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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Krishnamoorthy Kalyanam, Bangalore, IN;
Ajith Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Paul K. Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Manthram Sivasubramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
Krishnamoorthy Kalyanam, Bangalore, IN;
Ajith Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Paul K. Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Manthram Sivasubramaniam, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A navigation system includes a computer readable storage medium having a sequence of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to acquire a plurality of parameters of a train comprising parameters measured after the train has begun a journey. The train includes a plurality of vehicles providing tractive effort and a consist coupled to the plurality of vehicles. The sequence of instructions also causes the processor to calculate the tractive effort of less than all of the plurality of vehicles based on the acquired plurality of parameters.