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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Vrba, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/04 (2006.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/023 (2013.01); B61L 27/04 (2013.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); B61L 2201/00 (2013.01); B61L 2205/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is provided that may include a controller having one or more processors. The one or more processors may control movement of a vehicle system along a route, and determine a restriction in speed of the vehicle system at a switch point. The one or more processors may determine a direction of movement of the vehicle system based on the restriction in the speed at the switch point.