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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Joel Kickbusch, Melbourne, FL (US);
Joel Kickbusch, Melbourne, FL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes an interface module, a simulation module, and a resolution module. The interface module determines a captured state of vehicles traveling in a transportation network according to associated schedules and a proposed modification to the schedules. The captured state represents locations of the vehicles in the transportation network at a selected time. The simulation module simulates movement of the vehicles according to the proposed modification to the schedules. The movement of the vehicles is simulated from the selected time of the captured state of the vehicles. The resolution module determines potential ramifications from the movement of the vehicles that is simulated. The potential ramifications are representative of a simulated change in travel of the vehicles due to the proposed modification. The resolution module is further configured to use the potential ramifications for use in determining whether to implement the proposed modification in actual travel of the vehicles.