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

Claim 14:
15. 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, the one or more processors also configured to determine a suggested stopping location at which to stop the vehicle system 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,
wherein the one or more processors are also configured to one or more of direct a display device to present the suggested stopping location, control the vehicle system to travel to the suggested stopping location, or prevent the vehicle system from traveling beyond the suggested stopping location.