Automatic stopping and speed control device and vehicle driving aid, especially for rail vehicles

摘要

This device comprises marking-peg detection means along the rail track and means for processing the signals delivered by the detection means in order to control the speed of a railway vehicle as a function of its position and of its momentary speed over a track section. The marking pegs comprise, on each track section, marking pegs (1) arranged at constant or random intervals, at the entry of each section, marking pegs (2) arranged in order to form an identification marker for the section in question and an initialisation marker for the device and the signal processing means comprise a memory (9) in which is stored the running programme of the vehicle in the form of codes associated with each marking peg arranged on the ground and each containing information relating to the nature of the marking peg on the ground which has to be detected, information relating to the reference speed of the vehicle at the location of the said marking peg, and information relating to the number of the track section covered. …IMAGE…