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Visibility control system and method for locomotive

  • US 9,561,806 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2015
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A visibility control system for controlling a visibility from the inside of a locomotive to the outside through a glass surface of the locomotive, the visibility control system comprising:

  • a sensing module for detecting and generating a parameter signal indicative of at least one parameter related to the glass surface, the sensing module comprising;

    a moisture sensing device configured to detect a presence of moisture on the glass surface; and

    a photo sensor configured to detect an opacity of the glass surface;

    a cleaning system configured to perform a cleaning operation on the glass surface;

    a user interface located remotely from the locomotive and comprising a user input configured to allow a user to enter an activate cleaning system signal, and a display configured to display the at least one parameter related to the glass surface in response to the parameter signal; and

    a controller communicably coupled to the sensing module, the cleaning system, and the user interface the controller configured to;

    receive the parameter signal from the sensing module;

    send the parameter signal to the user interface;

    receive the activate cleaning signal from the user interface; and

    in response to the activate cleaning signal, communicate with the cleaning system to control the cleaning operation based on the received activate cleaning system signal.

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