SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RAIL VEHICLE CONSIST
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a control unit configured to interface with a first vehicle in a vehicle consist having a plurality of vehicles, wherein the control unit is configured to generate first control signals for controlling operations of at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on a stored consist configuration data set that is representative of a configuration of the vehicles in the vehicle consist, the stored consist configuration data set comprising information regarding a distribution of the vehicles in the vehicle consist; and
an input unit operably coupled with the control unit, the input unit configured for input of consist change information that includes positional information representative of a location of at least one change in the vehicle consist;
wherein the control unit is configured to receive the consist change information from the input unit, to use the consist change information to update the stored consist configuration data set to generate an updated stored consist configuration data set, and to generate additional, second control signals for controlling the operations of the at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on the updated stored consist configuration data set.
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Abstract
A system is provided including a control unit and an input unit. The control unit is configured to interface with a first vehicle in a vehicle consist, and to generate first control signals for controlling operations of at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on a stored consist configuration data set including information regarding a distribution of vehicles. The control unit receives consist change information from the input unit. The consist change information includes positional information representative of a location of at least one change in the vehicle consist. The control unit is configured to use the consist change information to generate an updated stored consist configuration data set, and to generate additional, second control signals for controlling at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on the updated stored consist configuration data set.
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26 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a control unit configured to interface with a first vehicle in a vehicle consist having a plurality of vehicles, wherein the control unit is configured to generate first control signals for controlling operations of at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on a stored consist configuration data set that is representative of a configuration of the vehicles in the vehicle consist, the stored consist configuration data set comprising information regarding a distribution of the vehicles in the vehicle consist; and an input unit operably coupled with the control unit, the input unit configured for input of consist change information that includes positional information representative of a location of at least one change in the vehicle consist; wherein the control unit is configured to receive the consist change information from the input unit, to use the consist change information to update the stored consist configuration data set to generate an updated stored consist configuration data set, and to generate additional, second control signals for controlling the operations of the at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on the updated stored consist configuration data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving, via an input unit, consist change information that includes positional information representative of at least one location of a change to a vehicle consist having a plurality of vehicles; updating, based on the consist change information, a previous configuration profile of the vehicle consist to provide a new configuration profile, wherein the previous and new configuration profiles comprise information regarding at least one of a distribution of vehicles or sequences of vehicles in the vehicle consist; and controlling the operation of the vehicle consist based on the new configuration profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing one or more sets of instruction that when executed by a control unit of a vehicle, cause the control unit to:
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receive, via an input unit, consist change information that includes positional information representative of at least one location of a change to a vehicle consist having a plurality of vehicles including the vehicle; update a previous configuration profile of the vehicle consist, based on the consist change information, to provide a new configuration profile, wherein the previous and new configuration profiles comprise information regarding at least one of a distribution of vehicles or sequences of vehicles in the vehicle consist; and control the operation of the vehicle consist based on the new configuration profile. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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