Method and system for controlling locomotives
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and system for controlling locomotives 审中-公开
    控制机车的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050010338A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-13

    申请号:US10850992

    申请日:2004-05-21

    摘要: A method and system (10) for self-directed operation of a locomotive (12) in a rail yard (82) using a control system (64) on the locomotive for controlling locomotive operations. The method includes establishing at least one operational area (e.g. 74, 76, 78) within the rail yard and associating an operational parameter with each area. The method also includes operating the locomotive using the control system and sensing a location of the locomotive within an operational area. The method further includes determining whether the locomotive is operating within the operational parameter established for the area of its location. If the locomotive is determined not to be operating within the operational parameter, an operation of the locomotive is automatically controlled to operate within the respective operational parameter, without operator input to the control system. The system includes a location detector (62) in communication with the control system to automatically control locomotive operation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于使用机车上的控制系统(64)对铁路车场(82)中的机车(12)进行自导向操作的方法和系统(10),用于控制机车操作。 该方法包括在铁路车场内建立至少一个操作区域(例如74,76,78),并将操作参数与每个区域相关联。 所述方法还包括使用所述控制系统来操作所述机车,以及感测所述机车在操作区域内的位置。 该方法还包括确定机车是否在为其位置的区域建立的操作参数内运行。 如果机车被确定为不在操作参数中操作,则机车的操作被自动控制以在相应的操作参数内操作,而无需操作者输入到控制系统。 该系统包括与控制系统通信的位置检测器(62)以自动控制机车操作。

    Configurable locomotive
    4.
    发明申请
    Configurable locomotive 有权
    可配置机车

    公开(公告)号:US20050120904A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-09

    申请号:US11008708

    申请日:2004-12-09

    IPC分类号: B60L15/32 B61L15/00 B61C3/00

    摘要: A locomotive (10) is operable in two or more distinct configurations, with the change in configuration being response to a configuration input signal (35). A locomotive configuration is represented by the set of end use device control signals (13) that are generated by the locomotive control systems (22) in response to the respective set of operational input values (27). For a given set of operational input values, a first set of end use device control signals is generated when a configuration input has a first value, and a second set of end use device control signals is generated when a configuration input has a second value. The configuration input variable may be responsive to the locomotive location, a wayside device signal, an operator action or the health of the locomotive, for example. Locomotive configuration changes may include peak horsepower rating, number of engine cylinders fueled, number of throttle notch settings, adhesion limits, mission priorities or emission profile, for example.

    摘要翻译: 机车(10)可以以两种或多种不同的配置操作,配置的变化响应配置输入信号(35)。 机车配置由响应于相应的一组操作输入值(27)由机车控制系统(22)生成的一组终端使用设备控制信号(13)表示。 对于给定的一组操作输入值,当配置输入具有第一值时,产生第一组最终使用装置控制信号,并且当配置输入具有第二值时产生第二组最终使用装置控制信号。 例如,配置输入变量可以响应于机车位置,路边设备信号,操作者动作或机车的健康。 例如,机车配置更改可能包括峰值功率等级,燃油发动机气缸数量,节气门缺口设置数量,附着力限制,任务优先级或排放轮廓。

    Configurable locomotive
    5.
    发明授权
    Configurable locomotive 有权
    可配置机车

    公开(公告)号:US07302895B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-04

    申请号:US11008708

    申请日:2004-12-09

    IPC分类号: B61C1/00

    摘要: A locomotive (10) is operable in two or more distinct configurations, with the change in configuration being response to a configuration input signal (35). A locomotive configuration is represented by the set of end use device control signals (13) that are generated by the locomotive control systems (22) in response to the respective set of operational input values (27). For a given set of operational input values, a first set of end use device control signals is generated when a configuration input has a first value, and a second set of end use device control signals is generated when a configuration input has a second value. The configuration input variable may be responsive to the locomotive location, a wayside device signal, an operator action or the health of the locomotive, for example. Locomotive configuration changes may include peak horsepower rating, number of engine cylinders fueled, number of throttle notch settings, adhesion limits, mission priorities or emission profile, for example.

    摘要翻译: 机车(10)可以以两种或多种不同的配置操作,配置的变化响应配置输入信号(35)。 机车配置由响应于相应的一组操作输入值(27)由机车控制系统(22)生成的一组终端使用设备控制信号(13)表示。 对于给定的一组操作输入值,当配置输入具有第一值时,产生第一组最终使用装置控制信号,并且当配置输入具有第二值时产生第二组最终使用装置控制信号。 例如,配置输入变量可以响应于机车位置,路边设备信号,操作者动作或机车的健康。 例如,机车配置更改可能包括峰值功率等级,燃油发动机气缸数量,节气门缺口设置数量,附着力限制,任务优先级或排放轮廓。

    TRIP OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRAIN
    10.
    发明申请
    TRIP OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRAIN 审中-公开
    TRIP优化系统和火车方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070225878A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-27

    申请号:US11750716

    申请日:2007-05-18

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 H02P9/04

    CPC分类号: B61L3/006

    摘要: A control system for operating a diesel powered system having at least one diesel-fueled power generating unit, the system including a mission optimizer that determines at least one setting be used by the diesel-fueled power generating unit, a converter that receives at least one of information that is to be used by the diesel-fueled power generating unit and converts the information to an acceptable signal a sensor to collect at least one operational data from the diesel powered system that is communicated to the mission optimizer, and a communication system that provides for a closed control loop between the mission optimizer, converter, and sensor.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作具有至少一个柴油燃料发电单元的柴油动力系统的控制系统,该系统包括确定由柴油燃料发电单元使用的至少一个设定的任务优化器,接收至少一个 由柴油燃料发电单元使用的信息,并将信息转换成可接受信号的传感器,以收集来自传递给任务优化器的柴油机动系统的至少一个操作数据;以及通信系统, 提供任务优化器,转换器和传感器之间的闭合控制回路。