Patent ID: 11919552
Assignee: PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. The ranking system of claim 19, wherein
the one or more predefined rules include:
a maximum allowable speed for the train;
a maximum allowable speed for the train over a maximum allowable period of time;
an indication that a train operator applied an air brake without first gradually increasing the amount of brake being applied;
an indication that an air brake for the train was applied at a pressure in excess of a threshold pressure to control train speed;
an indication of a maximum acceptable in-train-force determined by the machine learning model; and
a limitation on the amount of dynamic braking that can be used during the predefined route or route segment; and

the one or more comparative key performance indicators include a comparative ranking of a train control strategy in terms of at least one of:
fuel efficiency;
speed limit utilization;
average in-train-forces; and
an amount of dynamic braking as compared to airbrake usage.