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US 2013/0171590 A1Published application
System, method, and computer software code for instructing an operator to control a powered system having an autonomous controller
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorAjith Kuttannair Kumar
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Abstract
A method for training an operator to control a powered system is disclosed including operating the powered system with an autonomous controller, and informing an operator of a change in operation of the powered system as the change in operation occurs. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for training the operator to control the powered system.
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A method comprising:
- at least one of obtaining or creating a trip plan having designated operational settings of a vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along a route for a trip of the vehicle;
- autonomously controlling actual operational settings of the vehicle as the vehicle actually travels along the route during the trip such that the vehicle travels according to the designated operational settings of the trip plan;
- and
- communicating at least one of the actual operational settings of the vehicle or changes to the actual operational settings of the vehicle to an operator as the vehicle is autonomously controlled during travel along the route to instruct the operator how to manually control the vehicle according to the trip plan.
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A method comprising:
- presenting simulated travel of a vehicle along a route to an operator disposed onboard the vehicle while the vehicle is stationary, the simulated travel representing movements of the vehicle along the route;
- monitoring manual actuation of one or more devices onboard the vehicle in order to track manual changes to simulated operational settings of the vehicle by the operator during the simulated travel of the vehicle;
- and
- communicating one or more differences between the simulated operational settings that are manually provided by the operator and designated operational settings of a trip plan so that the operator can practice manual control of the vehicle along the route according to the trip plan, the trip plan including designated operational settings of the vehicle expressed as a function of at least one of distance or time along the route for a trip.
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A system comprising:
- a vehicle controller configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle and to at least one of obtain or create a trip plan having designated operational settings of the vehicle as a function of at least one of time or distance along a route for a trip of the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicle controller is configured to at least one of:
- autonomously control actual operational settings of the vehicle as the vehicle actually travels along the route during the trip such that the vehicle travels according to the designated operational settings of the trip plan and to communicate at least one of the actual operational settings of the vehicle or changes to the actual operational settings of the vehicle to an operator as the vehicle to instruct the operator how to manually control the vehicle according to the trip plan;
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- present simulated travel of the vehicle along the route while the vehicle is stationary, monitor manual actuation of one or more devices onboard the vehicle in order to track manual changes to simulated operational settings of the vehicle by the operator during the simulated travel of the vehicle, and communicate one or more differences between the simulated operational settings that are manually provided by the operator and designated operational settings of the trip plan so that the operator can practice manual control of the vehicle along the route according to the trip plan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.