SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING RAIL CAR SWITCHING SOLUTIONS IN A SWITCHYARD INCLUDING LOGIC TO RE-SWITCH CARS FOR BLOCK SIZE
First Claim
1. ) An apparatus for determining car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, wherein the railway switch yard contains a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path for directing a car from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said apparatus comprising:
- (1) a data processing entity programmed with software for execution by a CPU for computing a car switching solution for a car of a train block to be carried from the railway switchyard by a departure train, the computing of the car switching solution includes determining whether the car is to be switched by the switch to a classification track or to the reswitching track by using as a factor a parameter of the train block to be carried by the departure train;
(2) an output for releasing data conveying the computed car switching solution.
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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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23 Claims
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1. ) An apparatus for determining car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, wherein the railway switch yard contains a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path for directing a car from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said apparatus comprising:
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(1) a data processing entity programmed with software for execution by a CPU for computing a car switching solution for a car of a train block to be carried from the railway switchyard by a departure train, the computing of the car switching solution includes determining whether the car is to be switched by the switch to a classification track or to the reswitching track by using as a factor a parameter of the train block to be carried by the departure train; (2) an output for releasing data conveying the computed car switching solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. ) An apparatus for determining car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, wherein the railway switch yard contains a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path for directing a car from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said apparatus comprising:
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(1) a data processing entity programmed with software for execution by a CPU for computing a switching solution for cars in a train block to be carried by a departure train, the computing including determining whether the cars of train block are to be switched to a classification track or to the reswitching track by using as a factor the size of the train block; (2) an output for releasing data conveying the computed switching solution. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. ) An apparatus for determining car switching solutions in a railway switch yard, wherein the railway switch yard contains a switch, a plurality of classification tracks and a reswitching track, the reswitching track defining a path for directing a car from a position downstream the switch to a position upstream the switch, said apparatus comprising:
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(1) a data processing entity programmed with software for execution by a CPU for computing a car switching solution for a car of a train block to be carried from the railway switchyard by a departure train, the computation of the car switching solution includes a selection of at least one car switching option among a set of car switching options, one car switching option of the set including switching the car of the train block to a classification track and another car switching option of the set including switching the car of the train block to the reswitching track, the data processing entity selecting between a car switching option to switch the car to a classification track and a car switching option to switch the car to the reswitching track by using as a factor a size of the train block to be carried by the departure train; (2) an output for releasing data conveying the computed car switching solution.
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