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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6728606 | Method for detecting a locked axle condition A method for detecting a locked axle condition in a vehicle having a traction motor including obtaining a traction motor signal having at least one phase, wherein the traction motor signal is responsive to the operating condition of the traction motor, processing th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725134 | Control strategy for diesel engine auxiliary loads to reduce emissions during engine power level changes A diesel locomotive includes a number of auxiliary subsystems operating in conjunction with the locomotive diesel engine and deriving their energy, from the diesel engine. Included among the subsystems are various cooling systems, the battery charging system, and th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6704626 | Logistics system and method with position control A logistics system and method are mounted on a vehicle and utilize vehicle position control for logistics operations, such as loading and unloading material to and from the vehicle. The position control can be GPS-based and/or based on linear movement of ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702235 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second cli... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701228 | Method and system for compensating for wheel wear on a train A method and system for compensating for wheel wear uses position and/or speed information from an independent positioning system to measure some distance over which the train has traveled. Wheel rotation information is also collected over the distance. T... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6697716 | Remote control system for a locomotive using voice commands A remote control system for a locomotive. The remote control system includes a lead controller and follower controller connected to one another over a wireless communication link. The lead controller issues commands over the wireless communication link an... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694231 | Train registry overlay system A train registry system is overlaid upon an existing automatic train protection system and operates simultaneously with the automatic train protection system to collect redundant information that may be utilized in the event that the automatic train prote... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691005 | Remote control system for a locomotive with solid state tilt sensor A portable master controller for a locomotive remote control system. The portable master controller has a user interface for receiving commands to control the movement of the locomotive. The user interface is responsive to operator commands to generate co... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681160 | Geometric track and track/vehicle analyzers and methods for controlling railroad systems Track and track/vehicle analyzers for determining geometric parameters of tracks, determining the relation of tracks to vehicles and trains, analyzing the parameters in real-time, and communicating corrective measures to various control mechanisms are pro... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6681161 | Voltage control on a train system The present invention provides methods for preventing low train voltages and managing interference, thereby improving the efficiency, reliability, and passenger comfort associated with commuter trains. An algorithm implementing neural network technology i... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675077 | Wheel-railhead force measurement system and method having cross-talk removed A system and method for removing cross-talk in measured forces between a railway wheel set and the railhead of underlying track such as found in angle of attack measurements for shallow curvature track. The angle of attack for the leading and trailing set... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6671591 | System and method for monitoring locomotive operation A locomotive monitoring system defines several mutually exclusive operating states for a locomotive. The amount of time the locomotive operates in each state is preferably determined and recorded. This recorded information can then be evaluated with a vie... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668217 | Method for optimizing energy in the manner in which a vehicle or train is driven using kinetic energy A method for power optimization in a vehicle/train is proposed, using time reserves which are included when planning a schedule, an overall route to be traveled between a starting stop and a destination stop being subdivided into a number of steps. In ord... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6668216 | Method, apparatus and system for wireless data collection and communication for interconnected mobile systems, such as for railways A system and method for automated, wireless short-range data collection and communications for interconnected mobile systems, such as trains includes a master control unit and a plurality of data transmission units communicating in a daisy-chain fashion a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658330 | Method and system for upgrading software for controlling locomotives A method of upgrading control software on a first locomotive. The first locomotive includes a first locomotive interface. A first computer is coupled to the first locomotive interface, and a first communicator is coupled to the first computer. The first c... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6658331 | Remote control unit for locomotive including display module for displaying command information A remote control unit for controlling a locomotive is provided. The remote control unit includes a manually operable control device, a brake setting display and a display controller. The control device allows an operator to select a level of brake applica... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641090 | Train location system and method A train location system and method of determining track occupancy utilizes inertial measurement inputs, including orthogonal acceleration inputs and turn rate information, in combination with wheel-mounted tachometer information and GPS/DGPS position fixe... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6636771 | Method and system for analyzing continuous parameter data for diagnostics and repairs The present invention discloses system and method for analyzing continuous parameter data from a malfunctioning locomotive or other large land-based, self-powered transport equipment. The method allows for receiving new continuous parameter data comprisin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6636814 | Light rail vehicle having predictive diagnostic system for motor driven automated doors Disclosed is a light rail vehicle having a predictive diagnostic system for a motor driven automated door (100) to enable condition-based maintenance. The light rail vehicle (110) has an automated door system (112), at least one data acquisition board (11... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633784 | Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6622067 | Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6622068 | Method of optimizing train operation and training A method of optimizing train operation and training in a moving train includes determining the train's conditions and calculating a desired response to the present conditions of the train to achieve a goal. The engineer's response is determined and the tr... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615118 | Hybrid energy power management system and method An energy management system for use with off-highway vehicles, including locomotives, that traverse a known course. A processor determines power storage and transfer parameters, including data indicative of present and future track profile information. Th... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609049 | Method and system for automatically activating a warning device on a train A method and system for automatically activating a train warning device that uses a positioning system such as a global positioning system (GPS) receiver or an inertial navigation system (INS) to determine the train's position. The system further includes... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604031 | Train detection system and a train detection method A train detection system, having a transmitter which transmits a train detecting signal, a receiver, and a wayside controller connected to the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter adds a first unique code assigned to the transmitter to the train ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6600978 | Railway vehicle operation-control system and a railway vehicle using the operation control system A railway vehicle operation-control system includes at least one central processing unit being connected to a plurality of devices, which are connected in parallel, via information communication means, the plurality of the devices having at least one oper... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6587764 | Method of optimizing train operation and training A method of optimizing train operation includes determining conditions of location, track profile and train forces of the train. Next, a set of preliminary train restraint operating parameters are determined from the determined conditions. Also, at least ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587763 | Train control system and method therefor A system and method to flexibly control intervals between trains in which there are base stations at predetermined intervals along a train rail. Each base station has a radar which detects data of distance between the base station and trains moving on the... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6580975 | Remote verification of software configuration information A method and apparatus for determining whether a railroad locomotive is configured with the correct software versions. The version numbers for software on board the vehicle are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571178 | Method for curve recognition and axle alignment in rail vehicles This invention relates to a method on a truck for railway vehicles to measure the curvature of a track and a method for configuring the steering orientation of an axle of a rail truck as a function of the curvature of the track, which axle is rotationally... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6567000 | Methods and means for monitoring events in vehicles Events in a vehicle are monitored by producing electrical outputs representative of events in the vehicle, comparing characteristics of one event with characteristics of other events accumulated over a given period of time and determining departures of a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6556898 | Distributed track network control system A distributed control system for a track network includes a local controller connected to a plurality of switch machines and a central office. The local controller receives from each switch machine a switch position signal and outputs to at least one swit... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6546371 | Train corridor scheduling process including various cost functions associated with railway operations A process for scheduling the travel of trains on a rail corridor. The rail corridor includes a plurality of siding tracks onto which trains can be sided when a meet or pass occurs with another train on the corridor. A gradient search process is used with ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539292 | Using location-influenced behavior to control model railroads New methods and techniques are presented for utilizing digital information transmitted by a moving device (such as a model locomotive on a model railroad) to allow the moving device to itself influence the way it is controlled and allowing a moving device... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532405 | Method for detecting a locked axle on a locomotive AC traction motor An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for detecting a potentially locked axle on a vehicle propelled by an AC motor. The method includes conducting a speed test by estimating axle speed and comparing estimated axle speed to measured vehicle... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526339 | GPS controlled multiple source material application A GPS controlled multiple source material application or ballast spreading system includes tracking the position of a plurality of ballast hopper cars using GPS derived coordinates and controlling the opening of multiple ballast doors to spread ballast on... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6519512 | Method and apparatus for providing enhanced vehicle detection Detection of a locomotive or other vehicle is enhanced by transmitting an RF alert signal from the vehicle when the vehicle approaches a heightened alert area such as a railroad crossing. The RF alert signal is received by communication unit(s) carried by... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6519720 | Data transmission system A sub-net operation with increased availability and reduced power consumption is achieved in a bus system with a plurality of stations (10, 11, 12) which are coupled to one another via a system of conductors (13, 14). Each of the stations includes a trans... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505103 | Method and apparatus for controlling remote locomotive operation A transponder-based distributed power train control system using a plurality of transponders located between the track rails or along the track wayside for setting the control functions, for example the brake or throttle controls of the remote power units... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6505104 | Routing method and system for railway brake control devices A system, method and apparatus for detecting the content of communications between Head of Train and End of Train devices to display and record same, and employ same to route End of Train devices back to a desired location.... | 01/07/2003 |
