OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERED VEHICLE
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1. A system comprising:
- a non-distributed memory configured to store data relating to one or more of operation or control of a vehicle; and
plural controllers configured to be communicatively coupled with the non-distributed memory, the controllers configured to perform operations to control movement of the vehicle based on the data that is stored in the non-distributed memory, wherein the controllers are configured to obtain different respective sets of the data stored in the non-distributed memory to perform the respective operations of the controllers.
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Abstract
A system for the communication of data used in the operation of a 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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1. A system comprising:
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a non-distributed memory configured to store data relating to one or more of operation or control of a vehicle; and plural controllers configured to be communicatively coupled with the non-distributed memory, the controllers configured to perform operations to control movement of the vehicle based on the data that is stored in the non-distributed memory, wherein the controllers are configured to obtain different respective sets of the data stored in the non-distributed memory to perform the respective operations of the controllers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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storing data relating to one or more of operation or control of a vehicle in a non-distributed memory; obtaining a first set of the data from the non-distributed memory with a first controller; obtaining a second set of the data from the non-distributed memory with a different, second controller; controlling a first operation of the first controller to control movement of the vehicle using the first set of the data; and controlling a different, second operation of the second controller to control the movement of the vehicle using the second set of the data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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plural controllers configured to be disposed onboard a rail vehicle for controlling multiple different operations of the rail vehicle; and a memory configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle and to store data shared by at least two of the controllers to perform the operations for the respective controllers, wherein the controllers are configured to obtain different sets of the data stored in the memory and less than all of the data stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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