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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Daniel Simkin, Westminster, CO (US);
Ryan Grudle, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Jeffrey Girbach, Milford, IA (US);
Srinivas Chundru, Broomfield, CO (US);
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for train consist management are provided. In an aspect, a method includes, but is not limited to, designing a train consist; analyzing the train consist with a physics-based dynamic force model to determine whether the train consist would experience at least one of in-train force imbalances or lateral force imbalances indicative of at least one of a component malfunction or a derailment scenario for a proposed train route; and validating the train consist when it is determined that the train consist would not experience in-train force imbalances indicative of at least one of a component malfunction or a derailment scenario for the proposed train route.