System, Apparatus, and Method for Automatically Controlling a Locomotive

System, Apparatus, and Method for Automatically Controlling a Locomotive

A system, method, and apparatus for automatically controlling a locomotive include a control interface unit configured to receive input from at least one manual control, receive input from an automatic control system, and transmit commands to a locomotive control system, wherein the commands are bas...

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Hauptverfasser: GILLEN DONALD J, ROUSE SHAWN D, KLEMANSKI RICHARD S, KERNWEIN JEFFREY D, SOLLARS SCOTT A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
LOCOMOTIVES
MOTOR RAILCARS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A system, method, and apparatus for automatically controlling a locomotive include a control interface unit configured to receive input from at least one manual control, receive input from an automatic control system, and transmit commands to a locomotive control system, wherein the commands are based at least partially on the input received from the automatic control system. A bypass relay may also be provided to enable and disable communication between the at least one manual control and the locomotive control system.