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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Paul Kenneth Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David SO Keung Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sukru Alper Eker, Danbury, CT (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Paul Kenneth Houpt, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernardo Adrian Movsichoff, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David So Keung Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sukru Alper Eker, Danbury, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for operating a train having one or more locomotive consists with each locomotive consist comprising one or more locomotives, the system including a locator element to determine a location of the train, a track characterization element to provide information about a track, a sensor for measuring an operating condition of the locomotive consist, a processor operable to receive information from the locator element, the track characterizing element, and the sensor, and an algorithm embodied within the processor having access to the information to create a trip plan that optimizes performance of the locomotive consist in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the train.