METHOD OF REMOTELY RESETTING LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
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1. A method of resetting a control system of a machine, comprising:
- observing a condition of the machine from off-board the machine;
determining a fault associated with the control system based on the condition, the control system including;
a controller onboard the machine; and
at least one breaker in communication with the controller; and
generating a command from off-board the machine directing the controller to attempt to automatically reset the control system, wherein automatically resetting the control system includes cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the controller.
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Abstract
A method of resetting a control system of a machine is disclosed. The method may include observing a condition of the machine from off-board the machine and determining a fault associated with the control system based on the condition. The control system may include a controller onboard the machine and at least one breaker in communication with the controller. The method may further include generating a command from off-board the machine directing the controller to attempt to automatically reset the control system. Automatically resetting the control system may include cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the controller.
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1. A method of resetting a control system of a machine, comprising:
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observing a condition of the machine from off-board the machine; determining a fault associated with the control system based on the condition, the control system including; a controller onboard the machine; and at least one breaker in communication with the controller; and generating a command from off-board the machine directing the controller to attempt to automatically reset the control system, wherein automatically resetting the control system includes cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of resetting a control system of a machine, comprising:
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observing a condition of the machine from off-board the machine; determining a difference between the condition and an expected condition; determining a fault associated with the control system based on the difference, the control system including; a controller onboard the machine; and at least one breaker in communication with the controller; and generating a command from off-board the machine based on the fault; wirelessly directing the controller to attempt to automatically reset the control system, wherein automatically resetting the control system includes cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the controller; determining a number of previous automatic reset attempts; preventing subsequent automatic reset attempts based on the number of previous automatic reset attempts; and generating an override command from off-board the machine based on the number of previous automatic reset attempts; and wirelessly directing the override command to the at least one breaker, the override command including cycling the at least one breaker.
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17. A control system for a machine, comprising:
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a device associated with an operation of the machine; at least one breaker configured to provide power to the device; an onboard controller in communication with the device and the at least one breaker, the onboard controller being configured to automatically cycle the at least one breaker and reboot the onboard controller; an off-board controller in communication with the onboard controller and with the at least one breaker and configured to; observe a condition of the machine; determine a fault based on the condition; and wirelessly command the onboard controller to automatically attempt to reset the control system based on the fault, wherein resetting the control system includes cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the onboard controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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