METHOD FOR MONITORING THE ORIENTATION AND/OR THE VISIBILITY OF A SIGNAL LIGHT POINT FOR RAIL TRAFFIC

摘要

The present invention is based on the object of specifying a method for monitoring the alignment and / or the visibility of an existing and / or planned signal luminous point of a light signal in rail-bound traffic, in which compliance with the regulatory / required limit values is ensured without the track area being closed and a separate test drive is required. This object is achieved according to the invention by a method for monitoring the alignment and / or the visibility of an existing and / or planned signal illuminated point in rail-bound traffic, which comprises the following method steps: a) determining one for the monitoring b) depending on the determined signal light point, determining a track section that can be traveled by a rail vehicle, on which the signal light emitted by the signal light point is directed to a driver of the rail vehicle or a camera system of the C) flying the previously determined track section with a drone equipped with a camera system and thereby recording the signal light emitted by the signal light point; and d) evaluating the recorded course of the signal light in relation to predefinable criteria for the orientation and / or visibility of signal luminous points. In this way, the signal point can be without its presence on the track and without a test run for its proper orientation and / or Visibility checked. In addition, the drone can fly the track section during train breaks, so that the scheduled operation on this section of the route is not hampered by this verification process.