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Train handling rules compliance system

  • US 10,210,674 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2016
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining and transmitting the state of a locomotive, comprising:

  • at least one sensor for detecting the state of a locomotive;

    an onboard subsystem in communication with the sensor and having an event detection module programmed to receive data representing at least one state of a locomotive and to determine whether a predetermined non-compliant event representing a failure to operate the locomotive in compliance with at least one predetermined train handling rule has occurred based on the at least one state of the locomotive, wherein the event detection module is programmed to determine the non-compliant event by retrieving a reference variable having a predetermined value from a configuration file stored in an onboard database and comparing the predetermined value to the data representing the at least one state of the locomotive as the data becomes available to determine whether operation of the locomotive fails to comply with a rule statement based on the predetermined value, wherein the onboard subsystem is configured to receive the configuration file from an external source prior to the locomotive starting a route;

    a transmission module programmed to transmit data representing the determination by the onboard subsystem that the non-compliant event has occurred; and

    an off-board subsystem including a reporting module programmed to receive the data representing the determination by the onboard subsystem that an event has occurred from the transmission module data and to generate a status report from the data, wherein the off-board subsystem further includes a storage module programmed to store at least a portion of the data representing the determination by the onboard subsystem that an event has occurred.

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