AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile platform configured to move under remote control or under autonomous control;
a sensor package supported by the mobile platform and configured to obtain information relating to a component of a transportation network; and
one or more processors configured to receive the information obtained by the sensor package and to analyze the information in combination with other information that is not obtained from the sensor package, and to generate an output that at least one of;
displays information relating to one or more of a status, a condition, or a state of health of the component of the transportation network,initiates an action to change an operational state of the component,identifies a hazard to one or more vehicles traveling within the transportation network, orcollects the information relating to the component,wherein the component is not communicatively coupled to an information network, and the mobile platform provides the information that is obtained by the sensor package to the information network.
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Abstract
A system includes a mobile platform that moves under remote and/or autonomous control, a sensor package supported by the mobile platform that obtains information relating to a component of a transportation network, and one or more processors that receive the sensor information and analyze the information in combination with other information that is not obtained from the sensor package. The processors also generate an output that displays information relating to one or more of a status, a condition, and/or a state of health of the component of the transportation network; initiates an action to change an operational state of the component; identifies a hazard to one or more vehicles traveling within the transportation network; and/or collects the information relating to the component. Optionally, the component is not communicatively coupled to an information network and the mobile platform provides the information obtained by the sensor package to the information network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile platform configured to move under remote control or under autonomous control; a sensor package supported by the mobile platform and configured to obtain information relating to a component of a transportation network; and one or more processors configured to receive the information obtained by the sensor package and to analyze the information in combination with other information that is not obtained from the sensor package, and to generate an output that at least one of; displays information relating to one or more of a status, a condition, or a state of health of the component of the transportation network, initiates an action to change an operational state of the component, identifies a hazard to one or more vehicles traveling within the transportation network, or collects the information relating to the component, wherein the component is not communicatively coupled to an information network, and the mobile platform provides the information that is obtained by the sensor package to the information network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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controlling movement of a mobile platform having a sensor package supported thereon, the sensor package configured to obtain information relating to a component of a transportation network; analyzing the information relating to the component of the transportation network and obtained by the sensor package, the information relating to the component analyzed in combination with other information that is not obtained from the sensor package; and generating an output that at least one of; displays information relating to one or more of a status, a condition, or a state of health of the component of the transportation network, initiates an action to change an operational state of the component, identifies a hazard to one or more vehicles traveling within the transportation network, or collects the information relating to the component, wherein the component is not communicatively coupled to an information network, and the mobile platform provides the information that is obtained by the sensor package to the information network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a mobile platform configured to move off-board of a vehicle moving along one or more routes of a transportation network, the mobile platform including a sensor package configured to sense information and output data indicative of a state of a component of the transportation network; and one or more processors configured to receive the data that is output from the sensor package, the one or more processors configured to identify a hazard to the vehicle based on the data that is output, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate an autonomous control signal that changes movement of the vehicle responsive to the hazard being identified. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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