An example automated locomotive spotting system includes a locomotive having a tractive effort mechanism for moving the locomotive along a track, and a locomotive controller configured to control the tractive effort mechanism to move the locomotive along the track. The locomotive controller includes an odometer configured to monitor a distance traversed by the locomotive along the track. The locomotive controller is configured to receive a requested spotting distance value, and initiate movement of the locomotive along the track via the tractive effort mechanism. The locomotive controller is also configured to monitor, by the odometer, the distance traversed by the locomotive along the track, and inhibit movement of the locomotive in response to the monitored odometer distance indicating the locomotive has traversed the requested spotting distance.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT DISTANCES OF LOCOMOTIVES
SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER BEWEGUNGSDISTANZEN VON LOKOMOTIVEN
SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE COMMANDE DE DISTANCES DE MOUVEMENT DE LOCOMOTIVES
2022-08-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC |
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