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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
New York Air Brake, Llc, Watertown, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric C. Wright, Evans Mills, NY (US);
John M. Reynolds, Carthage, NY (US);
Assignee:
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE, LLC, Watertown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); B61L 15/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intelligent locomotive brake control system which selects and optimizes use of dynamic, independent, and automatic brakes on the locomotive to assure intended brake power, to minimize in-train forces, minimize brake component wear, and to automate standard train brake protocol. The system may be programmed to alter an automatic brake application commanded by a train driver to omit or reduce the amount of the automatic brake application in favor of a dynamic brake application, and independent brake application, or combination thereof.