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System and method for vehicle operation

  • US 9,689,681 B2
  • Filed: 08/12/2014
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an energy management processing unit configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system, the energy management processing unit comprising one or more processors configured to;

    plan a trip profile specifying power settings for performing a mission based on trip data, the trip data including a plurality of parameters having expected values;

    estimate respective experienced values of the plurality of parameters used by the trip planning module to plan the trip profile, determine respective differences between the experienced values and the expected values, and generate respective estimation re-plan requests of the trip profile when any of the differences exceed respective thresholds;

    based on the estimation re-plan requests, select a re-plan request from among a first one of the estimation re-plan requests or an additional one or more of the estimation re-plan requests, prior to performing a re-plan of the trip profile, and provide the selected re-plan request to the trip planning module for re-planning the trip profile based on the selected re-plan request; and

    control the vehicle system based on the re-planned trip profile.

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