skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Method and apparatus for optimizing a train trip using signal information

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1083212
; ; ; ;

One embodiment of the invention includes a system for operating a railway network comprising a first railway vehicle (400) during a trip along track segments (401/412/420). The system comprises a first element (65) for determining travel parameters of the first railway vehicle (400), a second element (65) for determining travel parameters of a second railway vehicle (418) relative to the track segments to be traversed by the first vehicle during the trip, a processor (62) for receiving information from the first (65) and the second (65) elements and for determining a relationship between occupation of a track segment (401/412/420) by the second vehicle (418) and later occupation of the same track segment by the first vehicle (400) and an algorithm embodied within the processor (62) having access to the information to create a trip plan that determines a speed trajectory for the first vehicle (400), wherein the speed trajectory is responsive to the relationship and further in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the first vehicle (400).

Research Organization:
DOEEE (USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC04-2002AL68284
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,370,006
Application Number:
11/608,066
OSTI ID:
1083212
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (142)

Automatic train control system and method patent-application January 2004
Emission management for a hybrid locomotive patent March 2008
Method for automatic operation of a vehicle patent October 1986
Train handling techniques and analysis patent December 2001
Method and system for improving acceleration rates of locomotives patent March 2005
System and Method for Optimized Fuel Efficiency and Emission Output of a Diesel Powered System patent-application September 2007
Discharge bulb patent-application September 2004
Pallet container patent May 1994
Tank Structure for Alternative Transportation of Liquids and Solid Goods patent March 1960
Train schedule repairer patent October 2002
Integrated train control patent July 2006
System and method for improved train handling and fuel consumption patent April 2009
System and method for improved train handling and fuel consumption patent-application December 2006
Method of optimizing train operation and training patent-application October 2001
Systems and methods of measuring and evaluating performance of a physical skill and equipment used to perform the physical skill patent-application September 2005
Model train control system patent August 2001
Locomotive cooling system patent May 2001
Liquid cargo container for marine transport patent November 1994
Method and apparatus for providing load dispatch and pollution control optimization patent-application April 2006
Pattern-variable headlamp patent September 2005
Method of optimizing train operation and training patent July 2001
System, Method and Computer Software Code for Remotely Assisted Operation of a Railway Vehicle System patent-application June 2008
Model train control system patent January 2004
Diesel engine control system with optimized fuel delivery patent-application August 2005
Multimode hybrid energy railway vehicle system and method patent-application December 2003
Train control system patent January 1996
Locomotive wireless video recorder and recording system patent-application December 2003
Trip Optimization System and Method for a Vehicle patent-application October 2007
Vehicle headlamp patent October 2005
Automated generation of reports reflecting statistical analyses of supply chain processes patent-application March 2005
High pressure hose having a fitting for attachment to a corresponding connector member patent September 2000
System and method for managing emissions from mobile vehicles patent March 2009
Predicitve Auxiliary Load Management (Palm) Control Apparatus and Method patent-application November 2007
Railcar transport telematics system patent-application March 2006
Train control system and method of controlling a train or trains patent-application February 2006
Scheduling system and method patent April 1997
Running vehicle control method for automatically controlling a plurality of vehicles running on a road patent March 2001
Control system for optimizing the operation of two or more locomotives of a consist patent-application June 2004
Vehicle Communication System patent-application April 2003
System, method and apparatus for power regulation patent April 2002
Integrated train control patent-application October 2003
Geometric track and track/vehicle analyzers and methods for controlling railroad systems patent-application June 2004
Method and apparatus for automatic selection of alternative routing through congested areas using congestion prediction metrics patent-application September 2006
Generator monitoring, control and efficiency patent-application September 2005
Operation-assisting system and operation-assisting computer program patent-application June 2006
RYNSORD: a novel, decentralized algorithm for railway networks with "soft reservation"
  • Razouqi, Q.; Lee, T.; Ghosh, S.
  • VTC '98. 48th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Pathway to a Global Wireless Revolution, VTC '98. 48th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Pathway to Global Wireless Revolution (Cat. No.98CH36151) https://doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1998.686227
conference January 1998
System for energy conservation on rail vehicles patent August 1993
Method and apparatus for targeting material delivery to tissue patent April 2003
Multi-tank fuel storage system for refrigerated freight container electric generatore patent January 1993
Tractor with integrated cab floor fuel tank patent December 2005
Train control system and method of controlling a train or trains patent-application April 2005
Control and method for optimizing the operation of two or more locomotives of a consist patent-application February 2003
Cycle detection in repair-based railway scheduling system conference January 1996
Electrically controlled automated devices to control equipment and machinery with remote control and accountability worldwide patent November 2003
Arbitrage control system for two or more available power sources patent-application May 2004
Mobile electric power generating systems patent January 1979
Electric Discharge Device patent January 1938
Arc tube for discharge bulb patent-application June 2004
Method and apparatus for planning the movement of trains using dynamic analysis patent-application November 2007
Refrigerated shipping container patent October 1995
Engine driven generator assembly patent October 1985
Track database integrity monitor for enhanced railroad safety distributed power patent August 2002
Method and device for limiting the driving speed of a motor vehicle patent March 2009
Interactive dynamic real-time management system patent June 1989
Control system and method for improving fuel economy patent March 2009
Model Based Optimization of Multiple Power Generating Units patent-application December 2009
Scheduling system and method patent August 1998
Cooling circuit, especially for a motor vehicle transmission patent-application March 2006
Methods and apparatuses for control of building cooling, heating and power co-generation systems patent-application June 2006
Automotive discharge bulb and automotive headlamp patent-application January 2005
Method and apparatus for initializing an automated train control system patent September 1998
System and method for dispatching by exception patent-application September 2004
Method for data exchange with a mobile asset considering communication link quality patent-application May 2003
Geometric track and track/vehicle analyzers and methods for controlling railroad systems patent January 2007
Power control apparatus and method for electrical system of vehicle patent-application June 2006
Fuel control system patent July 2006
System and Method for Trip Routing with Configurable Constraints patent-application June 2010
Method and system for modular data processing for a vehicle control system patent-application March 2007
Steerable vehicle having a multiple-power unit controller and a method of controlling power to an electric motor patent-application June 2003
Automatic power control for variable power train patent May 1987
Integrated engine control and cooling system for diesel engines patent November 2006
Predictive auxiliary load management (PALM) control apparatus and method patent March 2008
Predictive speed control for a motor vehicle patent-application April 2004
Hybrid vehicles patent-application July 2009
Refrigerated container patent February 1993
Locomotive engine cooling system and method patent-application November 2002
Rail car tracking system patent-application September 2005
Fuel use efficiency system for a vehicle for assisting the driver to improve fuel economy patent July 2000
Configurable locomotive patent December 2007
System and Method for Controlling Horsepower in a Locomotive Consist patent-application June 2008
Train simulator and playback station patent August 2006
Method and system for route calcuation in a navigation application patent-application November 2001
Method and apparatus for run-time incorporation of domain data configuration changes patent-application December 2005
Thermodynamically integrated buildings patent April 1976
Method and system for improving acceleration rates of locomotives patent-application August 2005
Method and system for controlling fuel injection timing in an engine for powering a locomotive patent December 2001
Refrigerated container and a gable frame patent July 1997
Power management systems and devices patent-application May 2007
Double walled storage tank patent March 1993
Strategies for locomotive operation in tunnel conditions patent July 2006
Weight distribution monitor patent March 2002
Freight containers patent May 1998
Mobile education and entertainment system, method and device patent-application December 2003
Track database integrity monitor for enhanced railroad safety distributed power patent-application June 2002
Consist manager for managing two or more locomotives of a consist patent November 2009
Shipping container for shipping livestock patent July 1997
Traffic/transportation system patent October 2000
Unfolding, movable hospital unit patent February 1987
Combination Refrigerator and Walk-In Storage Compartment patent June 1952
Dual fuel engine control patent-application June 2005
System and method for generating a fuel-optimal reference velocity profile for a rail-based transportation handling controller patent June 2001
Model train control system patent-application January 2003
Simulator apparatus employing actual craft and simulators patent August 1993
Vehicle headlamp patent March 2004
On-board message repeater for railroad train communications system patent-application April 2006
Hybrid power supply module patent-application July 2006
Gas turbine and electric drive locomotive patent June 1975
Vehicle headlamp comprising a discharge lamp including an inner envelope and a surrounding shroud patent February 1995
Mounting support for a high intensity discharge reflector lamp patent December 1999
Strategies for locomotive operation in tunnel conditions patent-application May 2005
Vehicle cooling system patent-application December 2006
System, Method, and Computer Software Code for Detecting a Physical Defect Along a Mission Route patent-application October 2009
High voltage detection system patent February 2010
Train control system and method of controlling a train or trains patent-application July 2006
Emission management for a hybrid locomotive patent-application November 2005
Control device and control method for hybrid vehicle patent-application August 2002
Train Speed Control System patent February 1974
Method and Apparatus for Optimizing a Train Trio Using Signal Information patent-application September 2007
Method of controlling a vehicle based on operation characteristics patent-application August 2008
Model train control system patent March 2004
Method of optimizing train operation and training patent-application June 2003
System and method for selectively limiting tractive effort to facilitate train control patent-application June 2003
Double walled fuel tank with integral generator set mounting frame patent February 2003
Vehicle headlamp comprising a metal-halide discharge lamp including an inner envelope and a surrounding shroud patent October 1993
Projection-type vehicular headlamp having improved lateral illumination patent June 2005
Reflector lamp patent September 1999
Heated floor system for a movable structure patent April 2001
System, method , and apparatus for power regulation patent-application July 2002
Energy Supply Unit for Freight Containers patent December 1973
Method and Apparatus for Providing Economic Analysis of Power Generation and Distribution patent-application January 2008
System and method for integrated power control patent-application June 2009
Metal halide lamp patent June 2002

Cited By (1)

Hybrid simulation for resolving resource conflicts in train traffic rescheduling journal April 1998

Similar Records

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING