (IT); and Sara Salvador, Turin (IT)
Assigned to DMA S.r.l., Turin (IT)
Appl. No. 17/621,342
Filed by DMA S.r.l., Turin (IT)
PCT Filed May 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/054967
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/260978, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000010209 (IT), filed on Jun. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388553 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B61L 23/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01)
CPC B61L 23/04 (2013.01) [B61L 23/047 (2013.01); B61L 23/048 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A detection system for line infrastructures of a railway line, comprising:
at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device comprising at least one transceiver antenna, the electromagnetic-wave detection device being configured for emitting electromagnetic waves towards a line infrastructure by means of said at least one transceiver antenna, and for receiving electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure; and
a control unit configured for processing the electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure and determining a position of said line infrastructure with respect to a pre-set reference system,
wherein said at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device is configured for installation on board a railway vehicle,
wherein said at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device comprises a phased-array radar, including a plurality of transceiver antennas, and
wherein the detection system is configured for co-operating with an angular position transducer connected to a wheelset of a bogie of the railway vehicle.