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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
James D. Brooks, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff, Greenville, SC (US);
Ramu Chandra, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James D. Brooks, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff, Greenville, SC (US);
Ramu Chandra, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for controlling movement of a train including a plurality of locomotives along a route. In one example, the method comprises, generating a first plan profile, the first plan profile including synchronous settings for the locomotives over a route, and generating a second plan profile based on the first plan profile, the second plan profile including independent settings for the locomotives over at least one region within the route. The method may further comprise, operating the locomotives based in the first and/or second plan profiles. In another example, the method comprises, generating a plan profile with fully independent settings for the locomotives over the entire route, the fully independent settings based on cost function coefficients of each locomotive.