公开(公告)号：US20070001629A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US11173299

申请日：2005-06-30

申请人： Jeremy McGarry ,  Somakumar Ramachandra-Panicker ,  Ajith Kumar ,  Venkatarao Ryali ,  Bret Worden ,  Jeffrey Daigle ,  Paul Houpt

发明人： Jeremy McGarry ,  Somakumar Ramachandra-Panicker ,  Ajith Kumar ,  Venkatarao Ryali ,  Bret Worden ,  Jeffrey Daigle ,  Paul Houpt

IPC分类号： H02P7/74

CPC分类号： B60T8/1705 ,  B60L3/10 ,  B60L3/102 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60T8/172 ,  B60T2210/12 ,  B61C15/14 ,  Y02T10/646

摘要： A traction control system for controlling an electric traction motor drivingly coupled to a wheel of a tractive vehicle. The traction control system includes means for determining speed of the wheel, means for determining tractive effort of the wheel and a control circuitry for controlling drive signals to the motor based upon the wheel speed and tractive effort.

公开(公告)号：US20070219680A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-20

申请号：US11385354

申请日：2006-03-20

申请人： Ajith Kumar ,  Glenn Shaffer ,  Paul Houpt ,  Bernardo Movsichoff ,  David Chan ,  Sukru Eker

发明人： Ajith Kumar ,  Glenn Shaffer ,  Paul Houpt ,  Bernardo Movsichoff ,  David Chan ,  Sukru Eker

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： G05B13/021 ,  B61L3/006 ,  B61L25/025 ,  B61L25/026 ,  B61L27/0027 ,  B61L2205/04 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063

摘要： A system for operating a train having one or more locomotive consists with each locomotive consist comprising one or more locomotives, the system including a locator element to determine a location of the train, a track characterization element to provide information about a track, a sensor for measuring an operating condition of the locomotive consist, a processor operable to receive information from the locator element, the track characterizing element, and the sensor, and an algorithm embodied within the processor having access to the information to create a trip plan that optimizes performance of the locomotive consist in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the train.

摘要翻译： 一种用于操作具有一个或多个机车的列车的系统由每个包括一个或多个机车的机车组件组成，该系统包括用于确定列车位置的定位器元件，用于提供关于轨道的信息的轨道表征元件， 测量所述机车编组的操作条件，可操作以从所述定位器元件，所述轨迹特征元件和所述传感器接收信息的处理器，以及包含在所述处理器内的访问所述信息以创建行程计划的算法， 机车根据列车的一个或多个操作标准组成。

公开(公告)号：US20050065674A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10670891

申请日：2003-09-24

申请人： Paul Houpt ,  Harry Mathews ,  Sunil Shah

发明人： Paul Houpt ,  Harry Mathews ,  Sunil Shah

IPC分类号： B61D17/00 ,  B61L3/00 ,  B61L15/00 ,  B61L23/00 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G06F7/06 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G08G1/00

CPC分类号： B61L3/002 ,  B61L3/006 ,  B61L15/0072 ,  B61L25/00 ,  B61L25/021 ,  B61L27/0038 ,  B61L27/0077 ,  B61L27/0094 ,  B61L2205/02

摘要： An apparatus for controlling a railway consist, the apparatus comprising: a consist model adapted for computing an objective function from a set of candidate driving plans and a set of model parameters; a parameter identifier adapted for calculating the model parameters from a set of consist measurements; and a trajectory optimizer adapted for generating the candidate driving plans and for selecting an optimal driving plan to optimize the objective function subject to a set of terminal constraints and operating constraints.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制铁路的装置包括：装置，包括：适合于从一组候选驾驶计划和一组模型参数计算目标函数的组合模型; 参数标识符，用于从一组组合测量中计算模型参数; 以及轨迹优化器，其适于产生所述候选驾驶计划并且用于选择最优驾驶计划以根据一组终端约束和操作约束优化所述目标函数。

公开(公告)号：US20130144467A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13311807

申请日：2011-12-06

申请人： Joel Kickbusch ,  Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

发明人： Joel Kickbusch ,  Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

IPC分类号： G08G9/00

CPC分类号： G08G9/00 ,  B61L3/006 ,  B61L15/0027 ,  B61L25/025 ,  B61L27/0016 ,  B61L27/0027 ,  B61L27/0038 ,  B61L2205/04 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G1/096716 ,  G08G1/096741 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/127 ,  G08G7/00

摘要： A method includes forming a first schedule for a first vehicle to travel in a transportation network. The first schedule includes a first arrival time of the first vehicle at a scheduled location. The method also includes receiving a first trip plan for the first vehicle from an energy management system. The first trip plan is based on the first schedule and designates at least one of tractive efforts or braking efforts to be provided by the first vehicle to reduce at least one of an amount of energy consumed by the first vehicle or an amount of emissions generated by the first vehicle when the first vehicle travels through the transportation network to the scheduled location. The method further includes determining whether to modify the first schedule to avoid interfering with movement of one or more other vehicles by examining the trip plan for the first vehicle.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括形成用于第一车辆在运输网络中行驶的第一时间表。 第一时间表包括第一辆车在预定位置的第一到达时间。 该方法还包括从能量管理系统接收第一车辆的第一行程计划。 第一行程计划基于第一时间表，并且指定由第一车辆提供的牵引力或制动努力中的至少一个，以减少由第一车辆消耗的能量的量中的至少一个或由第一车辆产生的排放量 当第一辆车通过运输网络前往预定的位置时的第一辆车辆。 该方法还包括通过检查第一车辆的行程计划来确定是否修改第一调度表以避免干扰一个或多个其他车辆的移动。

公开(公告)号：US20130144466A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13311759

申请日：2011-12-06

申请人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Joel Kickbusch ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

发明人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Joel Kickbusch ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： B61L27/0027 ,  B61L3/006 ,  B61L15/0027 ,  B61L27/0016 ,  B61L27/0094

摘要： A system includes a scheduling module and a resolution module. The scheduling module determines plural initial schedules for plural different vehicles to concurrently travel in a transportation network. The initial schedules include locations and times for the vehicles to travel. The resolution module modifies at least one of the initial schedules to one or more modified schedules based on an anomaly in at least one of the vehicles or the routes that prevents one or more of the vehicles from traveling in the transportation network according to the initial schedules. The scheduling module communicates the modified schedules to the vehicles so that energy management systems disposed on the vehicles modify travel of the vehicles according to the modified schedules.

摘要翻译： 系统包括调度模块和分辨率模块。 调度模块确定多个不同车辆的多个初始时间表在运输网络中同时行进。 初始时间表包括车辆出发的位置和时间。 分辨率模块基于至少一个车辆的异常或者阻止一个或多个车辆根据初始时间表在交通网络中行驶的路线，将至少一个初始时间表修改为一个或多个修改的时间表 。 调度模块将修改的时间表传达给车辆，使得布置在车辆上的能量管理系统根据修改的时间表来修改车辆行驶。

公开(公告)号：US20130117054A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-09

申请号：US13288226

申请日：2011-11-03

申请人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt

发明人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt

IPC分类号： G06Q10/06

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/047 ,  G06Q10/083

摘要： A system includes a scheduling module and a monitoring module. The scheduling module is configured to generate schedules for vehicles to concurrently travel in a transportation network formed of interconnected routes over which the vehicles travel. The monitoring module is configured to determine financial costs of fuel at refueling locations within the transportation network that are used by one or more of the vehicles to acquire additional fuel. The scheduling module is configured to coordinate the schedules of the vehicles based on the financial costs of the fuel while maintaining a throughput parameter of the transportation network above a designated threshold. The throughput parameter represents adherence by the vehicles to the schedules as the vehicles travel through the transportation network.

摘要翻译： 系统包括调度模块和监控模块。 调度模块被配置为生成车辆同时在由车辆行驶的相互连接的路线形成的交通网络中行进的时间表。 监测模块被配置为确定由一个或多个车辆用于获取附加燃料的运输网络内的加油位置处的燃料的财务成本。 调度模块被配置为基于燃料的财务成本来协调车辆的时间表，同时保持交通网络的吞吐量参数高于指定的阈值。 吞吐量参数表示当车辆通过运输网络行驶时，车辆遵守时间表。

公开(公告)号：US06407465B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-18

申请号：US09661660

申请日：2000-09-14

申请人： David M. Peltz ,  Jerome J. Tiemann ,  Russell S. DeMuth ,  Robert Steigerwald ,  Paul Houpt ,  Roy Malac ,  Glen Peltonen

发明人： David M. Peltz ,  Jerome J. Tiemann ,  Russell S. DeMuth ,  Robert Steigerwald ,  Paul Houpt ,  Roy Malac ,  Glen Peltonen

IPC分类号： F01K1300

CPC分类号： H02P9/305 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  F02C6/16 ,  Y02E60/15 ,  Y02T10/642

摘要： A pressurized fluid system provides electrical power to a load and includes a fluid motor, a generator, an energy storage device and a controller. The system supplies fluid to the fluid motor, which provides a generator with power producing a voltage used to supply power to a load and provide energy to the energy storage device. The controller selects which of various sources within the system provides fluid to the fluid motor based on the operating mode of the system. When fluid supplied to the fluid motor is discontinued, the energy storage device discharges providing power to the load.

摘要翻译： 加压流体系统向负载提供电力，并且包括流体马达，发电机，能量存储装置和控制器。 该系统向流体马达提供流体，其向发电机提供产生用于向负载供电并且向能量存储装置提供能量的电压的功率。 控制器根据系统的操作模式选择系统内的哪些源向流体马达提供流体。 当提供给流体马达的流体停止时，能量存储装置向负载​​放电。

公开(公告)号：US08655518B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US13311759

申请日：2011-12-06

申请人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Joel Kickbusch ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

发明人： Jared Cooper ,  Joseph Noffsinger ,  Ajith Kuttannair Kumar ,  Mason Samuels ,  Paul Houpt ,  Joel Kickbusch ,  Mahir Telatar ,  David Eldredge ,  Mitchell Scott Wills ,  Ramu Chandra

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B61L27/0027 ,  B61L3/006 ,  B61L15/0027 ,  B61L27/0016 ,  B61L27/0094

摘要： A system includes a scheduling module and a resolution module. The scheduling module determines plural initial schedules for plural different vehicles to concurrently travel in a transportation network. The initial schedules include locations and times for the vehicles to travel. The resolution module modifies at least one of the initial schedules to one or more modified schedules based on an anomaly in at least one of the vehicles or the routes that prevents one or more of the vehicles from traveling in the transportation network according to the initial schedules. The scheduling module communicates the modified schedules to the vehicles so that energy management systems disposed on the vehicles modify travel of the vehicles according to the modified schedules.

摘要翻译： 系统包括调度模块和分辨率模块。 调度模块确定多个不同车辆的多个初始时间表在运输网络中同时行进。 初始时间表包括车辆出发的位置和时间。 分辨率模块基于至少一个车辆的异常或者阻止一个或多个车辆根据初始时间表在交通网络中行驶的路线，将至少一个初始时间表修改为一个或多个修改的时间表 。 调度模块将修改的时间表传达给车辆，使得布置在车辆上的能量管理系统根据修改的时间表来修改车辆行驶。