A method for operating a train comprising two or more locomotives, the method comprising the steps of:a) Setting one or more locomotive control levels and choosing a selected route of travel;b) Calculating a target train speed profile and a target in-train force profile over at least a portion of the selected route;c) Measuring one or more operating parameters related to the operation of the train;d) Calculating a future train speed profile and a future in-train force profile for a future period based on at least one of the one or more operating parameters, at least one of the one or more locomotive control levels and one or more pieces of information relating to the selected route;e) Calculating adjusted locomotive speed control levels relating to the one or more operating parameters based on a difference between the target train speed profile and the future train speed profile, the adjusted locomotive control levels being adapted to maintain the target train speed profile over the future period;f) Calculating adjusted in-train force control levels relating to the one or more operating parameters based on a difference between the target in-train force profile and the future in-train force profile, the adjusted in-train force control levels being adapted to maintain the target in-train force profile below a target level over the future period;g) Dividing the adjusted locomotive control levels and the adjusted in-train force control levels between the two or more locomotives to form locomotive-specific locomotive control levels for each of the two or more locomotives, the locomotive-specific locomotive control levels being at least partially adapted to control and/or balance in-train force levels below the target levelh) Provide locomotive-specific locomotive control levels for communication to each of the two or more locomotives; andi) Operating each of the two or more locomotives according to the locomotive-specific locomotive control levels.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING LONG VEHICLES



    Publication date :

    2022-06-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



    Control system for operating long vehicles

    COLE COLIN ROBERT / BOSOMWORTH CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM / HAYMAN MARK JAMES | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING LONG VEHICLES

    COLE COLIN ROBERT / BOSOMWORTH CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM / HAYMAN MARK JAMES | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Long Combination Vehicles - Operating Characteristics in Urban Areas

    Bruce, B. / Morrall, J. / International Forum for Road Transport Technology | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000


    SYSTEM FOR OPERATING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

    SHIMODAIRA SEIJI / FUJIMOTO HIROYA / KISHI YASUHISA | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    System for operating commercial vehicles

    HIROSE SATORU / FUJIMOTO HIROYA | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access