Patent ID: 9158293
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G05B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a controller operable for allocating positions of containers on a vehicle consist having a plurality of vehicles for carrying the containers; and a memory unit, wherein the controller is operably coupled to the memory unit; the controller is configured to receive first information relating to at least one of the containers or the vehicle consist; the controller is configured to control a data structure in the memory unit for allocating the positions of the containers, based at least in part on the first information; and the controller is configured to output first signals for the containers to be positioned on the vehicle consist according to the positions that are allocated; wherein the positions that are allocated include one or more stack positions on at least one of the plurality of the vehicles of the vehicle consist, each of the one or more stack positions comprising at least a respective two of the containers stacked on top of one another, and wherein the controller is configured to automatically determine the stack positions to reduce wind drag of the vehicle consist during movement of the vehicle consist along a route, relative to positioning stacks of the containers on the vehicle consist randomly or otherwise in a manner other than according to the stack positions.