CPC B61L 27/10 (2022.01) [B61L 27/70 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for coordinated braking within a rail platoon, comprising:
determining, at an autonomous rail vehicle within the rail platoon, a compressive force at a leading end of the autonomous rail vehicle in a direction of traversal;
determining a coordinated braking event; and
in response to determining the coordinated braking event, braking at the autonomous rail vehicle while maintaining compression at the leading end, comprising autonomously controlling an independent set of brakes of the autonomous vehicle based on the compressive force at the leading end.
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