OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERED VEHICLE
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1. An operating system, onboard a powered vehicle, for controlling multiple operations of the powered vehicle, the operating system comprising:
- a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling multiple operations of the vehicle, and at least one of the controllers has a memory in which data is stored and the data is accessible and used by one or more of the other controllers for controlling vehicle operations; and
,a communication link between the controllers for sharing the data stored in the memory of one of the controllers to control operations of the powered vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for the communication of data used in the operation of a powered vehicle comprises a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling operations of the vehicle. At least one of the controllers has a memory in which data is stored and the data is accessible and used by at least two of the controllers for controlling vehicle operations. A communication link is provided between the at least two controllers for sharing data stored in the memory of one of the controllers to control operations of the powered vehicle.
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16 Claims
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1. An operating system, onboard a powered vehicle, for controlling multiple operations of the powered vehicle, the operating system comprising:
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a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling multiple operations of the vehicle, and at least one of the controllers has a memory in which data is stored and the data is accessible and used by one or more of the other controllers for controlling vehicle operations; and
,a communication link between the controllers for sharing the data stored in the memory of one of the controllers to control operations of the powered vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling multiple operations of a powered vehicle having an onboard operating system, comprising:
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using a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling operations of the vehicle, and at least one of the controllers has a memory in which data is stored and the data is requested and used by one of the other the controllers for controlling vehicle operations; and
,transmitting signals indicative of the requested data in the memory from one controller to another controller to control operations of the powered vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An operating system, onboard a powered vehicle, for controlling multiple operations of the powered vehicle, the operating system comprising:
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a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling multiple operations of the vehicle wherein each controller controls a vehicle operation associated with that controller; a memory, onboard the vehicle, in which data is stored and at least a portion of the data is shared by at least two of the controllers to perform the operations for those controllers; and
,a communication link between the memory and the at least two controllers for accessing the memory and transmitting signals associated with the shared data from the memory to the at least two controllers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An operating system, onboard a powered vehicle, for controlling multiple operations of the powered vehicle, the operating system comprising:
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a plurality of controllers onboard the powered vehicle for controlling multiple operations of the vehicle; a non-distributed memory in which data is stored, said data relating to operations and control of the powered vehicle; and a communication link between the controllers and the memory for the controllers to obtain the data from the memory and store the data in the memory; wherein the non-distributed memory is the sole data storage in the powered system for long term storage of said data for the plurality of controllers.
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15. An operating system, onboard a locomotive, for controlling multiple operations of the locomotive, the operating system comprising:
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a first controller for controlling a positive train control system of the locomotive; a second controller for controlling an operator coaching and/or operator interface system of the locomotive; a third controller for controlling a trip optimizer and/or fuel savings system of the locomotive; a memory in which locomotive operations data is stored for each of the positive train control system, the operator coaching and/or operator interface system, and the trip optimizer and/or fuel savings system; and a communication link between the controllers and the memory for the controllers to obtain the operations data from the memory and store the operations data in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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