METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AN ERRONEOUS SPEED OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an input size of a wheel of a rail vehicle;
determining a derived vehicle speed of the rail vehicle that is based on the input size of the wheel;
determining a reference vehicle speed of the rail vehicle as the rail vehicle moves;
comparing the derived vehicle speed with the reference vehicle speed of the vehicle; and
identifying an error in the input size of the wheel based on a difference between the derived vehicle speed and the reference vehicle speed, wherein movement of the rail vehicle along a designated route is controlled by a trip plan, the trip plan designating operational settings of the rail vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along the designated route; and
responsive to identifying the error in the input size of the wheel, modifying at least one of the trip plan or control signals that are based on the trip plan to modify the movement of the rail vehicle.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving an input size of a wheel of a vehicle, determining a derived speed of the vehicle that is based on the input size of the wheel, determining a reference speed of the vehicle as the vehicle moves, comparing the derived speed with the reference speed of the vehicle, and identifying an error in the input size of the wheel based on a difference between the derived speed and the reference speed. A system includes a control unit configured to determine a derived speed of a vehicle that is based on an input size of the wheel and a reference speed of the vehicle as the vehicle moves. The control unit compares the derived speed with the reference speed of the vehicle in order to identify an error in the input size of the wheel.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an input size of a wheel of a rail vehicle; determining a derived vehicle speed of the rail vehicle that is based on the input size of the wheel; determining a reference vehicle speed of the rail vehicle as the rail vehicle moves; comparing the derived vehicle speed with the reference vehicle speed of the vehicle; and identifying an error in the input size of the wheel based on a difference between the derived vehicle speed and the reference vehicle speed, wherein movement of the rail vehicle along a designated route is controlled by a trip plan, the trip plan designating operational settings of the rail vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along the designated route; and responsive to identifying the error in the input size of the wheel, modifying at least one of the trip plan or control signals that are based on the trip plan to modify the movement of the rail vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 34)
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3. (canceled)
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18. A system comprising:
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an input device configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle for receiving an input size of a wheel of the rail vehicle; and a control unit configured to be disposed onboard the rail vehicle for determining a derived vehicle speed of the rail vehicle that is based on the input size of the wheel, and also for determining a reference vehicle speed of the rail vehicle as the rail vehicle moves, the control unit also configured to compare the derived vehicle speed with the reference vehicle speed and identify an error in the input size of the wheel, wherein the error is based on a difference between the derived vehicle speed and the reference vehicle speed; wherein the control unit is configured to control movement of the rail vehicle along a designated route in accordance with a trip plan, the trip plan designating operational settings of the rail vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along the designated route, wherein the control unit is configured to, in response to identifying the error in the input size of the wheel, modify at least one of the trip plan or control signals that are based on the trip plan to modify the movement of the rail vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35)
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20. (canceled)
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32. A method comprising:
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determining a first vehicle speed of a rail vehicle that is based on an input size of a wheel of the rail vehicle, wherein movement of the rail vehicle along a designated route is controlled by a trip plan, the trip plan designating operational settings of the rail vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along the designated route; determining a second vehicle speed of the rail vehicle that is not based on the input size of the wheel of the rail vehicle; identifying a difference between the first vehicle speed and the second vehicle speed; deriving an error in the input size of the wheel based on the difference; and responsive to deriving the error in the input size of the wheel, modifying at least one of the trip plan or control signals that are based on the trip plan to modify the movement of the rail vehicle.
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Specification