TWO-TIERED HIERARCHICALLY DISTRIBUTED LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM
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1. A distributed control system for a locomotive, comprising:
- a network disposed within the locomotive; and
a plurality of electronic modules spatially distributed within the locomotive and communicatively coupled to the network in a standardized scalable architecture,wherein a first electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a first configurable controller and a programmable controller, anda second electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a second configurable controller and does not include a programmable controller.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a distributed control system for a locomotive. The distributed system may include a network and a plurality of electronic modules spatially distributed within the locomotive and communicatively coupled to the network in a standardized scalable architecture. A first electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a first configurable controller and a programmable controller, and a second electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a second configurable controller and does not include a programmable controller.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed control system for a locomotive, comprising:
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a network disposed within the locomotive; and a plurality of electronic modules spatially distributed within the locomotive and communicatively coupled to the network in a standardized scalable architecture, wherein a first electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a first configurable controller and a programmable controller, and a second electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a second configurable controller and does not include a programmable controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16)
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11. A consist, comprising:
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a plurality of locomotives, each locomotive comprising; a plurality of control elements that monitor and control the locomotive; a network disposed within the locomotive; and a plurality of electronic modules spatially distributed within the locomotive and communicatively coupled to the network in a standardized scalable architecture, wherein a first electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a first configurable controller and a programmable controller, and a second electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules includes a second configurable controller and does not include a programmable controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A computer-implemented method for controlling a locomotive, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a processor, a request to perform a first operation associated with controlling the locomotive and a second operation associated with controlling the locomotive; determining, by the processor, whether the first operation is more complex than the second operation; when the first operation is more complex than the second operation, selecting, by the processor, a first electronic module of a plurality of electronic modules to perform the first operation, and a second electronic module of the plurality of electronic modules to perform the second operation; and when the first operation is not more complex than the second operation, selecting, by the processor, the first electronic module to perform the second operation, and the second electronic module to perform the first operation, wherein the plurality of electronic modules being spatially distributed within the locomotive and coupled to a network in a standardized scalable architecture, and the first electronic module includes a first configurable controller and a programmable controller, and the second electronic module includes a second configurable controller and does not include a programmable controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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