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System and method for determining vehicle orientation in a vehicle consist

  • US 9,550,484 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2014
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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