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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2014
Ansaldo Sts Usa, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Stover Rhea, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Chinnarao Mokkapati, Export, PA (US);
Robert D. Pascoe, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian Michael Nypaver, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ansaldo STS USA, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling braking of a train that includes obtaining in an on-board computer of the train a brake propagation delay time (T), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (α) for the train, and controlling braking of the train in the on-board computer by generating one or more braking signals for the train using T, T and α. Also, a methods of determining for a train a profile velocity to a target position of a selected target, selecting a most restrictive target from among a plurality of targets for a train, and determining a plurality of braking parameters for a train having a train consist, wherein the parameters include a brake propagation delay time (T), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (α).