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Communication system and method of a vehicle consist

  • US 9,862,392 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2015
  • Issued: 01/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at an energy management system comprising one or more processors disposed onboard a vehicle system formed from a lead vehicle and one or more remote vehicles, trip data that represents one or more characteristics of an upcoming trip of the vehicle system along a route;

    communicating a selected portion of the trip data from the energy management system to a control unit comprising one or more processors disposed onboard the lead vehicle of the vehicle system, the selected portion including vehicle identifiers associated with the one or more remote vehicles and one or more orientations of the one or more remote vehicles;

    establishing, using the control unit, communication links between the lead vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles using the vehicle identifiers and the one or more orientations; and

    remotely controlling movement of the one or more remote vehicles by the lead vehicle during the tin via the communication links.

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