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System for managing the route of a rail vehicle

US6766228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2002
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61L27/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This management system for managing the route of a rail vehicle travelling on a rail network between a departure point and an arrival point includes a central processor unit configured to cause a change in the route of the rail vehicle between a route-change node and a convergence node at which the changed route converges back on the initial route. The central processor unit is further configured to determine a set of routes comprising all of the possible routes between the route-change node and the convergence node, and compare the set of routes with the initial route so as to cause the route change to be made along the route that is closest to the initially-planned route.

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