US 2017/0282942 A1 · MULTIPLE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

Abstract

A system includes an energy management system disposed onboard a vehicle system configured to travel on a route during a trip. The energy management system is configured to receive trip information that includes one or more constraints including at least one of speed, distance, or time restrictions for the vehicle system along the route. The energy management system is further configured to generate a trip plan for controlling movement of the vehicle system along the route during the trip. The trip plan is generated based on the one or more constraints. The trip plan has a plan speed profile that designates speeds for the vehicle system according to at least one of distance or time during the trip. The energy management system is further configured to control movement of the vehicle system during the trip according to the plan speed profile of the trip plan.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

an energy management system disposed onboard a first vehicle system configured to travel on a route during a trip, the energy management system having one or more processors, the energy management system being configured to receive trip information that is specific to the trip, the trip information including one or more constraints including at least one of speed, distance, or time restrictions for the first vehicle system along the route, the energy management system being further configured to generate a trip plan for controlling movement of the first vehicle system along the route during the trip, the trip plan being generated based on the one or more constraints, the trip plan having a plan speed profile that designates speeds for the first vehicle system according to at least one of distance or time during the trip, the energy management system further configured to control movement of the first vehicle system during the trip according to the plan speed profile of the trip plan.

A system comprising:

one or more processors configured to receive trip information from a communication circuit onboard a first vehicle system that is configured to travel on a route during a trip, the trip information including a pacing speed profile that is based on movement of at least a second vehicle system on the route, the one or more processors further configured to generate a trip plan for controlling movement of the first vehicle system along the route during the trip, the trip plan having a plan speed profile that designates speeds for the first vehicle system according to at least one of distance or time during the trip, the trip plan being generated using one or more constraints that are based on the pacing speed profile, the one or more processors further configured to control movement of the first vehicle system during the trip according to the plan speed profile of the trip plan to ensure that the first vehicle system maintains at least a designated separation from the second vehicle system during the trip.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiple vehicle control system

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Multiple vehicle control system

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