Method and computer software code for determining when to permit a speed control system to control a powered system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-001/00
G06F-017/00
G06F-019/00
G08G-001/123
B60K-031/00
출원번호
US-0052782
(2008-03-21)
등록번호
US-8370007
(2013-02-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Brooks, James D.
Kumar, Ajith Kuttannair
출원인 / 주소
General Electric Company
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A method for determining an operating threshold boundary within which a controller is permitted to control a powered system, the method including calculating a threshold boundary with at least one of information about at least one of a route and a load encountered by the powered system as a function
A method for determining an operating threshold boundary within which a controller is permitted to control a powered system, the method including calculating a threshold boundary with at least one of information about at least one of a route and a load encountered by the powered system as a function of at least one of time or distance, a characteristic of the powered system, and a characteristics of the controller, and determining whether the powered system exceeds the threshold boundary.
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1. A method for determining an operating threshold boundary within which an automatic controller is permitted to control a powered system, the method comprising: calculating, on-board the powered system, a threshold power and/or speed boundary of the powered system with at least one of real-time inf
1. A method for determining an operating threshold boundary within which an automatic controller is permitted to control a powered system, the method comprising: calculating, on-board the powered system, a threshold power and/or speed boundary of the powered system with at least one of real-time information about at least one of a route and a load encountered by the powered system as a function of at least one of time or distance, a characteristic of the powered system, and a characteristic of the automatic controller;determining, on-board the powered system, whether the powered system exceeds the threshold boundary while the powered system is performing a mission; andif the threshold boundary is exceeded automatically at least one of disengaging, on-board the powered system, the automatic controller when the automatic controller is controlling the powered system and prohibiting, on-board the powered system, the automatic controller from controlling the powered system when the automatic controller has not begun controlling the powered system. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein calculating the threshold boundary further comprises determining the threshold boundary continuously for each operational setting of the powered system. 3. The method according to claim 2, further comprises determining, on-board the powered system, a maximum notch limit for a controller of the powered system with the threshold boundary. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the maximum notch limit and the maximum speed are communicated to at least one of an operator and a remote monitoring facility during manual operation of the powered system. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprises determining, on-board the powered system, at least one drag force experienced by the powered system and calculating the threshold boundary to include the at least one drag force. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein calculating the threshold boundary further comprises including the at least one drag force iteratively. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic of the powered system comprises at least one of a speed of the powered system, a braking capacity of the powered system, and a power command of the powered system. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic of the controller comprises at least one of a power limit and a power rate limit. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the power limit is a function of distance. 10. The method according to claim 1, further comprises providing, on-board the powered system, at least one safety buffer when calculating the threshold boundary. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises a railway transportation system having a power generating unit that comprises at least one locomotive powered by at least one engine. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises a marine vessel having a power generating unit that comprises at least one engine. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises an off-highway vehicle having a power generating unit that comprises at least one engine. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises a stationary power generating station having a power generating unit that comprises at least one engine. 15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises a network of stationary power generating stations having a power generating unit that comprises at least one engine. 16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powered system comprises at least one of a transportation vehicle and an agricultural vehicle having a power generating unit that comprises at least one engine. 17. A computer software code operable within a processor, located on-board a powered system, and configured to reside on a computer readable media for determining an operating threshold boundary within which a controller is permitted to control the powered system, the computer software code comprising: computer software module for calculating, on-board the powered system, a threshold boundary with at least one of real-time information about at least one of a route and a load encountered by the powered system as a function of at least one of time or distance, a characteristic of the powered system, and a characteristic of the controller, wherein the controller is an automatic controller;computer software module for determining, on-board the powered system, whether the powered system exceeds the threshold boundary while the powered system is performing a mission; andcomputer software module for disengaging, on-board the powered system, the controller when the controller is autonomously controlling the powered system and for prohibiting, on-board the powered system, the controller from controlling the powered system when the controller has not begun controlling the powered system, if the threshold boundary is exceeded. 18. The computer software code according to claim 17, further comprises a computer software module for calculating, on-board the powered system, the threshold boundary with information about drag experienced by the powered system. 19. The computer software code according to claim 17, further comprises a computer software module for providing, on-board the powered system, at least one buffer when calculating the threshold boundary. 20. A method comprising: predicting, on-board the powered system, a speed trajectory between at least one of a current location and a distant location and for each power setting of the powered system real-time as the powered system is operating;determining, on-board the powered system, an overspeed index with the speed trajectory predicted;determining, on-board the powered system, a maximum speed with at least one of a power restriction of the controller, a power rate restriction of the controller, a speed limit, a reference speed, a reference power, and the overspeed index real-time as the powered system is operating;determining, on-board the powered system, a maximum speed confidence level with at least one of a distance and a time to reach the overspeed index and an input parameter real-time as the powered system is performing a mission; anddetermining an operating threshold boundary within which the automatic controller is permitted to control the powered system. 21. The method according to claim 20, further comprises determining, on-board the powered system, at least one drag force experienced by the powered system and calculating the threshold boundary to include the at least one drag force. 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein calculating the threshold boundary further comprises including the at least one drag force iteratively. 23. The method according to claim 20, further comprises providing, on-board the powered system, at least one safety buffer when determining the maximum speed. 24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the at least one buffer provides for a confidence level assigned to the operating threshold boundary. 25. The method according to claim 20, further comprises notifying at least one of an operator of the powered system and a remote monitoring facility of at least one of an achievable speed range, whether the powered system is in an automatic control mode, whether the powered system is in a manual transition mode, whether the powered system is unable to enter the automatic control mode, and whether to apply a brake. 26. The method according to claim 20, wherein whether to apply the brake further comprises notifying at least one of the operator and the remote monitoring facility to apply an airbrake. 27. The method according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the power restriction is determined and the speed trajectory is predicted using information provided from a mission plan. 28. The method according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the power restriction is determined and the speed trajectory is predicted using at least one parameter derived from an environment where the powered system operates. 29. The method according to claim 20, wherein predicting the speed trajectory further comprises predicting the speed trajectory with at least one of the maximum speed and a minimum speed. 30. The method according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the power restriction and power rate restriction is a function of at least one of a speed and a location of the powered system. 31. The method according to claim 20, wherein determining the maximum speed further comprises determining the maximum speed for each power setting of the powered system. 32. The method according to claim 31, wherein at least one of the maximum speed and the minimum speed are an operation restriction with respect to the location of the powered system. 33. A method for determining an achievable speed range for a powered system at a future location, the method comprising: determining, on-board the powered system, at least one of a current location of the powered system and a current power of the powered system while the powered system is performing a mission;identifying, on-board the powered system, a planned speed; anddetermining, on-board the powered system, an achievable speed range for a future location with at least one of a maximum power, a minimum power, a maximum power rate, and a minimum power rate while the powered system is operating at or immediately after the current location and/or current power of the powered system is determined. 34. The method according to claim 33, further comprises notifying at least one of the operator and the remote monitoring facility of the achievable speed range as the speed range is autonomously calculated. 35. A method for determining when an automatic controller may safely control a powered system, the method comprising: determining current location and available power levels for a powered system during a mission;determining characteristics of the powered system;determining characteristics of a route including calculating an overspeed index to ensure that the powered system does not exceed a speed limit used by the powered system during the mission;calculating a threshold power and/or speed boundary of the powered system in real-time based on the current location, the available power, the powered system characteristics and the route characteristics;determining whether the powered system exceeds the threshold boundary while the powered system is performing the mission; andautomatically controlling the powered system using the automatic controller to perform the mission before the threshold boundary is exceeded;wherein once the threshold boundary is exceeded, if the controller is controlling the powered system, disengaging the automatic controller, or prohibiting the controller from controlling the powered system when the controller has not begun controlling the powered system.
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