# US 2022/0044584 A1 · Systems, Methods And Devices For Remote Control Locomotive Training > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0044584 A1 - Document ID: US20220044584A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/507,953 - Filed: 2021-10-22 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-28 - Assignees: Cattron North America, Inc. - Applicants: Cattron North America, Inc. - Inventors: Jeremy JOVENALL; André BROUSSEAU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220044584A1 ## CPC - G09B 9/04: for teaching control of land vehicles - B60T 7/16: operated by remote control, i.e. initiating means not mounted on vehicle - B60T 7/18: operated by wayside apparatus - B60T 8/1705: {for rail vehicles} - B60T 13/665: {the systems being specially adapted for transferring two or more command signals, e.g. railway systems (B60T13/662 takes precedence)} - B60T 17/228: {for railway vehicles} - B61C 17/12: Control gear; Arrangements for controlling locomotives from remote points in the train or when operating in multiple units (control from points outside the train B61L3/00; fluid-actuated telemotors, servomotors F15B; control devices in general G05) - B61L 3/127: {for remote control of locomotives (remote control of locomotives within a train consist B61C17/12)} - B61L 27/60: Testing or simulation - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B61C: LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS (vehicles in general B60; frames or bogies B61F; special railroad equipment for locomotives B61J, B61K) - B61L: GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC (brakes or auxiliary equipment B61H, B61K; point or crossing construction E01B) ## Abstract According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems, methods and devices related to remote control locomotive training. In an exemplary embodiment, a system includes a trainee operator control unit configured for wireless communication with a locomotive control unit for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit. A trainer is configured for wireless communication with the trainee operator control unit. The trainer is configured for monitoring the trainee operator control unit including the one or more commands transmitted from the trainee operator control unit to the locomotive control unit. The trainer is configured to transmit a brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit. And, the trainee operator control unit is configured to relay the brake application override command and/or a stop command to the locomotive control unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a trainee operator control unit configured for wireless communication with a locomotive control unit for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit; and a trainer configured for wireless communication with the trainee operator control unit, the trainer configured for monitoring the trainee operator control unit including the one or more commands transmitted from the trainee operator control unit to the locomotive control unit; wherein the trainer is configured to transmit a brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit, and the trainee operator control unit is configured to relay the brake application override command and/or a stop command to the locomotive control unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer is configured for providing streaming video of a trainee using the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the trainer is configured to transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit when the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit reveals that the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s). ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the trainer is configured to allow a trainer operator to manually determine from the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit when the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s) and to transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the trainer is configured to automatically determine from the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit when the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s) and transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the trainer is configured for displaying streaming video of a trainee using the trainee operator control unit in real-time; and the trainer is configured to allow a trainer operator to manually determine from the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit in real-time when the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s) and transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer comprises a device located remotely from the trainee operator control unit, the device having network access for wireless communication with the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainee operator control unit includes: a first wireless interface for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit; and a second wireless interface configured for wireless communication with the trainer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the trainer is configured to establish a paired wireless connection with the trainee operator control unit via the second wireless interface of the trainee operator control unit, after the trainee operator control unit has paired with the locomotive control unit via the first wireless interface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainee operator control unit includes: a radio frequency wireless interface for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit; and a Wi-Fi wireless interface for wireless communication with the trainer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer is configured for wireless communication with only the trainee operator control unit, and/or wherein the trainer is not configured for wireless communication with the locomotive control unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer is configured to display the same information that is displayed on a display screen of the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the trainer is configured for providing streaming video of a trainee using the trainee operator control unit and to display a user interface of the trainee operator control unit that is overlaid on the streaming video. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the trainer is configured to display the user interface of the trainee operator control unit as a heads-up display overlaid on the streaming video. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system further includes the locomotive control unit that is coupled to a locomotive and configured to control operation of the locomotive. ### Claim 16 A trainee operator control unit comprising a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, wherein: the trainee operator control unit is configured for wireless communication with a locomotive control unit via the first wireless interface for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit; the trainee operator control unit is configured for wireless communication with a trainer via the second wireless interface, the trainer configured to transmit a brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit; and wherein the trainee operator control unit is configured for receiving the brake application override command from the trainer via the second wireless interface, and for transmitting the brake application override command to the locomotive control unit via the first wireless interface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The trainee operator control unit of claim 16, wherein: the first wireless interface is a radio frequency wireless interface for transmitting one or more commands to the locomotive control unit; and the second wireless interface is a Wi-Fi wireless interface for wireless communication with the trainer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) A system including the trainee operator control unit of claim 16, wherein the system further includes the locomotive control unit that is coupled to a locomotive and configured to control operation of the locomotive. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) A system including the trainee operator control unit of claim 16, wherein the system further includes the trainer that is configured for providing streaming video of a trainee using the trainee operator control unit. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein: the trainer is configured to allow a trainer operator to manually determine from the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit when the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s) and to transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit; or the trainer is configured to automatically determine from the streaming video of the trainee using the trainee operator control unit when the trainee is performing an unsafe action(s) and to automatically transmit the brake application override command to the trainee operator control unit.