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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Eugene A. Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Paul Kenneth Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Joseph Forrest Noffsinger, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Brian J. Mcmanus, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Jared Cooper, Melbourne, FL (US);
David Michael Peltz, Melbourne, FL (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Eugene A. Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Paul Kenneth Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Joseph Forrest Noffsinger, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Brian J. McManus, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Jared Cooper, Melbourne, FL (US);
David Michael Peltz, Melbourne, FL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for vehicle control comprises determining a braking capability of a braking system of a rail vehicle or other vehicle, and modifying application of at least one mission parameter by a control system of the vehicle based on the determined braking capability. Braking capability may be determined by activating the braking system of the vehicle to apply a braking force on the vehicle, and concurrently, applying a level of tractive effort of the vehicle is sufficient to overcome the braking force. The braking capability is determined based on the level of tractive effort.