A drone vehicle (100) for performing maintenance on a railroad is provided, comprising: a vehicle body (122) that supports first and second workheads, the first workhead being coupled to the vehicle support body by a first longitudinal positioning device, and the second workhead being coupled to the vehicle support body by a second longitudinal positioning device; a propulsion device (124) coupled to the vehicle body (122) that propels the vehicle; and a control system (126) configured to obtain tie position data and operate the first and second workheads based on the tie position data.
Drone vehicle for railroad maintenance
Drohnenfahrzeug für die Instandhaltung von Gleisen
Véhicule-drone d'entretien de voies ferrées
2018-09-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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