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System and method for determining grade errors of a route

  • US 9,953,472 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2016
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors configured to determine vehicle-controlled power settings of a vehicle as the vehicle moves along a route according to a trip plan, the trip plan dictating designated speeds and designated power settings of the vehicle at different locations along the route, the trip plan based on designated grades of the route, the vehicle-controlled power settings are controlled to cause the vehicle to move toward the designated speeds of the trip plan, the one or more processors also configured to identify differences between the designated power settings of the trip plan and the vehicle-controlled power settings at which the vehicle is controlled to cause the vehicle to move toward the designated speeds of the trip plan,wherein the one or more processors also are configured to determine discrepancies in the designated grades of the route based on the differences between the designated power settings of the trip plan and the vehicle-controlled power settings;

    wherein the one or more processors also are configured to automatically change the vehicle-controlled power settings without operator intervention to cause the vehicle to move toward the designated speeds of the trip plan based on the identified differences between the designated power settings of the trip plan and the vehicle-controlled power settings; and

    wherein the one or more processors also are configured to determine a route health index based on the one or more differences between the designated grades of the route and the actual grades of the route, the route health index representative of an extent of damage to the route.

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