Systems for controlling a vehicle system factoring mass attributable to weather
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a weight determination device configured to receive weather data of weather at least one of encountered or to be encountered by one or more vehicles in a vehicle system traveling on a trip along a route, the weight determination device further configured to determine a first estimated weight of the vehicle system based at least in part on the weather data, wherein the first estimated weight accounts for mass attributable to the weather; and
a trip control system configured to at least one of control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the first estimated weight or display information of the first estimated weight on a display device for an operator to control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the information of the first estimated weight that is displayed.
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Abstract
A system includes a weight determination device and a trip control system. The weight determination device is configured to receive weather data of weather at least one of encountered or to be encountered by one or more vehicles in a vehicle system traveling on a trip along a route, and to determine a first estimated weight of the vehicle system based at least in part on the weather data. The first estimated weight accounts for mass attributable to the weather. The trip control system is configured to control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the first estimated weight and/or display information of the first estimated weight on a display device for an operator to control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the information of the first estimated weight that is displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a weight determination device configured to receive weather data of weather at least one of encountered or to be encountered by one or more vehicles in a vehicle system traveling on a trip along a route, the weight determination device further configured to determine a first estimated weight of the vehicle system based at least in part on the weather data, wherein the first estimated weight accounts for mass attributable to the weather; and a trip control system configured to at least one of control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the first estimated weight or display information of the first estimated weight on a display device for an operator to control the vehicle system for movement along the route based at least in part on the information of the first estimated weight that is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a weight determination device configured to determine a precipitation retention mass associated with at least one vehicle of a vehicle system based on received weather data of weather at least one of encountered by the at least one vehicle prior to a trip or to be encountered by the at least one vehicle while traveling along a route during the trip; and a trip control system configured to generate a trip plan based at least in part on the precipitation retention mass, wherein the trip plan comprises operational settings of the vehicle system as a function of at least one of time or location along the trip, and wherein the trip control system is configured to at least one of control the vehicle system along the route during the trip according to the trip plan or control display of the operational settings to an operator of the vehicle system for the operator to control the vehicle system along the route during the trip according to the operational settings. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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