Patents by Inventor Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer
Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11400962Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.
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Patent number: 11192564Abstract: A power control system for a vehicle system identifies coupler nodes in the vehicle system for travel of the vehicle system along a route. The coupler nodes represent slack states of couplers between vehicles in the vehicle system. The system also determines combined driving parameters at locations along the route where a state of the coupler nodes in the vehicle system will change within the vehicle system during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system. The system determines a restriction on operations of the vehicle system to control the coupler nodes during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system and to distribute the combined driving parameters among two or more of the vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Lucas Vares Vargas, Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Brian Nedward Meyer, Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga
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Publication number: 20200086900Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR.
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Publication number: 20200062283Abstract: A power control system for a vehicle system identifies coupler nodes in the vehicle system for travel of the vehicle system along a route. The coupler nodes represent slack states of couplers between vehicles in the vehicle system. The system also determines combined driving parameters at locations along the route where a state of the coupler nodes in the vehicle system will change within the vehicle system during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system. The system determines a restriction on operations of the vehicle system to control the coupler nodes during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system and to distribute the combined driving parameters among two or more of the vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Lucas Vares Vargas, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR., Brian Nedward Meyer, Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga
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Patent number: 10532754Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLCInventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.
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Patent number: 10479379Abstract: A power control system for a vehicle system identifies coupler nodes in the vehicle system for travel of the vehicle system along a route. The coupler nodes represent slack states of couplers between vehicles in the vehicle system. The system also determines combined driving parameters at locations along the route where a state of the coupler nodes in the vehicle system will change within the vehicle system during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system. The system determines a restriction on operations of the vehicle system to control the coupler nodes during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system and to distribute the combined driving parameters among two or more of the vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLCInventors: Lucas Vares Vargas, Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Brian Nedward Meyer, Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga
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Patent number: 10137912Abstract: System having one or more processors that are configured to (a) generate, as a vehicle system moves along a route, a plurality of different trial plans for an upcoming segment of the route. The trial plans include potential operational settings of the vehicle system along the route. The one or more processors that are configured to (b) select one of the trial plans as a selected plan or generate the selected plan based on one or more of the trial plans. The selected plan is configured to improve one or more system-handling metrics as the vehicle system moves along the upcoming segment of the route. The one or more processors are configured to (c) communicate instructions to change or not change at least one of the operational settings of the vehicle system based on the selected plan.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Anup Menon, Dan Dai, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.
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Publication number: 20180118238Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR.
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Publication number: 20180118237Abstract: System having one or more processors that are configured to (a) generate, as a vehicle system moves along a route, a plurality of different trial plans for an upcoming segment of the route. The trial plans include potential operational settings of the vehicle system along the route. The one or more processors that are configured to (b) select one of the trial plans as a selected plan or generate the selected plan based on one or more of the trial plans. The selected plan is configured to improve one or more system-handling metrics as the vehicle system moves along the upcoming segment of the route. The one or more processors are configured to (c) communicate instructions to change or not change at least one of the operational settings of the vehicle system based on the selected plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Anup Menon, Dan Dai, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170274915Abstract: A power control system for a vehicle system identifies coupler nodes in the vehicle system for travel of the vehicle system along a route. The coupler nodes represent slack states of couplers between vehicles in the vehicle system. The system also determines combined driving parameters at locations along the route where a state of the coupler nodes in the vehicle system will change within the vehicle system during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system. The system determines a restriction on operations of the vehicle system to control the coupler nodes during the upcoming movement of the vehicle system and to distribute the combined driving parameters among two or more of the vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Lucas Vares Vargas, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR., Brian Nedward Meyer, Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga
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Patent number: 9676403Abstract: A vehicle control system and method determine one or more designated speeds of a trip plan for a trip of a vehicle system along a route. The trip plan can designate the one or more designated speeds as a function of one or more of time or distance along the route for the trip. Geometry of the route that the vehicle system will travel along during the trip is determined, as well as one or more prospective forces that will be exerted on the vehicle system during movement of the vehicle system along the route for the trip based at least in part on the geometry of the route. The trip plan is revised to reduce at least one of the prospective forces by reducing at least one of the designated speeds of the trip plan based on the one or more prospective forces that are determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Brooks, Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Dan Dai, Ramu Sharat Chandra, Gabriel De Albuquerque Gleizer, Bruno Paes Leao, Carlos Gonzaga
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Patent number: 9669811Abstract: A planning system and method determine handling parameters of one or more of a route or a vehicle system at different locations along a length of the vehicle system having plural vehicles traveling together along the route. The system and method also determine asynchronous brake settings for two or more of the vehicles in the vehicle system based on the handling parameters that are determined. Brakes of the two or more vehicles are controlled according to the asynchronous brake settings.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James D. Brooks, Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Lucas Vargas
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Publication number: 20160318532Abstract: A vehicle control system and method determine one or more designated speeds of a trip plan for a trip of a vehicle system along a route. The trip plan can designate the one or more designated speeds as a function of one or more of time or distance along the route for the trip. Geometry of the route that the vehicle system will travel along during the trip is determined, as well as one or more prospective forces that will be exerted on the vehicle system during movement of the vehicle system along the route for the trip based at least in part on the geometry of the route. The trip plan is revised to reduce at least one of the prospective forces by reducing at least one of the designated speeds of the trip plan based on the one or more prospective forces that are determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: JAMES BROOKS, HARRY KIRK MATHEWS, JR., DAN DAI, RAMU SHARAT CHANDRA, GABRIEL DE ALBUQUERQUE GLEIZER, BRUNO PAES LEAO, CARLOS GONZAGA
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Publication number: 20160185326Abstract: A planning system and method determine handling parameters of one or more of a route or a vehicle system at different locations along a length of the vehicle system having plural vehicles traveling together along the route. The system and method also determine asynchronous brake settings for two or more of the vehicles in the vehicle system based on the handling parameters that are determined. Brakes of the two or more vehicles are controlled according to the asynchronous brake settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: James D. Brooks, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR., Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Lucas Vargas
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Publication number: 20150017609Abstract: Method and apparatus for generating or updating (e g , tuning) an aviation simulation scenario. One method for generating an aviation simulation scenario includes receiving user input corresponding to the aviation simulation scenario at a processing device. The method also includes accessing one or more input data sources collectively having multiple data sets using the processing device. The method includes transforming data sets into the aviation simulation scenario using the processing device based on the user input. The method also includes storing the aviation simulation scenario. The aviation simulation scenario is configured to be provided to an aviation simulator software for executing an aviation simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Bruno Paes Leao, Joel Kenneth Klooster, Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer