Method and apparatus for limiting in-train forces of a railroad train
US9037323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L15/0072
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for operating a railway system, the railway system comprising a lead vehicle consist, a non-lead vehicle consist and railcars, the apparatus including a first element for determining a slack condition of railway system segments, wherein the segments are delineated by nodes, and a control element configured to control an application of tractive effort or braking effort of the lead vehicle consist or the non-lead vehicle consist.
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