Patent ID: 11891049
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to track working hours of one or more members of a crew that operates a vehicle system, wherein the working hours accumulate as the vehicle system travels on a route, the one or more processors configured to determine an amount of time remaining until the working hours reach a prescribed service limit for a designated time interval, and
the one or more processors are further configured to control the vehicle system to one or more of stop movement of the vehicle system, slow movement of the vehicle system, prevent movement of the vehicle system from a stationary position, or control movement of the vehicle system to an alternative location, responsive to one or more of (i) determining that the working hours of the one or more members of the crew exceed the prescribed service limit, (ii) determining that the working hours of the one or more members of the crew are projected to exceed the prescribed service limit before the vehicle system reaches a designated location, or (iii) determining that the working hours of the one or more members of the crew are within a designated time window before the prescribed service limit.