Irwin C Morris

US Patent:

20220176909, Jun 9, 2022

Filed:

Nov 9, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/522121

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Irwin Morris - Marion IA, US

International Classification:

B60R 25/24
B60R 25/04
B60R 25/08
B60R 25/10
B60R 25/30

Abstract:

A control system and a related method includes determining an access state of a vehicle and communicating a locking command message from an off-board control system to remotely change the access state of the vehicle between a locked state and an unlocked state. In the locked state, an operator is unable to one or more of access a location of the vehicle, access an area internal to the vehicle, change a power setting of a component of the vehicle, or engage a propulsion system of the vehicle. The operator onboard the vehicle may be prohibited from changing the access state from the locked state to the unlocked state without assistance from the off-board control system, but the operator may be allowed to change the access state from the unlocked state to the locked state without assistance from the off-board control system.

US Patent:

20210339737, Nov 4, 2021

Filed:

Jul 14, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/375427

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Irwin C. Morris - Cedar Rapids IA, US

International Classification:

B60W 30/06
G07C 5/04
G07C 5/08
B60W 10/04
B60W 10/18
B60W 40/08
B60W 50/14

Abstract:

A system includes one or more processors configured to track working hours of one or more crew members of a vehicle system as the vehicle system travels. The one or more processors are configured to control the vehicle system to one or more of stop movement of the vehicle system, slow movement of the vehicle system, prevent movement of the vehicle system from a stationary position, or control movement of the vehicle system to an alternative location, responsive to one or more of (i) determining that the working hours of the one or more crew members exceed a prescribed service limit, (ii) determining that the working hours are projected to exceed the prescribed service limit before the vehicle system reaches a designated location, or (iii) determining that the working hours are within a designated time window before the prescribed service limit.