System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard using an iterative method
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1. A method for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard having a plurality of classification tracks, a switch and a switching queue containing a plurality of cars to be sequentially switched by the switch to respective ones of the classification tracks, said method comprising:
- a) providing a data processing apparatus having an output, the data processing apparatus being programmed with software to compute car switching solutions;
b) iteratively computing with the software executed by the data processing apparatus a plurality of car switching solution for at least one car in the switching queue as the car progresses through the switching queue toward the switch, the computation of a car switching solution including a selection of a classification track among the plurality of the classification tracks in which the car is to be switched;
c) releasing at the output of the data processing apparatus data conveying at least one of the computed switching solutions.
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Abstract
A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
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1. A method for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard having a plurality of classification tracks, a switch and a switching queue containing a plurality of cars to be sequentially switched by the switch to respective ones of the classification tracks, said method comprising:
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a) providing a data processing apparatus having an output, the data processing apparatus being programmed with software to compute car switching solutions; b) iteratively computing with the software executed by the data processing apparatus a plurality of car switching solution for at least one car in the switching queue as the car progresses through the switching queue toward the switch, the computation of a car switching solution including a selection of a classification track among the plurality of the classification tracks in which the car is to be switched; c) releasing at the output of the data processing apparatus data conveying at least one of the computed switching solutions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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