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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2024
Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
Matthew Vrba, Marion, IA (US);
Stephen Craven, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Amit Saxena, Marion, IA (US);
Keith Edward Smith, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rebekkah Linker, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Katrina Aileen See, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method is provided including obtaining a first range area in which a designated position of a vehicle system may be determined to be located based at least in part on a calculated distance from a known location at a front end of the vehicle system that has been determined by a leading sensor. The front end may be relative to a direction of travel. The method may include obtaining a second range area in which the designated position of the vehicle system may be determined to be located using a different, trailing sensor that is located spaced away from the front end of the vehicle system. The method may include determining a degree of overlap, or lack of overlap, of the first range area and the second range area and responding to a determined degree of overlap.