Rail Vehicle

Abstract

A rail vehicle includes at least one sensor unit for sensing at least one variable that is characteristic of inherent vehicle dynamics which can be controlled by the driver of the vehicle. In order to provide a rail vehicle in which an advantageous functionality, which is based on the sensed characteristic parameter and is available during the journey, can be obtained, the rail vehicle includes an evaluation unit for determining a characteristic wear variable or parameter during a vehicle movement phase by performing an analysis on the basis of the at least one characteristic variable.

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         16 . A rail vehicle, comprising:
 at least one sensor unit for sensing at least one characteristic variable being characteristic of inherent vehicle dynamics being controllable by a driver of the vehicle; and   an evaluation unit for determining a characteristic wear variable during a vehicle movement phase by performing an analysis based on the at least one characteristic variable.   
     
     
         17 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , which further comprises an output unit configured to output information based on the characteristic wear variable to the driver of the vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein said evaluation unit has at least one evaluation module configured to determine a characteristic wear variable for a track during a vehicle movement phase based on the sensed characteristic variable. 
     
     
         19 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein said evaluation unit has at least one evaluation model configured to determine a characteristic wear variable for at least one vehicle component during a vehicle movement phase based on the sensed characteristic variable. 
     
     
         20 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , which further comprises a recording unit for recording the determined characteristic wear variable. 
     
     
         21 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein the characteristic variable is an engine speed, wheel-related revolutions per minute, a characteristic speed variable, an engine-related characteristic performance variable, a characteristic braking condition variable, a characteristic delay variable or a wheel-related characteristic load variable. 
     
     
         22 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein said evaluation unit is configured to determine the characteristic wear variable in real time. 
     
     
         23 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein said evaluation unit is configured to periodically determine the characteristic wear variable. 
     
     
         24 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 17 , which further comprises a control unit configured to trigger at least one of an output of information or a recording of the characteristic wear variable when exceeding or falling short of a preset threshold value of the characteristic wear variable. 
     
     
         25 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 24 , which further comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting the threshold value. 
     
     
         26 . A method for determining a characteristic wear variable in a rail vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
 during a vehicle movement phase sensing at least one variable being characteristic of inherent vehicle dynamics being controllable by a driver of the vehicle; and   determining a characteristic wear variable based on the at least one characteristic variable during the vehicle movement phase.   
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 26 , which further comprises:
 outputting to the driver of the vehicle information based on the characteristic wear variable during the vehicle movement phase; and   the driver of the vehicle adjusting the inherent vehicle dynamics if necessary based on the information.   
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 27 , which further comprises recording the determined characteristic wear variable in a storage unit during the vehicle movement phase. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 28 , which further comprises determining a route fee based on the recorded characteristic wear variable. 
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 28 , which further comprises:
 presetting a threshold value of the characteristic wear variable; and   triggering at least one of the outputting of the information or the recording of the characteristic wear variable when exceeding or falling short of the threshold value.