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Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Michael Lavertu, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Jennifer Lynn Jackson, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A traction loss warning system includes a warning controller configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle and to determine a location on a route where a loss in traction of the first vehicle occurred and a vehicle controller configured to be disposed onboard a second vehicle, the vehicle controller configured to control movement of the second vehicle along the route. The warning controller also is configured to communicate a warning signal that notifies the second vehicle of the location where the loss in traction of the first vehicle occurred. The vehicle controller is configured to change the movement of second vehicle along the route during travel of the second vehicle over the location responsive to receiving the warning signal from the warning controller.


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