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US 2025/0187639 A1Published application
System and/or method for platooning
AssigneeParallel Systems, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Soule, John Howard, Benjamin Stuart Stabler
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Abstract
In variants, the system can include a set of vehicles, cooperatively capable of forming a platoon. Each vehicle within the platoon can be configured to operate based on feedback from other vehicles within the platoon. In examples, a vehicle can selectively brake based on feedback from other vehicles within the platoon.
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A self-propelled railcar comprising:
- a body structure;
- and
- a pair of bogies supporting the body structure, at least one bogie of the pair comprising:
- a powertrain mechanically coupled to the body structure;
- a bumper;
- a sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure contact force at the bumper;
- and
- a controller onboard the bogie and communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to control the powertrain based on a platoon control target and measurements from the sensor.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of railcars, wherein a first railcar of the plurality which is at a first end of the plurality, comprising:
- a bumper configured to compressively contact an adjacent vehicle of a platoon;
- a force sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure a compressive contact force at the bumper;
- and
- a controller coupled to the force sensor, the controller configured to autonomously control a brake system of the plurality of railcars, based on the compressive contact force, to maintain compressive contact at the bumper.
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A system comprising:
- a railcar comprising a body structure and a pair of bogies supporting the body structure, the railcar further comprising:
- a powertrain mounted to a bogie of the pair;
- a bumper;
- a sensor coupled to the bumper and configured to measure contact force at the bumper;
- and
- a controller onboard the bogie and communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to control the powertrain based on a platoon control target and measurements from the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.