×

Systems for controlling a vehicle system factoring mass attributable to weather

  • US 9,463,818 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2015
  • Issued: 10/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

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.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×