System and/or method for remote operation of a rail vehicle
AssigneeParallel Systems, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Dunn, Marc Greenbaum
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The method S100 can include: determining a remote operation request Silo; optionally determining a priority of the remote operation request S120; providing vehicle data to a remote operator S130; responding to the remote operation request S140; and optionally training a model based on the response S150. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method S100 functions to facilitate remote assistance of a vehicle operating within a rail network (e.g., operation of unmanned vehicles within restricted track regions). Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to facilitate remote validation/verification of vehicle operations and/or rail infrastructure status.
Claims21
A system for remote assistance of a rail vehicle operating within a rail network, the system comprising:
- a motion planner communicatively coupled to the rail vehicle and configured to:
- determine a motion plan for a rail vehicle which is configured to autonomously operate according to the motion plan;
- and
- contemporaneously with autonomous operation of the rail vehicle, determine a set of remote operations comprising a first remote supervision task for the rail vehicle;
- a teleoperation platform configured to at least partially command the rail vehicle based on inputs from a remote operator;
- and
- a fleet management system configured to:
- determine a priority queue for the set of remote operations;
- and
- respond to the first remote supervision task based on the priority queue, comprising:
- triggering provision of vehicle data from the rail vehicle to the teleoperation platform.
A system comprising:
- a motion planner communicatively coupled to a rail vehicle and configured to:
- determine a motion plan for a rail vehicle, the rail vehicle configured to autonomously operate according to the motion plan;
- and
- contemporaneously with autonomous operation of the rail vehicle, determine a remote operation request based on the motion plan;
- a teleoperation platform configured to:
- determine an operator assignment for the remote operation based on a priority queue;
- receive vehicle data collected by the rail vehicle, wherein the vehicle data is selectively forwarded from an intermediary application to the teleoperation platform based on the operator assignment;
- determine a set of remote operator inputs based on the vehicle data;
- and
- provide the set of remote operator inputs to the motion planner for command of the rail vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.