Remotely controlled locomotive car-kicking control
US7520472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L17/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A remote control system and method for the remote control operation of a locomotive in the performance of a car-kicking sequence comprises a portable control unit operable from a location off-board of the locomotive. The portable control unit includes an operator interface allowing an operator to initiate, with a single step, a predetermined sequence of locomotive operations for automatically performing a car-kicking procedure and generating a signal responsive to the single step for transmission to the locomotive. The system also includes a memory for storing a set of instructions corresponding to the predetermined sequence. An onboard slave control unit, interfaced with an operating system on the locomotive, receives the signal and automatically controls movement of the locomotive according to the set of instructions.
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