ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a controller configured to generate one or more signals to control movement of a vehicle along a route according to a trip plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle as a function of a location on the route as the vehicle moves along the route, the controller configured to receive requests to modify the trip plan and to compare parameters of the requests to identify an optional request and a higher priority request, the controller also configured to combine the optional request and the higher priority request into a combined request and to revise the operational settings of the trip plan according to the combined request.
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Abstract
An energy management system and method for a vehicle system operate the vehicle system according to a current trip plan as the vehicle system travels along a route during a trip. The current trip plan designates operational settings of the vehicle system. The system and method also revise the current trip plan into a revised trip plan responsive to current, actual operation of the vehicle system differing from the current trip plan by at least a designated threshold amount. The revised trip plan designates operational settings of the vehicle system and includes an initial designated operational setting that matches the current, actual operation of the vehicle system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a controller configured to generate one or more signals to control movement of a vehicle along a route according to a trip plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle as a function of a location on the route as the vehicle moves along the route, the controller configured to receive requests to modify the trip plan and to compare parameters of the requests to identify an optional request and a higher priority request, the controller also configured to combine the optional request and the higher priority request into a combined request and to revise the operational settings of the trip plan according to the combined request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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controlling a vehicle to travel along a route according to a trip plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle as a function of a location on the route as the vehicle moves along the route; comparing parameters of requests to modify the trip plan that are received to identify an optional request and a higher priority request; combining the optional request and the higher priority request into a combined request; and revising the operational settings of the trip plan according to the combined request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to generate signals that control movement of a vehicle, the one or more processors generating the signals to direct the vehicle to travel along a route according to a trip plan that designates first operational settings to be implemented by the vehicle at one or more of different times, distances along the route, or locations along the route, the one or more processors configured to receive plural requests to revise the trip plan during movement of the vehicle along the route, the one or more processors configured to determine a hierarchical order of the requests based on a determined necessity of the requests, wherein the one or more processors are configured to revise the trip plan according to one or more of the requests based on the hierarchical order that is determined. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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