System and method for controlling velocity of a vehicle
    75.
    发明授权
    System and method for controlling velocity of a vehicle 有权
    用于控制车辆速度的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09493143B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US13486946

    申请日:2012-06-01

    摘要: A control system includes an onboard controller, a location determination system, and a speed sensor. The controller identifies a designated area along a route that includes a downhill section, an airflow restricted area, a banked section, a section to be cleaned, an adverse environmental area, an adverse vehicular condition area, and/or a section where travel is restricted. The designated area is associated with an operating rule that requires the vehicle to travel at least as fast as a lower speed limit. The location determination system monitors actual locations of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the route. The speed sensor obtains speed data representative of an actual velocity of the vehicle. The controller restricts control of the vehicle such that the actual velocity of the vehicle is at least as fast as the lower speed limit of the designated area when the vehicle is in the designated area.

    摘要翻译: 控制系统包括车载控制器,位置确定系统和速度传感器。 控制器沿着路线识别包括下坡段,气流限制区域,堤岸段,待清洁区段,不利环境区域,不利车辆状况区域和/或行驶限制区段的指定区域 。 指定区域与要求车辆至少与较低速度限制一样行驶的操作规则相关联。 位置确定系统监视车辆沿着路线行进的实际位置。 速度传感器获得代表车辆实际速度的速度数据。 控制器限制车辆的控制,使得当车辆在指定区域中时,车辆的实际速度至少等于指定区域的下限速度。

    Rail vehicle control communication system and method for communicating with a rail vehicle
    77.
    发明授权
    Rail vehicle control communication system and method for communicating with a rail vehicle 有权
    轨道车辆控制通信系统和与铁路​​车辆通信的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08702043B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-22

    申请号:US12891936

    申请日:2010-09-28

    IPC分类号: B61L3/18 B61L3/20

    CPC分类号: B61L3/20

    摘要: A rail vehicle control communication system includes a vehicle management device capable of being coupled with a conductive pathway extending along a track and of forming an instruction to control an operation of a rail vehicle travelling along the track, the vehicle management device transmitting the instruction to the rail vehicle through the conductive pathway; and an on-board communication device capable of being coupled with the rail vehicle, the on-board communication device configured to receive the instruction communicated through the conductive pathway from the vehicle management device, the on-board communication device configured to change the operation of the rail vehicle based on the instruction.

    摘要翻译: 轨道车辆控制通信系统包括车辆管理装置,该车辆管理装置能够与沿着轨道延伸的导电路径耦合并且形成用于控制沿轨道行进的轨道车辆的操作的指令,所述车辆管理装置将指令发送到 铁路车辆通过导电路径; 以及能够与轨道交通工具耦合的车载通信装置,所述车载通信装置被配置为从车辆管理装置接收通过导电路径传递的指令,所述车载通信装置被配置为改变 铁路车辆基于指导。

    System and method for optimizing vehicle performance in presence of changing optimization parameters
    78.
    发明授权
    System and method for optimizing vehicle performance in presence of changing optimization parameters 有权
    在存在变化的优化参数的情况下优化车辆性能的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08645047B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US12245242

    申请日:2008-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: B61L3/006

    摘要: A method for controlling operations of a power system having at least one internal combustion power unit includes: (a) identifying a plurality of discrete potential dynamic events; (b) for each potential dynamic event, computing an optimization profile which describes power settings for the power system to follow in order to optimize at least one operating parameter of the at least one power unit; (c) selecting one of the optimization profiles based on the potential dynamic event with the highest current probability; and (d) operating the system in accordance with the selected optimization profile.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制具有至少一个内燃动力单元的动力系统的操作的方法包括:(a)识别多个离散的潜在动态事件; (b)对于每个潜在的动态事件,计算描述电力系统的功率设置以跟随以优化所述至少一个电力单元的至少一个运行参数的优化配置文件; (c)基于具有最高当前概率的潜在动态事件来选择一个优化简档; 和(d)根据选定的优化配置文件操作系统。

    System, method, and computer software code for improved fuel efficiency emission output, and mission performance of a powered system
    80.
    发明授权
    System, method, and computer software code for improved fuel efficiency emission output, and mission performance of a powered system 有权
    用于提高燃油效率排放输出的系统,方法和计算机软件代码以及动力系统的任务性能

    公开(公告)号:US08494696B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US13529783

    申请日:2012-06-21

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00

    CPC分类号: B61L3/006

    摘要: A method is provided including determining a first power level required from a diesel powered system. The first power level corresponds to a first proportion of a maximum power. The method also includes determining an emission output for a mission based on the first power level. The method further includes determining a second power level corresponding to a second proportion of the maximum power, wherein alternate use of the second power level and at least one of the first power level or a third power level results in a lower emission output for the mission, with the overall resulting power being proximate the minimum power required. The method also includes automatically controlling operation of the diesel powered system by using the second power level alternately with at least one of the first power level or the third power level.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法,包括确定从柴油动力系统所需的第一功率水平。 第一功率电平对应于最大功率的第一比例。 该方法还包括基于第一功率电平确定任务的发射输出。 该方法还包括确定对应于最大功率的第二比例的第二功率电平,其中第二功率电平和第一功率电平或第三功率电平中的至少一个的替代使用导致用于该任务的较低发射输出 总体结果功率接近所需的最小功率。 该方法还包括通过与第一功率电平或第三功率电平中的至少一个交替地使用第二功率电平来自动控制柴油发动系统的操作。