System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard
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1. ) A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, said system comprising:
- a) an input for receiving;
i) first data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard, an arrival train including a plurality of cars;
ii) second data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard;
b) a processing entity for processing the first and second data and compute car switching solutions for the cars;
c) an output for releasing third data conveying the car switching solutions.
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Abstract
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
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1. ) A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, said system comprising:
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a) an input for receiving;
i) first data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard, an arrival train including a plurality of cars;
ii) second data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard;
b) a processing entity for processing the first and second data and compute car switching solutions for the cars;
c) an output for releasing third data conveying the car switching solutions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. ) A method for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, said method comprising:
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a) receiving at an input of a computing apparatus;
i) first data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard, an arrival train including a plurality of cars;
ii) second data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard;
b) processing with the computing apparatus the first and second data and computing car switching solutions for the cars;
c) releasing third data conveying the car switching solutions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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