DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining operational data associated with one or more control systems of a vehicle consist formed by at least a first vehicle and one or more second vehicles traveling together along a route, the operational data obtained at the first vehicle of the vehicle consist, the operational data configured to be used to determine an operational capability of the vehicle consist;
communicating the operational data from the first vehicle to at least one of the one or more second vehicles in the vehicle consist;
responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, communicating at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle from at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle; and
determining, onboard the first vehicle, the operational capability of the vehicle consist to perform a movement event using the at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating data obtain operational data associated with a control system of a vehicle consist. The operational data is obtained at a first vehicle of the consist. The operational data is communicated from the first vehicle to one or more second vehicles in the consist. Responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle can be communicated from one or more of the second vehicles to the first vehicle. Onboard the first vehicle, an operational capability of the consist to perform a movement event can be determined using the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and that was communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining operational data associated with one or more control systems of a vehicle consist formed by at least a first vehicle and one or more second vehicles traveling together along a route, the operational data obtained at the first vehicle of the vehicle consist, the operational data configured to be used to determine an operational capability of the vehicle consist; communicating the operational data from the first vehicle to at least one of the one or more second vehicles in the vehicle consist; responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, communicating at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle from at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle; and determining, onboard the first vehicle, the operational capability of the vehicle consist to perform a movement event using the at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a transceiver unit configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle consist formed by the first vehicle and one or more second vehicles traveling together along a route, the transceiver unit also configured to obtain operational data associated with one or more control systems of the vehicle consist, the operational data configured to be used to determine an operational capability of the vehicle consist; a memory configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to store the operational data obtained from the one or more second vehicles in the vehicle consist, wherein the transceiver unit also is configured to communicate the operational data from the first vehicle to at least one of the one or more second vehicles in the vehicle consist and, responsive to a loss of the operational data from the memory onboard the first vehicle, the transceiver unit is configured to receive at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle from at least one of the one or more second vehicles; and a controller configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle and to determine the operational capability of the vehicle consist to perform a movement event using the at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a controller configured to be disposed onboard a lead vehicle in a vehicle consist that includes the lead vehicle and one or more remote vehicles, the controller configured to remotely control operation of the one or more remote vehicles to control movement of the vehicle consist; and a brake sensing device configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle consist and to measure characteristic of an air brake system of the vehicle consist, wherein the controller is configured to store the characteristic of the air brake system that is measured by the brake sensing device and to communicate the characteristic of the air brake system to at least one of the remote vehicles for storage onboard the at least one of the remote vehicles, and wherein, responsive to a fault at the controller that causes loss of the characteristic of the air brake system at the controller of the lead vehicle, the controller is configured to receive, from the at least one of the remote vehicles, the characteristic of the air brake system that was communicated from the controller to the at least one of the remote vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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