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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Ankit Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Vishram Vinayak Nandedkar, Bangalore, IN;
Ankit Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Vishram Vinayak Nandedkar, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for confirming a direction of travel of a vehicle includes a location determining system and a control unit. The location determining system is configured to be coupled to a vehicle that travels in a network of plural route segments having fixed positions. The location determining system also is configured to obtain data representative of a measured heading of the vehicle. The measured heading represents a direction of travel of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to receive a designated route segment that is at least one of selected by operator input or provided by a trip plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle for a trip. The control unit is configured to compare the measured heading of the vehicle with one or more designated headings associated with the route segments to verify whether the vehicle is actually traveling on the designated route segment.