SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ORDER OF VEHICLES

摘要

A system includes a first communication module and a first ordering determination module. The first communication module is configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle consist and to communicate individual messages that are targeted for communication with respective individual second vehicles of the vehicle consist. The first ordering determination module is configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle of the vehicle consist, and to determine an order of the first vehicle and one or more of the second vehicles in the consist using message characteristic information. The message characteristic information corresponds to a transmission characteristic of the individual messages.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first communication module configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle consist, the first communication module configured to communicate individual messages that are targeted for communication with respective individual second vehicles of the vehicle consist; a first ordering determination module configured to be disposed onboard the first vehicle of the vehicle consist, the first ordering determination module configured to determine an order of the first vehicle and one or more of the second vehicles in the consist using message characteristic information including at least one of: a time consumed by sending or receiving a message; or communication rate information corresponding to an amount of data transmitted over time of the individual messages; and a control module configured to operate the vehicle consist using the determined order.