System for controlling or monitoring a vehicle system along a route
US10137912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L2201/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
System having one or more processors that are configured to (a) generate, as a vehicle system moves along a route, a plurality of different trial plans for an upcoming segment of the route. The trial plans include potential operational settings of the vehicle system along the route. The one or more processors that are configured to (b) select one of the trial plans as a selected plan or generate the selected plan based on one or more of the trial plans. The selected plan is configured to improve one or more system-handling metrics as the vehicle system moves along the upcoming segment of the route. The one or more processors are configured to (c) communicate instructions to change or not change at least one of the operational settings of the vehicle system based on the selected plan.
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