Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a railway safety system invented and predominantly used in the United Kingdom. It provides a train driver with an audible...
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Automatic track warning system (ATWS, German: Rottenwarnanlage) is a technical device used during track construction for occupational safety. It warns...
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The Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and...
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collaborative robots, the RTVs are not needed. Amazon Robotics Automatic track warning system Kenji Urada Robert Williams (robot fatality) Workplace robotics...
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The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships and is used by vessel traffic services (VTS)...
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The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) is a train protection system used throughout the British passenger main-line railway network, and in Victoria...
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approach warning system (MAW) is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft. A sensor detects attacking missiles. Its automatic warning cues the...
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Collision Device Automatic Warning System Automatische treinbeïnvloeding (ATB) British Rail's ATP system Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) EBICAB...
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An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and...
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distant-only signal and three repeaters: Level crossing warning is placed in a braking distance before an automatic level crossing. The signal tells the driver whether...
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audible, and/or vibration warnings Lane keeping assist (LKA/LKS): Systems which warn the driver and, with no response, automatically take steps to ensure the...
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information about the track ahead. Cab signals can also be part of a more comprehensive train protection system that can automatically apply the brakes stopping...
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center of the relevant track. If there is a platform by the track, they can be presented on the side of the platform. In automatic block signalling, the...
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intermittent inductive automatic train stop (also referred to as IIATS or just automatic train stop or ATS) is a train protection system used in North American...
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collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system (FCW), or collision mitigation system, is an advanced...
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Dead Hand (redirect from Perimeter system)
'"Perimeter" System', with the GRAU Index 15E601, Cyrillic: 15Э601), is a Cold War–era automatic or semi-automatic nuclear weapons control system (similar...
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advocate standardization of the name, such as Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking rather than Forward Collision Alert or Smart City...
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regulation 131 requires a system which can automatically detect a potential forward collision and activate the vehicle braking system to decelerate a vehicle...
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A Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an...
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Great Western Railway, although it would now be referred to as an automatic warning system (AWS) because the driver retained full command of braking. The...
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Vehicle safety technology (redirect from Speed warning system)
safety technologies, including forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and adaptive lighting, among...
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UK railway signalling (section Warning systems)
Railway introduced the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system in 1906. This system is the forerunner of today's Automatic Warning System (AWS) and consists...
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Belgian railway signalling (section Warning signal)
the train passes a warning signal at a too high speed. Switching to this mode can be done manually by the driver or automatically using the beacon on...
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warning signs, or "active" protection, using automatic warning devices such as flashing lights, warning sounds, and barriers or gates. In the 19th century...
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assigned the name Automatic Train Protection (ATP), and was a considerably more comprehensive system than the Automatic Warning System (AWS) that was already...
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Level crossing signals (redirect from Grade-crossing warning devices)
device which is connected to the rails of a railroad track, and activates the crossing's warning devices (lights, bells, gates, etc.) at a consistent...
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Early Warning System (BMEWS, 474L System, Project 474L) was a United States Air Force Cold War early warning radar, computer, and communications system, for...
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railway operations and must be minimized. Track circuits allow railway signalling systems to operate semi-automatically, by displaying signals for trains to...
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a component of train protection systems used in France and Belgium. It works similarly to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) used in the United Kingdom...
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by the magnetic induction "automatic warning system". In inductive system, data is transmitted magnetically between the track and locomotive by magnets...
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