Virtual railroad
US11928966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A virtual railroad of vehicles is disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a system includes one or more passenger vehicles of a peloton, and a first engine vehicle of the peloton. The first engine vehicle communicatively connected to the one or more passenger vehicles, wherein the first engine vehicle comprises: a processor communicatively connected to a memory and is configured to receive status information of the one or more passenger vehicles, determine, based on the received status information, a set of current values for a set of vehicle attributes for each of the one or more passenger vehicles, and adjust, based on the set of current values for the set of vehicle attributes, a position of a corresponding passenger vehicle of the one or more passenger vehicles.
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