| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A ROUTE DURING MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM OVER THE ROUTE | US15485697 | 2017-04-12 | US20170217459A1 | 2017-08-03 | Jared Klineman COOPER; Mark Bradshaw KRAELING; Eugene SMITH; James Glen CORRY; David Lowell McKAY; Brian Joseph McMANUS; Keith SZEWCZYK; Joseph Forrest NOFFSINGER |
| A sensing system includes a leading sensor, a trailing sensor, and a route examining unit. The leading sensor is onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system that is traveling along a route. The leading sensor measures first characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The trailing sensor is disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The trailing sensor measures second characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The route examining unit is disposed onboard the vehicle system and receives the first characteristics of the route and the second characteristics of the route to compare the first characteristics with the second characteristics. The route examining unit also identifies a segment of the route as being damaged based on a comparison of the first characteristics with the second characteristics. | ||||||
| 62 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAIL VEHICLE COUPLING DETERMINATION | US14939312 | 2015-11-12 | US20170137043A1 | 2017-05-18 | Sharon Ann Irma BARNES; Marty Charles BROOKS; Paul ERNSDORFF |
| A system and method for identifying at least two transport units in coupled relationship forming a consist including determining via the presence of an electrical signal whether one end of a coupling unit at an end of a first transport unit is coupled to a second end of said coupling unit at an end of a second transport unit; determining by computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor a transport unit in closest proximity to said first transport unit; upon a condition in which said one end of said coupling unit is determined to be coupled to a second end of said coupling unit, identifying by said computer processor said second transport unit as said transport unit in closest proximity to said first transport unit. | ||||||
| 63 | Data communication system and method | US14633255 | 2015-02-27 | US09637147B2 | 2017-05-02 | Samuel William Golden; Jared Klineman Cooper; David Allen Eldredge |
| A data communication system is configured to obtain operational data associated with a control system of a vehicle consist. The operational data is obtained at a first vehicle of the consist. The operational data is communicated from the first vehicle to one or more second vehicles in the consist. Responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle can be communicated from one or more of the second vehicles to the first vehicle. Onboard the first vehicle, an operational capability of the consist to perform a movement event can be determined using the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and that was communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle. | ||||||
| 64 | CUTOUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | US14923994 | 2015-10-27 | US20170113708A1 | 2017-04-27 | Remo Ferrari; Torsten Pannier; James R. Krietemeyer |
| Systems and methods for controlling a train may override wayside interface units (WIUs) and/or override wayside devices. An example control system may comprise a transceiver configured to receive a status from a WIU and an on board unit (OBU) coupled to the transceiver. The OBU may be configured to override the command from the WIU and ignore a status from another wayside device associated with the WIU. The OBU may enforce all positive train control commands other than commands from sources associated with the overridden WIU. | ||||||
| 65 | MACHINE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING USER INTERFACE | US14887250 | 2015-10-19 | US20170106883A1 | 2017-04-20 | Alexander SHUBS, JR.; David ROENSPIES; James D. SEATON |
| An asset management system for a machine is disclosed. The asset management system may include a sensor associated with an asset of the machine and configured to generate a signal indicative of an operational status of a system associated with the asset. The asset management system may further include a user interface associated with the machine and a controller in communication with the sensor and the user interface. The controller may be configured to display on the user interface a graphical representation of the asset, receive via the user interface a user selection of the system from a plurality of systems associated with the asset, and display on the graphical representation of the asset a visual indicator of the system in response to the user selection. The visual indicator of the system may indicative of the operational status of the system. | ||||||
| 66 | RIDE THROUGH CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING USER INTERFACE | US14881825 | 2015-10-13 | US20170101116A1 | 2017-04-13 | Alexander SHUBS, JR.; Curtis MONTGOMERY; James David SEATON |
| A ride through control system for a machine is disclosed. The ride through control system may include a sensor associated with an asset of the machine and configured to generate a signal indicative of an operating parameter of the asset. The ride through control system may also include a user interface associated with the machine and a controller in communication with the sensor and the user interface. The controller may be configured to display on the user interface a plurality of selectable ride through control levels, each being associated with a respective operating parameter threshold, receive via the user interface a user selection of one of the plurality of ride through control levels, and automatically generate a machine control signal based on the signal generated by the sensor and the respective operating parameter threshold associated with the user selection. | ||||||
| 67 | TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM | US15225340 | 2016-08-01 | US20170050654A1 | 2017-02-23 | Claude Perras; Leigh Thorpe; Francois Blouin |
| A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented. | ||||||
| 68 | Optimal control of air compressors in a locomotive consist | US14488355 | 2014-09-17 | US09415782B2 | 2016-08-16 | Eric C. Wright |
| A system for controlling locomotive compressors in a multiple locomotive consist to optimize compressor life, cold weather operation, and maintenance schedules. Each compressor is associated with a controller than can communicate via an interface to a network with the corresponding controllers of the other compressors that are also interfaced to the network. A lead compressor controller may then issue commands to the other compressor controller to more efficiently restore pressure to the system, to implement improved usage schedules, or to manage maintenance intervals to maximize usage of each compressor during periodic maintenance intervals. | ||||||
| 69 | ENERGY HARVESTER, WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICE HAVING THE ENERGY HARVESTER, AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING RAILROAD VEHICLE USING THE SAME | US14927861 | 2015-10-30 | US20160152252A1 | 2016-06-02 | Jaehoon Kim; Jae Yun Lee; Kwan Sup Lee; Young Il Kim; Kun Min Yeo |
| A railroad vehicle monitoring system installed on a railroad vehicle includes: wireless sensor devices installed at attached equipment of the railroad vehicle, including a sensor that senses statuses of the attached equipment, configured to wirelessly transmit a sensing value sensed by the sensor in real time, and including an energy harvester configured to convert energy generated by running of the railroad vehicle into electric energy, and supply the electric energy as a power source for the sensor, a signal process in the sensing value, and wireless communication of the sensing value; sink node devices configured to wirelessly receive the sensing value and output, in real time, railroad vehicle status information obtained by integrating the received sensing value; and a vehicle status monitoring device configured to receive the railroad vehicle status information, integrate and manage the railroad vehicle status information, and output the integrated railroad vehicle status information in real time. | ||||||
| 70 | Method and system for communicating data with vehicles | US14525252 | 2014-10-28 | US09327740B2 | 2016-05-03 | Brian Terence Murren; Daniel Keith Pagano; Samuel William Golden; Brian Smith; Jared Klineman Cooper |
| A method includes defining a pre-load zone that has reliable communication along a route. The pre-load zone is associated with a trip of a vehicle traveling along the route. A starting location of the trip is located outside of the pre-load zone. The vehicle is configured to enter the pre-load zone and exit the pre-load zone prior to reaching the starting location of the trip. The method includes receiving a trip request message that identifies the pre-load zone from the vehicle after the vehicle enters the pre-load zone and prior to the vehicle exiting the pre-load zone. The method also includes sending a trip response message to the vehicle that the vehicle receives prior to exiting the pre-load zone. The trip response message includes trip data specific to the trip that is selected based on the association between the pre-load zone and the trip. | ||||||
| 71 | DEVICE FOR INTERFACING RAILWAY DRIVER ADVISORY SYSTEM | US14798875 | 2015-07-14 | US20160016598A1 | 2016-01-21 | Dong LI |
| A train management system includes: an on-board server unit of a given train; and a railway operating centre. The railway operating centre includes: (i) a track monitoring unit which monitors locations of trains and statuses of trackside signalling equipment, and creates signalling settings to be enacted by the signalling equipment based on the current train locations and the current statuses of the trackside signalling equipment; and (ii) a timetable updating unit which updates timetables for the trains based on the current train locations. The train management system further includes a calculation module which, while the given train is running, repeatedly calculates a recommended speed profile for the given train compatible with the latest updated timetable for the given train and latest updated signals from the signalling settings. The on-board server unit displays the latest recommended speed profile as advice for the driver of the train. | ||||||
| 72 | Train Network Management System and Method | US14767441 | 2014-03-12 | US20160016596A1 | 2016-01-21 | Michael A. Naylor |
| A train network management system for a train having a locomotive and railcars, including a node computer on the railcar and communicating with a high-speed network device for receiving and transmitting data over a high-speed network, and a locomotive computer on the locomotive and communicating with a high-speed network device for receiving and transmitting data over the high-speed network, where a communication path is generated between at least two high-speed network devices of the railcars and the high-speed network device of the locomotive, such that high-speed data communication is provided between the high-speed network devices of the railcars and the locomotive. A railcar network unit is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 73 | System and Method for Monitoring Mobile Vehicles | US14327676 | 2014-07-10 | US20160009303A1 | 2016-01-14 | Mike Spahis; Armando Junior Tamez; Mark A. Ramirez; Phillip W. Thompson |
| A system for monitoring railcars includes a memory operable to store data associated with monitoring a location of a train. The system also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to receive location signals from a plurality of location devices. Each location device is associated with a respective railcar of a plurality of railcars. The plurality of railcars form the train. The processor is further operable to monitor the location of the train based on received location signals from one or more of the plurality of location devices. | ||||||
| 74 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A ROUTE DURING MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM OVER THE ROUTE | US14864243 | 2015-09-24 | US20160009300A1 | 2016-01-14 | Jared Klineman Cooper; Mark Bradshaw Kraeling; Eugene Smith; James Glen Corry; David Lowell McKay; Brian Joseph McManus; Keith Szewczyk; Joseph Forrest Noffsinger |
| A sensing system includes a leading sensor, a trailing sensor, and a route examining unit. The leading sensor is onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system that is traveling along a route. The leading sensor measures first characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The trailing sensor is disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The trailing sensor measures second characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The route examining unit is disposed onboard the vehicle system and receives the first characteristics of the route and the second characteristics of the route to compare the first characteristics with the second characteristics. The route examining unit also identifies a segment of the route as being damaged based on a comparison of the first characteristics with the second characteristics. | ||||||
| 75 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING A POWER AMONG A PLURALITY OF CONSUMER UNITS OF A RAIL VEHICLE | US14434173 | 2013-10-01 | US20150295414A1 | 2015-10-15 | Stefan Di Bonaventura; Gerhard Steinhauer |
| Electric power is distributed over a plurality of load units of a rail vehicle. In order to reduce the adaptation complexity upon changing the configuration of the rail vehicle, the rail vehicle is divided into a group of sections. A group of distribution priorities is defined, and a distribution priority is allocated to each load unit, each of which is identified by a section variable and a priority variable. Power to be granted is ascertained in a granting process depending on power requirement, available power, and allocated distribution priority. Granting processes for a given priority variable value and for the section variable values assigned to at least one sub-group of the group of sections are carried out in a section cycle. A priority cycle is carried out in which a section cycle is carried out for the priority variable values assigned to a sub-group of the group of distribution priorities. | ||||||
| 76 | Method & apparatus for a train control system | US14544708 | 2015-02-07 | US20150232110A1 | 2015-08-20 | Nabil N. Ghaly |
| A method and an apparatus for a train control system are disclosed, and are based on virtualization of train control logic and the use of cloud computing resources. A train control system is configured into two main parts. The first part includes physical elements of the train control system, and the second part includes a virtual train control system that provides the computing resources for the required train control application platforms. The disclosed architecture can be used with various train control technologies, including communications based train control, cab-signaling and fixed block, wayside signal technology. Further, the disclosure describes methodologies to convert cab-signaling and manual operations into distance to go operation. | ||||||
| 77 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | US14633255 | 2015-02-27 | US20150217790A1 | 2015-08-06 | Samuel William Golden; Jared Klineman Cooper; David Allen Eldredge |
| A system and method for communicating data obtain operational data associated with a control system of a vehicle consist. The operational data is obtained at a first vehicle of the consist. The operational data is communicated from the first vehicle to one or more second vehicles in the consist. Responsive to a loss of the operational data at the first vehicle, at least the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle can be communicated from one or more of the second vehicles to the first vehicle. Onboard the first vehicle, an operational capability of the consist to perform a movement event can be determined using the operational data that was lost at the first vehicle and that was communicated from the at least one of the one or more second vehicles to the first vehicle. | ||||||
| 78 | System and Method for Monitoring Railcar Performance | US13842427 | 2013-03-15 | US20130342362A1 | 2013-12-26 | Andrew Martin |
| A system for monitoring operation of a railcar having one or more sensing units, mounted on the railcar, for monitoring operating parameters and or conditions of the railcar, and a communication management unit, in wireless communication with the sensing units, wherein the system can make a determination of an alarm condition based on data collected the sensing units. A temperature sensor device for use in such a system is also provided. | ||||||
| 79 | METHOD & APPARATUS FOR A TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM | PCT/US2015000030 | 2015-02-15 | WO2015126529A1 | 2015-08-27 | GHALY NABIL N |
| A method and an apparatus for a train control system are disclosed, and are based on virtualization of train control logic and the use of cloud computing resources. A train control system is configured into two main parts. The first part includes physical elements of the train control system, and the second part includes a virtual train control system that provides the computing resources for the required train control application platforms. The disclosed architecture can be used with various train control technologies, including communications based train control, cab-signaling and fixed block, wayside signal technology. Further, the disclosure describes methodologies to convert cab-signaling and manual operations into distance to go operation. | ||||||
| 80 | VIRTUAL OMNIMOVER | PCT/US2008066722 | 2008-06-12 | WO2009032382A3 | 2009-07-30 | KING STEVEN MORRIS; LONG HENRY WILLIAM |
| A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles (12) on a path (20) includes a path processor (110) and a bi-directional voting circuit (56) in circuit with the path processor. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles may include a vehicle processor supported by the at least one vehicle and shunt relays in circuit with the at least one vehicle processor. Each vehicle processor may be configured to close a respective shunt relay upon a predetermined condition of the vehicle whereby the bi-directional voting circuit is activated to notify all other vehicles. | ||||||
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