BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more particular description of the embodiments of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof that are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the aspects of the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGS. 1 and 2 depict distributed power railroad trains to which the teachings of the present invention can be applied.
FIG. 3 depicts an exemplary illustration of a flow chart of the present invention;
FIG. 4 depicts a simplified model of the train that may be employed;
FIG. 5 depicts an exemplary embodiment of elements of the present invention;
FIG. 6 depicts an exemplary embodiment of a fuel-use/travel time curve;
FIG. 7 depicts an exemplary embodiment of segmentation decomposition for trip planning;
FIG. 8 depicts an exemplary embodiment of a segmentation example;
FIG. 9 depicts an exemplary flow chart of the present invention;
FIG. 10 depicts an exemplary illustration of a dynamic display for use by the operator;
FIG. 11 depicts another exemplary illustration of a dynamic display for use by the operator;
FIG. 12 depicts another exemplary illustration of a dynamic display for use by the operator.
Patent Application
20070233335
