Communication system and method of a vehicle consist
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a lead powered vehicle including a first directional sensor that is configured to output a first directional signal indicative of a first heading of the lead powered vehicle;
a remote powered vehicle including a second directional sensor that is configured to output a second directional signal indicative of a second heading of the remote powered vehicle, wherein the lead powered vehicle controls propulsion and/or braking operation of the remote powered vehicle, and wherein the lead and remote powered vehicle are propulsion-generating vehicles; and
a heading determination unit having a communication interface and a controller, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the first and second directional signals, and wherein the controller is configured to determine an orientation for the second heading based on the first and second directional signals.
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Abstract
A communication system and method receive, at an energy management system disposed onboard a vehicle system formed from a lead vehicle and one or more remote vehicles, trip data that represents one or more characteristics of an upcoming trip of the vehicle system along a route. A selected portion of the trip data is communicated from the energy management system to a distributed power system also disposed onboard the vehicle system. The selected portion includes identifying information and one or more orientations of the one or more remote vehicles. Using the distributed power system, communication links between the lead vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles are established using the identifying information and the one or more orientations.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a lead powered vehicle including a first directional sensor that is configured to output a first directional signal indicative of a first heading of the lead powered vehicle; a remote powered vehicle including a second directional sensor that is configured to output a second directional signal indicative of a second heading of the remote powered vehicle, wherein the lead powered vehicle controls propulsion and/or braking operation of the remote powered vehicle, and wherein the lead and remote powered vehicle are propulsion-generating vehicles; and a heading determination unit having a communication interface and a controller, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the first and second directional signals, and wherein the controller is configured to determine an orientation for the second heading based on the first and second directional signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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outputting, from a first directional sensor disposed onboard a lead powered vehicle, a first directional signal indicative of a first heading of the lead powered vehicle; outputting, from a second directional sensor disposed onboard a remote powered vehicle, a second directional signal indicative of a second heading of the remote powered vehicle, wherein the lead powered vehicle controls braking and/or propulsion of the remote powered vehicle, and wherein the lead and remote powered vehicles are propulsion-generating vehicles; receiving the first and second directional signals at a heading determination unit; and determining, by the heading determination unit, an orientation for the second heading based on the first and second directional signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A heading determination unit comprising:
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a communication interface; and a controller operably coupled to the communication interface and having at least one processor, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a first directional signal from a first directional sensor of a lead powered vehicle, the first directional signal indicative of a first heading of the lead powered vehicle, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a second directional signal from a second directional sensor of a remote powered vehicle, the second directional signal indicative of a second heading of the remote powered vehicle, wherein the lead powered vehicle controls braking and/or propulsion operation of the remote powered vehicle, and wherein the lead and remote powered vehicles are propulsion-generating vehicles, and wherein the controller is configured to determine an orientation for the second heading based on the first and second directional signals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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