Train with dual distance counters
AssigneeProgress Rail Locomotive Inc.
InventorAsim R. Khan
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Abstract
A control system for a train includes a display unit providing a first display including a plurality of distance counters simultaneously, wherein the plurality of distance counters includes at least a count up counter and a countdown counter. The control system further includes a controller configured to continually increment or decrement at least one of the count up or countdown counters based at least in part on a track distance covered by the train.
Claims20
A control system for a train, comprising:
- a display unit providing a first display including a plurality of distance counters simultaneously, wherein the plurality of distance counters includes at least a count up counter and a countdown counter, wherein the count up counter counts a distance traveled by the train, and wherein the countdown counter counts down based on a distance to-be-traveled by the train;
- and
- a controller configured to continually increment or decrement at least one of the count up or countdown counters based at least in part on a track distance covered by the train.
A control system of a train having a train length, the control system comprising:
- a display unit;
- and
- at least one controller configured to load and operate a plurality of displays on the display unit, the plurality of displays including at least a first display configured to:
- simultaneously display a count up distance counter that counts up a distance traveled by the train, a countdown distance counter that counts down a distance to-be-traveled by the train, a first icon for activating the count up distance counter, a second icon for activating the countdown distance counter, a third icon for resetting the count up distance counter, and a fourth icon for resetting the countdown distance counter;
- in response to detecting an input at the third icon, reset a count value of the count up distance counter to a default value;
- and
- in response to detecting an input at the fourth icon, reset a count value of the countdown distance counter to the train length.
A method for operating a train control system, comprising:
- displaying a first display, wherein the first display includes a count up counter that counts up a distance traveled by a train, a countdown counter that counts down a distance to-be-traveled by the train, a first icon for activating the count up counter, a second icon for activating the countdown counter, a third icon for resetting the count up counter, and a fourth icon for resetting the countdown counter;
- and
- in response to detecting an input at the first icon, continually incrementing a count value of the count up counter, based on a track distance covered by the train after the detecting of the input at the first icon;
- in response to detecting an input at the second icon, continually decrementing a count value of the countdown counter based on a present train length and a track distance covered by the train after the detecting of the input at the third icon;
- in response to detecting an input at the third icon, resetting the count value of the count up counter to a default value;
- or
- in response to detecting an input at the fourth icon, resetting the count value of the countdown counter to the present train length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.