Method of controlling a vehicle based on operation characteristics
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:
- determining an operation assigned to the vehicle along at least one segment of a route assigned to the vehicle;
determining at least one control parameter of the vehicle based on at least one operation characteristic, the at least one operation characteristic relating to the operation assigned to the vehicle and wherein the at least one operation characteristic includes at least one route characteristic of the assigned route, the at least one route characteristic relating to at least one of location, road grade, total effective grade, and moisture of the assigned route, the at least one control parameter being determined before operating the vehicle on the assigned route;
storing the at least one route characteristic in memory of an off-board computer system, the at least one control parameter being determined using the off-board computer system;
transmitting the at least one control parameter to the vehicle; and
operating the vehicle to execute the operation assigned to the vehicle, including implementing the at least one control parameter.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining an operation assigned to the vehicle along at least one segment of a route assigned to the vehicle and determining at least one control parameter of the vehicle based on at least one operation characteristic. The at least one operation characteristic relates to the operation assigned to the vehicle. The at least one control parameter is determined before operating the vehicle on the assigned route.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:
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determining an operation assigned to the vehicle along at least one segment of a route assigned to the vehicle; determining at least one control parameter of the vehicle based on at least one operation characteristic, the at least one operation characteristic relating to the operation assigned to the vehicle and wherein the at least one operation characteristic includes at least one route characteristic of the assigned route, the at least one route characteristic relating to at least one of location, road grade, total effective grade, and moisture of the assigned route, the at least one control parameter being determined before operating the vehicle on the assigned route; storing the at least one route characteristic in memory of an off-board computer system, the at least one control parameter being determined using the off-board computer system; transmitting the at least one control parameter to the vehicle; and operating the vehicle to execute the operation assigned to the vehicle, including implementing the at least one control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
a controller and memory coupled to the controller, the controller configured to; determine an operation assigned to the vehicle along at least one segment of a route assigned to the vehicle, determine at least one control parameter of the vehicle based on at least one operation characteristic before the vehicle operates on the assigned route, the at least one operation characteristic relating to the operation assigned to the vehicle, the determination of the at least one control parameter including determining a reduction in power consumption by one or more parasitic loads during at least one portion of the assigned operation to free up power for other loads; and implement the determined reduction in power consumption by the one or more parasitic loads during operation of the vehicle to free up power for other loads. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:
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determining at least one control parameter of the vehicle associated with each of a plurality of payload amounts, the at least one control parameter being associated with an operation of the vehicle along at least one segment of a route of the vehicle; selecting a desired payload amount for the operation of the vehicle along the at least one segment of the route of the vehicle, including selecting the desired payload amount based on at least one operation characteristic relating to the route of the vehicle; determining a target control parameter based at least in part on the at least one determined control parameter and the desired payload amount; and implementing the target control parameter during operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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