System and method for determining vehicle orientation in a vehicle consist
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first vehicle that is included in a vehicle consist with a second vehicle, a direction in which a fluid flows within the first vehicle; and
determining an orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within the first vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining an orientation of a vehicle are provided. The system and method determine (with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first vehicle) a direction in which a fluid flows within the first vehicle. The first vehicle is included in a vehicle consist with a second vehicle. The orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle is determined based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within the first vehicle. The fluid may be air in an air brake pipe of the vehicle consist.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first vehicle that is included in a vehicle consist with a second vehicle, a direction in which a fluid flows within the first vehicle; and determining an orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a sensor assembly configured to generate an output representative of a direction in which a fluid flows within a first vehicle that is included in a vehicle consist with a second vehicle; and one or more processors configured to determine an orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle based at least in part on the output generated by the sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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identifying a direction of air flow in an air brake pipe of a vehicle consist having a first vehicle and a second vehicle; and determining an orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle in the vehicle consist based at least in part on the direction of the air flow in the air brake pipe. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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