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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
GE Global Sourcing Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jared Klineman Cooper, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Todd William Goodermuth, Melbourne, FL (US);
Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Melbourne, FL (US);
David Allen Eldredge, Melbourne, FL (US);
Samuel William Golden, Melbourne, FL (US);
GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A controller in a vehicle consist is configured to receive data of measured brake system characteristics of a first vehicle of the consist and one or more remote vehicles of the consist. The controller is configured to communicate with the remote vehicles for coordinated travel along a route based on the received data. The controller is configured to switch from communicating with the remote vehicles, and receiving the brake system data from the remote vehicles, over a first wireless channel to a second wireless channel responsive to when the first wireless channel becomes unavailable.