Communication system and method of a vehicle consist
US9862392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A communication system and method receive, at an energy management system disposed onboard a vehicle system formed from a lead vehicle and one or more remote vehicles, trip data that represents one or more characteristics of an upcoming trip of the vehicle system along a route. A selected portion of the trip data is communicated from the energy management system to a distributed power system also disposed onboard the vehicle system. The selected portion includes identifying information and one or more orientations of the one or more remote vehicles. Using the distributed power system, communication links between the lead vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles are established using the identifying information and the one or more orientations.
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