METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE OPERATION INCORPORATING QUICK CLEARING FUNCTION
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Abstract
A method for operating a train includes: (a) using a processor carried by the train, creating a trip profile which is computed at so as to substantially optimize an operating parameter of the train which depends on multiple operating variables; (b) operating the train along a route at speeds determined by the trip profile; (c) identifying a target location ahead of the train which cannot be cleared in a desired time if the train operates in accordance with the trip profile; and (d) operating the train at a clearing speed substantially faster than determined by the trip profile until the target location is cleared. A computer program product is provided for carrying out the method.
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38 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A method for operating a train, comprising:
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(a) using a processor carried by the train, creating a trip profile which is computed so as to substantially optimize an operating parameter of the train which depends on multiple operating variables; (b) operating the train along a route at speeds determined by the trip profile; (c) identifying a target location ahead of the train which cannot be cleared in a desired time if the train operates in accordance with the trip profile; and (d) operating the train at a clearing speed substantially faster than determined by the trip profile until the target location is cleared. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor of a train, causes the processor to:
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(a) create a trip profile which is computed so as to substantially optimize an operating parameter of the train which depends on multiple operating variables; (b) cause the train to operate the train along a route at speeds determined by the trip profile; (c) identify a target location ahead of the train which cannot be cleared in a desired time if the train operates in accordance with the trip profile; and (d) operate the train at a clearing speed substantially greater than determined by the trip profile until the target location is cleared. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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