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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2013
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jared Klineman Cooper, Melbourne, FL (US);

Robert Francis Bryant, Melbourne, FL (US);

Mitchell Scott Wills, Melbourne, FL (US);

James Knox, Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61L 17/00 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0011 (2013.01); B61L 3/006 (2013.01); B61L 17/00 (2013.01); B61L 27/0016 (2013.01); B61L 27/0027 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes, responsive to a determination that a first vehicle system to be received in a vehicle yard is longer than a length of a receiving route of the vehicle yard that is designated for receiving the first vehicle system, processing a first movement plan to generate a revised movement plan. The first movement plan governs movement of the first vehicle system and one or more second vehicle systems in a transportation network that includes the vehicle yard. The revised movement plan is generated based at least in part on a designated time restriction for the first vehicle system to travel to and be received within the vehicle yard on the receiving route. The method also includes controlling at least one of the first vehicle system or at least one of the one or more second vehicle systems based on the revised movement plan.


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