Data communication system and method for communicating data in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an interface gateway device of a vehicle data communication system onboard a vehicle that is configured to travel along a route, the interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled to a data acquisition module, the interface gateway device including an electrical port configured to receive an electrical connector; and
an energy management system that includes one or more processors, the energy management system configured to be removably coupled with the interface gateway device such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the interface gateway device;
wherein the interface gateway device is configured to receive a data parameter related to at least one of the vehicle, the route, or a trip of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the data parameter to the energy management system;
wherein the energy management system is configured to communicate at least one of a trip plan or a control message to the interface gateway device, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message selected for communication based on the data parameter that is received by the interface gateway device, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message configured to be implemented by the vehicle to control movement of the vehicle along the route, wherein the at least one of the trip plan or the control message dictates one or more of a tractive effort or a braking effort of the vehicle based on at least one of time or location of the vehicle along the route for implementation by the vehicle along the route.
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Abstract
A system includes an energy management system configured to be communicatively coupled with a communication system of a vehicle that travels on a trip along a route. The energy management system is configured to be removably coupled with the communication system such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the communication system. The energy management system is further configured to receive data parameters from the communication system and to generate at least one of a trip plan or a control message for the vehicle based on the data parameters. The trip plan and/or the control message dictates tractive and braking efforts of the vehicle during the trip. The energy management system is configured to communicate the trip plan and/or the control message to the communication system for the communication system to implement for controlling movement of the vehicle during the trip.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an interface gateway device of a vehicle data communication system onboard a vehicle that is configured to travel along a route, the interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled to a data acquisition module, the interface gateway device including an electrical port configured to receive an electrical connector; and an energy management system that includes one or more processors, the energy management system configured to be removably coupled with the interface gateway device such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the interface gateway device; wherein the interface gateway device is configured to receive a data parameter related to at least one of the vehicle, the route, or a trip of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the data parameter to the energy management system; wherein the energy management system is configured to communicate at least one of a trip plan or a control message to the interface gateway device, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message selected for communication based on the data parameter that is received by the interface gateway device, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message configured to be implemented by the vehicle to control movement of the vehicle along the route, wherein the at least one of the trip plan or the control message dictates one or more of a tractive effort or a braking effort of the vehicle based on at least one of time or location of the vehicle along the route for implementation by the vehicle along the route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
- an energy management system that includes one or more processors, the energy management system configured to be removably coupled with a vehicle data communication system onboard a vehicle that is configured to travel along a route such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the vehicle data communication system,
wherein the energy management system is configured to; receive a data parameter related to at least one of the vehicle, the route, or a trip of the vehicle from the vehicle data communication system, and communicate at least one of a trip plan or a control message to the vehicle data communication system, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message being selected for communication based on the data parameter that is received by the energy management system, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message configured to be implemented by the vehicle to control movement of the vehicle along the route, wherein the at least one of the trip plan or the control message dictates one or more of a tractive effort or a braking effort of the vehicle based on at least one of time or location of the vehicle along the route for implementation by the vehicle along the route. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- an energy management system that includes one or more processors, the energy management system configured to be removably coupled with a vehicle data communication system onboard a vehicle that is configured to travel along a route such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the vehicle data communication system,
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15. A method for controlling a vehicle during a trip along a route comprising:
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determining whether a communicative coupling between a vehicle data communication system on the vehicle and an energy management system is established; responsive to establishing the communicative coupling, identifying, by one or more processors, the vehicle data communication system; retrieving a communication configuration associated with the vehicle data communication system that is identified from a memory; receiving data parameters from the vehicle data communication system, the data parameters communicated according to the communication configuration; and communicating, according to the communication configuration, at least one of a trip plan or a control message based on the trip plan to the vehicle data communication system for the vehicle to implement to control movement of the vehicle during the trip, the at least one of the trip plan or the control message selected for communication based on the data parameters received from the vehicle data communication system, wherein the at least one of the trip plan or the control message dictates tractive efforts and braking efforts for different locations along the route for the vehicle to implement during the trip. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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