Method and apparatus are disclosed for autonomous vehicle sequential car loading and alignment. A vehicle comprising a wireless communication module and a processor. The processor determines whether the vehicle will fit inside a string of railcars based on capacity and dimension data received from the railcars. When the vehicle fits, the processor autonomously navigates the vehicle to a farthest available space on the string of railcars, and positions the vehicle within the space to satisfy spacing requirements.


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    Title :

    Autonomous vehicle sequential railcar loading and alignment


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    Publication date :

    2018-12-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



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