System, method and computer software code for controlling a powered system and operational information used in a mission by the powered system
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining information specific to a trip for a powered vehicle to travel from a current first location to a second location along one or more routes, the information including trip setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the trip and. vehicle setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the powered vehicle;
presenting the information to an operator of the powered vehicle;
receiving verification of at least some of the information from the operator via an operator input device prior to the powered vehicle starting movement to travel along the one or more routes;
creating a trip plan subsequent to the information being obtained and presented to the operator, subsequent to the verification of the at least some of the information being received from the operator, and prior to the powered vehicle starting the movement to travel along the one or more routes, the trip plan created based on the at least some of the information that is verified by the operator, the trip plan including operational conditions that are designated for the powered vehicle during the trip according to locations of the powered vehicle as the powered vehicle travels from the first location to the second location so that the powered vehicle is controlled according to the operational conditions based on where the powered vehicle is located; and
autonomously implementing the trip plan with the powered vehicle by using the operational conditions that are designated in the trip plan to autonomously control or instruct manual control of actual operational conditions of the powered vehicle to match the operational conditions designated in the trip plan during the trip.
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Abstract
A method for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system, the method including collecting information specific to a mission plan, verifying information specific to the mission, and/or accepting information specific to the mission. The powered system is allowed to be autonomously controlled. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining information specific to a trip for a powered vehicle to travel from a current first location to a second location along one or more routes, the information including trip setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the trip and. vehicle setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the powered vehicle; presenting the information to an operator of the powered vehicle; receiving verification of at least some of the information from the operator via an operator input device prior to the powered vehicle starting movement to travel along the one or more routes; creating a trip plan subsequent to the information being obtained and presented to the operator, subsequent to the verification of the at least some of the information being received from the operator, and prior to the powered vehicle starting the movement to travel along the one or more routes, the trip plan created based on the at least some of the information that is verified by the operator, the trip plan including operational conditions that are designated for the powered vehicle during the trip according to locations of the powered vehicle as the powered vehicle travels from the first location to the second location so that the powered vehicle is controlled according to the operational conditions based on where the powered vehicle is located; and
autonomously implementing the trip plan with the powered vehicle by using the operational conditions that are designated in the trip plan to autonomously control or instruct manual control of actual operational conditions of the powered vehicle to match the operational conditions designated in the trip plan during the trip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to present information specific to a trip for a powered vehicle to travel from a current first location to a second location along one or more routes to a user, the information including trip setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the trip and vehicle setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the powered vehicle; and an operator input device configured to be communicatively coupled with the processor and to receive verification of at least some of the information from the user prior to the powered vehicle starting movement to travel along the one or more routes, wherein the processor is further configured to create a trip plan subsequent to the information being presented to the operator, subsequent to the verification of the at least some of the information being received from the operator, and prior to the powered vehicle starting the movement to travel along the one or more routes, the trip plan created based on the at least some of the information that is verified by the user, the trip plan including operational conditions that are designated for the powered vehicle during the trip according to locations of the powered vehicle as the powered vehicle travels from a first location to a second location of the trip so that the powered vehicle is controlled according to the operational conditions based on where the powered vehicle is located, wherein the processor is configured to autonomously implementing the trip plan with the powered vehicle by using the operational conditions that are designated in the trip plan to autonomously control or instruct manual control of actual operational conditions of the powered vehicle to match the operational conditions designated in the trip plan during the trip. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A tangible non-transitory computer readable media comprising computer software code that is operable with one or more processors, the computer software code including one or more computer software modules configured to direct the one or more processors to:
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obtain information specific to a trip for a powered vehicle to travel from a current first location to a second location along one or more routes, the information including trip setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the trip and vehicle setup data representative of one or more characteristics of the powered vehicle; present the information to an operator of the powered vehicle; receive verification of at least some of the information from the operator via an operator input device prior to the powered vehicle starting movement to travel along the one or more routes; create a trip plan subsequent to the information being presented to the operator, subsequent to the verification of the at least some of the information being received from the operator, and prior to the powered vehicle starting the movement to travel along the one or more routes, the trip plan created based on the at least some of the information that is verified by the operator, the trip plan including operational conditions that are designated for the powered vehicle during the trip according to locations of the powered vehicle as the powered vehicle travels from the first location to the second location so that the powered vehicle is controlled according to the operational conditions based on where the powered vehicle is located and wherein the one or more computer software modules are configured to direct the one or more processors to autonomously implement the operational conditions designated by the trip plan to control actual operational conditions of the powered vehicle during the trip. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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