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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Michael Hawthorne, Arlington, TX (US);
Marshall G. Beck, Fineview, NY (US);
Michael Hawthorne, Arlington, TX (US);
Marshall G. Beck, Fineview, NY (US);
New York Air Brake Corporation, Watertown, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method which may include on each locomotive a propulsion system and a braking system; a transceiver for communication between the locomotives; and sensors for sensing operational conditions on the locomotive. A processor receives the sensed operation conditions, communicates information including the sensed operational conditions to the other locomotive, determines a propulsion or braking value or command based on the sensed operational conditions, pre-selected criteria and the information received from the other locomotive, and outputs the propulsion or braking value or command. The present system may include on each locomotive a location determining device and a storage of track topology; and the processor determines and communicates to the other locomotive as information an initial propulsion or braking value using the topology of the present and projected location of the locomotive and pre-selected criteria, determines a final propulsion or braking value or command based on the initial value and the information received from the other locomotive, and outputs the final propulsion or braking value.