US 11,719,602 B2
Vehicle control system
Gayathri Seenumani, Niskayuna, NY (US); Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US); and James D. Brooks, Schenectady, NY (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/727,220.
Application 16/727,220 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/438,230, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,509,256.
Application 16/438,230 is a continuation of application No. 15/063,043, filed on Mar. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,345,195.
Prior Publication US 2020/0149996 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. G01M 15/11 (2006.01); G01M 15/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02D 29/06 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 15/11 (2013.01) [F02B 63/047 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 29/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/0085 (2013.01); F02D 41/0097 (2013.01); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); G01M 15/12 (2013.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.02); F02D 41/1498 (2013.01); F02D 2041/288 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1002 (2013.01); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining environmental parameters related to one or more routes of a trip for a first vehicle system;
determining one or more expenditure sections and one or more charging sections of the one or more routes by predicting where the first vehicle system will consume energy from an energy storage device coupled to the first vehicle system and where the first vehicle system will charge the energy storage device, respectively, during the trip based on the environmental parameters;
generating a first trip plan for the trip based on the one or more expenditure sections and the one or more charging sections, the first trip plan designating one or more operational settings for the first vehicle system for travel during the trip;
determining when the energy storage device can supply current to an off-board energy supply system;
determining when a second vehicle system will supply or obtain energy to and from the off-board energy supply system;
modifying the first trip plan based on when the energy storage device can supply the current to the off-board energy supply system and when the second vehicle system will supply or obtain energy to and from the off-board energy supply system; and
supplying the current to the off-board energy supply system based on modifying the first trip plan.