Control system and method for a rail-track system
AssigneeMagway Limited
InventorsRupert Cruise, Mark Lazarides, Aanchal Mittal, Onat Taskin, Timoteo Badalotti, William Frank-Gemmill
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Abstract
A control system for controlling the movement of a carriage within a rail-track system is provided. The system comprises: a central controller configured to schedule a trajectory of the carriage; and a plurality of decentralised nodes, each associated with a respective portion of the rail-track system, and each configured to control the movement of the carriage within said associated portion of the rail-track system according to said trajectory. A transport system and method are also provided.
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A control system for controlling movement of a carriage within a rail-track system, the system comprising:
- a central controller configured to schedule a trajectory of the carriage;
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- a plurality of decentralised nodes, each associated with a respective portion of the rail-track system and each configured to control the movement of the carriage within said associated portion of the rail-track system according to said trajectory.
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A method of controlling movement of a carriage within a rail-track system comprising a central controller and a plurality of decentralised nodes, wherein each decentralised node is associated with a respective portion of the rail-track system, the method comprising:
- scheduling, by the central controller, a trajectory of the carriage;
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- controlling, by one or more of the decentralised nodes, the movement of the carriage within the corresponding one or more portions of the rail-track system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.