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Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2009
Applicants:

Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);

Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);

Vishram Vinayak Nandedkar, Bangalore, IN;

Patricia Sue Lacy, Edinboro, PA (US);

Kevin Kapp, Melbourne, FL (US);

Eric Vorndran, Melbourne, FL (US);

Daniel Pagano, Melbourne, FL (US);

Parameswaran Shanmugam, Bangalore, IN;

Ryan Goes, Erie, PA (US);

Inventors:

Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);

Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);

Vishram Vinayak Nandedkar, Bangalore, IN;

Patricia Sue Lacy, Edinboro, PA (US);

Kevin Kapp, Melbourne, FL (US);

Eric Vorndran, Melbourne, FL (US);

Daniel Pagano, Melbourne, FL (US);

Parameswaran Shanmugam, Bangalore, IN;

Ryan Goes, Erie, PA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling a powered system, the method including operating the powered system to perform a mission based on an optimized mission plan, identifying when the powered system is approaching a location in the mission where the powered system may change from a first route to a second route, obtaining information about whether the first route or the second route will be taken, and if the second route is taken, adjusting the mission plan to optimize reduced emissions output and/or reduced fuel consumption based on the route change.


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