System and method for verifying the availability of a level of a braking system in a powered system

A verification system for comprising:

• a controller coupled to an engine and a braking system of a powered system;
• said controller being configured to predetermine one of an activation level of the engine and an activation level of the braking system at a plurality of incremental locations along a route;
• said controller being configured to activate a first level of the braking system at an incremental location having the predetermined activation level of the engine, said predetermined activation level of the engine being lower than said first level of the braking system;
• and
• a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the braking system during the activation of the braking system;
• wherein said controller is configured to verify an availability of the first level of the braking system at the incremental location based upon whether the parameter received from the sensor varies by a predetermined threshold during the activation of the braking system.

A verification method comprising:

• predetermining one of an activation level of an engine and/or an activation level of a braking system at a plurality of incremental locations along a route, said plurality of incremental locations including a first incremental location and a second incremental location, said second incremental location positioned subsequent to the first incremental location along the route;
• determining the second incremental location along the route having a second predetermined activation level of the braking system;
• activating a first level of the braking system at the first incremental location having a first predetermined activation level of the braking system, said first predetermined activation level being lower than said first level and said second predetermined activation level;
• sensing a parameter of the braking system during the activation of the braking system;
• and
• verifying the activation of the first level of the braking system at the first location, based on whether the parameter of the braking system varies by a predetermined threshold during the activation of the braking system.