Patent ID: 8645010
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a second vehicle in a vehicle consist, first data related to a first vehicle in the vehicle consist, the first data being usable by a first electronic component on board the first vehicle to perform a designated function for control of one or more operations of the first vehicle, wherein the vehicle consist comprises at least the first vehicle and the second vehicle, with each vehicle in the consist being adjacent to and mechanically coupled with one or more other vehicles in the consist, and wherein the first vehicle and the second vehicle are linked by a communication channel; prior to receiving, the first data at the second vehicle, transmitting the first data from the first vehicle to the second vehicle over the communication channel; and in a second electronic component on board the second vehicle, processing the first data according to the designated function of the first electronic component when the designated function is unavailable to the first vehicle due to failure of the first electronic component, wherein the first data that is processed by the second electronic component is used to control the one or more operations of the first vehicle.