Drone vehicle
AssigneeHarsco Corporation
InventorsRobert S. MILLER, Anthony P. DELUCIA, Peter R. MAURICE
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Abstract
A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railway system is provided. A drone vehicle control system is structured to utilize tie position data to position a drone vehicle workhead over at least a portion of a respective tie. The drone vehicle control system is further structured to actuate the drone vehicle workhead. The drone vehicle may be controlled by a drone vehicle control system linked, preferably by wireless communications, to a lead vehicle and a lead vehicle control system. The lead vehicle control system and the drone vehicle control system are structured to communicate with each other, with the lead vehicle control system providing the tie position data to the drone vehicle control system.
Claims20
A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railroad, comprising:
- a vehicle body that supports at least one workhead;
- a propulsion device coupled to the vehicle body that propels the vehicle body;
- and
- a control system configured to obtain tie position data and operate the at least one workhead based on the tie position data.
A maintenance vehicle for performing maintenance on a track, comprising:
- a body;
- one or more workheads that perform track maintenance coupled to the body;
- and
- a controller configured to operate the vehicle in an automatic mode.
A drone vehicle for performing maintenance on a railroad, comprising:
- a vehicle body that supports at least one workhead;
- a propulsion device coupled to the vehicle body that propels the vehicle body;
- and
- a control system configured to obtain information related to a position of a tie of the railroad and operate the at least one workhead based on the information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.