Guideway-guided vehicle detection based on RFID system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9390385
APP PUB NO 20140210595A1
SERIAL NO

13754363

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An apparatus for detecting the information about a guideway-guided vehicle having a masking component, the guideway-guided vehicle configured to follow a path of a guideway, comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, method of making, and use thereof are disclosed. The RFID system comprises a first RFID transponder for transmitting, across the path, first RFID transponder specific information. An RFID reader comprises a first antenna for receiving the first RFID transponder specific information. The first RFID transponder and the first antenna are fixed relative to the path and on opposite sides of the path. The RFID reader is configured to substantially continuously monitor the first transponder specific information. The presence of the masking component of the guideway-guided vehicle between the first RFID transponder and the first antenna masks the substantially continuous monitoring of the first RFID transponder specific information.

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HITACHI RAIL GTS CANADA INCTORONTO ONTARIO M3B 0A4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fraser, Cameron Vaughan, CA 4 13
Kanner, Abe Mississauga, CA 23 142
McKillican, Boyd Vaughan, CA 2 9

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