System and method for managing two or more locomotives of a consist
First Claim
6-1. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
- determining a geographic position of the first locomotive and a geographic position of the second locomotive, wherein the power operating mode of the first locomotive and the power operating mode of the second locomotive are determined as function of the determined geographic position of the first locomotive and the determined geographic position of the second locomotive.
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Abstract
The system and method for controlling a consist of at least first and second locomotives having discrete operating modes. The method comprises receiving a control command and determining a power operating mode of the first locomotive and a power operating mode of the second locomotive as a function of the control command and an optimization parameter. The power operating mode of the second locomotive is different as compared to the power operating mode of the first locomotive in at least one mode of operation of the method. The method further comprises controlling the first locomotive responsive to the power operating mode of the first locomotive and controlling the second locomotive responsive to the power operating mode of second locomotive.
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19 Claims
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6-1. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a geographic position of the first locomotive and a geographic position of the second locomotive, wherein the power operating mode of the first locomotive and the power operating mode of the second locomotive are determined as function of the determined geographic position of the first locomotive and the determined geographic position of the second locomotive.
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19. A method for controlling a consist of at least first and second locomotives having discrete operating modes, said method comprising:
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receiving a control command from an operator;
controlling an operation of the first locomotive responsive to the power operating mode of the first locomotive, said power operating mode of the first locomotive being indicative of the control command;
determining a power operating mode of the second locomotive as a function of the control command, said power operating mode of the second locomotive being different as compared to the power operating mode of the first locomotive in at least one mode of operation of the method;
communicating the power operating mode of the second locomotive over a communication link to the second locomotive; and
controlling an operation of the second locomotive responsive to the power operating mode of the second locomotive.
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