Vehicle consist configuration control
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a second router transceiver unit configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle that is linked to at least a first vehicle, the second router transceiver unit configured to be communicatively coupled with a first router transceiver unit disposed onboard the first vehicle by a communication channel; and
a second electronic component configured to be disposed onboard the second vehicle and to be communicatively coupled with the second router transceiver unit,wherein the second router transceiver unit also is configured to receive first data from the first vehicle over the communication channel responsive to a first electronic component of the first vehicle being unable to perform one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data, andwherein the second electronic component is configured to perform the one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data that is received by the second router transceiver unit.
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining data relating to operation of a first vehicle in a vehicle consist that includes the first vehicle and a second vehicle communicatively coupled with each other by a communication channel. The first vehicle includes a first electronic component performing functions for the first vehicle using the first data. The method also includes communicating the first data over the communication channel from the first vehicle to a second electronic component disposed onboard the second vehicle responsive to the first electronic component being unable to perform the one or more functions for the first vehicle using the first data. The method further includes performing the functions of the first electronic component with the second electronic component using the first data that is received from the first vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a second router transceiver unit configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle that is linked to at least a first vehicle, the second router transceiver unit configured to be communicatively coupled with a first router transceiver unit disposed onboard the first vehicle by a communication channel; and a second electronic component configured to be disposed onboard the second vehicle and to be communicatively coupled with the second router transceiver unit, wherein the second router transceiver unit also is configured to receive first data from the first vehicle over the communication channel responsive to a first electronic component of the first vehicle being unable to perform one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data, and wherein the second electronic component is configured to perform the one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data that is received by the second router transceiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a second router transceiver unit configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle that is linked to at least a first vehicle, the second router transceiver unit configured to receive first data from the first vehicle responsive to a first electronic component of the first vehicle being unable to perform one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data, wherein a second electronic component configured to be disposed onboard the second vehicle is configured to perform the one or more functions of the first electronic component using the first data that is received by the second router transceiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a first router and a first electronic component both disposed onboard a first vehicle, wherein the first router is configured to receive first data from a second electronic component and to route the first data to the first electronic component, wherein the first electronic component is configured to perform one or more processing functions using the first data; and a second router and a third electronic component disposed onboard a second vehicle that is linked to at least the first vehicle, the second router configured to be communicatively coupled with the first router disposed onboard the first vehicle by a communication channel; wherein the first router is configured, responsive to the first electronic component being unable to perform the one or more processing functions using the first data, to route the first data to the second router onboard the second vehicle, and responsive to receiving the first data, the second router is configured to route the first data to the third electronic component, the third electronic component being similar to the first electronic component, for the third electronic component to perform the one or more processing functions, using the first data, which the first electronic component is unable to perform; and wherein the third electronic component is configured to generate return data as a result of performing the one or more processing functions using the first data, and to communicate the return data to the second router, and the second router is configured to communicate the return data over the communication channel to the first router onboard the first vehicle for communication to a designated recipient.
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