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公开(公告)号：US10457281B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-29
申请号：US15412692
申请日：2017-01-23
发明人： James D. Brooks , Jeffery Armstrong
摘要： A system includes one or more processors configured to communicatively link a first operator control unit (OCU) disposed off-board a vehicle system with a vehicle control system (VCS) disposed onboard the vehicle system. The vehicle system is formed from first and second vehicles. The VCS is configured to remotely control movement of the second vehicle from the first vehicle, wherein the one or more processors configured to receive a control signal communicated from the first OCU to a communication device that is onboard the first vehicle. The control signal dictates a change in movement operational setting of the second vehicle. The one or more processors configured to direct the communication device to communicate the control signal from the first vehicle to the second vehicle via the VCS, wherein movement of the second vehicle is automatically changed responsive to communicating the control signal from the first vehicle to the second vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10399584B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-03
申请号：US15992749
申请日：2018-05-30
摘要： A system and method identifies vehicles to be included in a multi-vehicle system that is to travel along one or more routes for an upcoming trip, and determines plural different potential builds of the multi-vehicle system. The different potential builds represent different sequential orders of the vehicles in the multi-vehicle system. The system and method also simulate travels of the different potential builds for the upcoming trip, calculate a safety metric, consumption metric, and/or build metric for the different potential builds based on travels that are simulated, and generates a quantified evaluation of the safety metric, consumption metric, and/or build metric for the different potential builds for use in selecting a chosen potential build of the different potential builds. The chosen potential build is used to build the multi-vehicle system for the upcoming trip.
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公开(公告)号：US20180257682A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-13
申请号：US15482240
申请日：2017-04-07
CPC分类号： B61L3/006 , B61L15/0027 , B61L15/0072 , B61L27/0022 , B61L27/04 , G05D1/0005 , G05D1/0061 , G05D2201/0213
摘要： A vehicle system having processors configured to determine permissible regions of a trip where the vehicle system is permitted for automatic control. The permissible regions of the trip are determined based on one or more of parameters of a route, a trend of operating parameters of the vehicle system, or a trip plan that designates one or more operational settings of the vehicle system at different locations, different times, or different distances along a route. The processors also are configured to control transition of the vehicle system between manual control and the automatic control in the permissible regions by alerting an operator of the vehicle system, automatically switching between the manual control and the automatic control, or modifying conditions on which the transition occur.
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公开(公告)号：US10053120B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-21
申请号：US15583123
申请日：2017-05-01
IPC分类号： B61G5/02 , B60T8/17 , B60T13/66 , B60T15/14 , B61L27/00 , B61L25/00 , B61L25/02 , B61L15/00 , B61C17/12 , B60T8/171 , B60L15/20 , B60L15/38 , B61L3/00 , B60T7/12 , B60T17/22
CPC分类号： B61G5/02 , B60L15/2009 , B60L15/2045 , B60L15/38 , B60L2200/26 , B60L2240/642 , B60L2240/645 , B60L2240/80 , B60L2270/12 , B60T7/128 , B60T8/1705 , B60T8/171 , B60T13/665 , B60T15/14 , B60T17/228 , B61C17/12 , B61L3/006 , B61L3/008 , B61L15/0027 , B61L15/0072 , B61L15/0081 , B61L25/021 , B61L25/025 , B61L27/0022 , B61L27/0027 , G08G1/22 , Y02T10/72 , Y02T10/7283 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T30/10 , Y02T90/16
摘要： A control system identifies vehicle systems for combining into a larger convoy. Each the vehicle systems is formed from at least one propulsion-generating vehicle and at least one non-propulsion-generating vehicle. The control system directs the identified vehicle systems to couple with each other for travel as the convoy from a first location toward a different, second location. The control system directs a first vehicle system in the convoy to separate from the convoy and/or a second vehicle system to join the convoy by coupling with at least one of the vehicle systems in the convoy in an intermediate location between the first and second locations. The vehicles in each of the vehicle systems in the convoy remain connected during separation of the first vehicle system from the convoy and/or during joining of the second vehicle system to the convoy.
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公开(公告)号：US20170255824A1
公开(公告)日：2017-09-07
申请号：US15061129
申请日：2016-03-04
IPC分类号： G06K9/00 , B61L23/04 , H04N7/18 , G06T7/60 , G06K9/62 , G06T7/20 , G06K9/52 , H04L29/08 , H04N5/44
CPC分类号： G06K9/00624 , B61L23/04 , B61L23/042 , B61L23/047 , B61L27/0088 , H04L67/12 , H04N7/185
摘要： A system (e.g., an off-board camera system) includes a camera and a communication device. The camera is configured to be disposed on an off-board device remotely located from a non-aerial vehicle as the non-aerial vehicle moves along a route. The camera is configured to generate image data representative of an upcoming segment of the route relative to a direction of travel of the non-aerial vehicle. The communication device is configured to be disposed on the off-board device and to wirelessly communicate the image data to the non-aerial vehicle during movement of the non-aerial vehicle along the route.
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公开(公告)号：US10246111B2
公开(公告)日：2019-04-02
申请号：US15705752
申请日：2017-09-15
发明人： James D. Brooks , Hullas Sehgal
摘要： A system includes a locator device and one or more processors operably connected to the locator device. The locator device determines a trailing distance between a trailing vehicle system that travels along a route and a leading vehicle system that travels along the route ahead of the trailing vehicle system in a same direction of travel. The one or more processors compare the trailing distance to a first proximity distance relative to the leading vehicle system. In response to the trailing distance being less than the first proximity distance, the one or more processors set a permitted power output limit for the trailing vehicle system to be less than a maximum achievable power output for the trailing vehicle system, the permitted power output limit being set based on a power-to-weight ratio of the leading vehicle system.
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公开(公告)号：US20180273064A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-27
申请号：US15992749
申请日：2018-05-30
CPC分类号： B61L27/0016 , B61L17/00 , B61L27/0022 , B61L27/0027 , B61L27/0077
摘要： A system and method identifies vehicles to be included in a multi-vehicle system that is to travel along one or more routes for an upcoming trip, and determines plural different potential builds of the multi-vehicle system. The different potential builds represent different sequential orders of the vehicles in the multi-vehicle system. The system and method also simulate travels of the different potential builds for the upcoming trip, calculate a safety metric, consumption metric, and/or build metric for the different potential builds based on travels that are simulated, and generates a quantified evaluation of the safety metric, consumption metric, and/or build metric for the different potential builds for use in selecting a chosen potential build of the different potential builds. The chosen potential build is used to build the multi-vehicle system for the upcoming trip.
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公开(公告)号：US09937936B2
公开(公告)日：2018-04-10
申请号：US14954528
申请日：2015-11-30
CPC分类号： B61L15/0081 , B61L3/006 , B61L15/0072 , B61L23/00 , B61L25/021 , B61L25/025 , G06Q10/20
摘要： A method and system monitor coupler fatigue by determining an upcoming fatigue metric representative of fatigue that is to be experienced by a coupler configured to connect plural vehicles in a vehicle system, determining whether a failure metric of the coupler during the upcoming trip exceeds a designated failure threshold (where the failure metric is based on the upcoming fatigue metric), and, responsive to determining that the failure metric exceeds the designated failure threshold, one or more of notifying an operator of the upcoming fatigue metric, displaying one or more of the upcoming fatigue metric or the failure metric, changing a driving plan for controlling movement of the vehicle system during the upcoming trip, and/or changing a characteristic of the vehicle system.
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公开(公告)号：US09669811B2
公开(公告)日：2017-06-06
申请号：US14798678
申请日：2015-07-14
IPC分类号： B60T8/17 , B60T8/171 , B60T7/12 , B61C17/12 , G01C21/26 , B60L15/20 , B60L15/38 , B61L3/00 , B61L15/00 , B61L27/00 , B61L25/02
CPC分类号： B60T8/1705 , B60L15/2009 , B60L15/2045 , B60L15/38 , B60L2200/26 , B60L2240/642 , B60L2240/645 , B60L2240/80 , B60L2270/12 , B60T7/12 , B60T8/171 , B61C17/12 , B61L3/006 , B61L3/008 , B61L15/0027 , B61L15/0081 , B61L25/025 , B61L27/0027 , G01C21/26 , Y02T10/72 , Y02T10/7283 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T30/10 , Y02T90/16
摘要： A planning system and method determine handling parameters of one or more of a route or a vehicle system at different locations along a length of the vehicle system having plural vehicles traveling together along the route. The system and method also determine asynchronous brake settings for two or more of the vehicles in the vehicle system based on the handling parameters that are determined. Brakes of the two or more vehicles are controlled according to the asynchronous brake settings.
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公开(公告)号：US20170151965A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-01
申请号：US14954528
申请日：2015-11-30
CPC分类号： B61L15/0081 , B61L3/006 , B61L15/0072 , B61L23/00 , B61L25/021 , B61L25/025 , G06Q10/20
摘要： A method and system monitor coupler fatigue by determining an upcoming fatigue metric representative of fatigue that is to be experienced by a coupler configured to connect plural vehicles in a vehicle system, determining whether a failure metric of the coupler during the upcoming trip exceeds a designated failure threshold (where the failure metric is based on the upcoming fatigue metric), and, responsive to determining that the failure metric exceeds the designated failure threshold, one or more of notifying an operator of the upcoming fatigue metric, displaying one or more of the upcoming fatigue metric or the failure metric, changing a driving plan for controlling movement of the vehicle system during the upcoming trip, and/or changing a characteristic of the vehicle system.
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