ADHESION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A system includes an air source for supplying compressed air on board a vehicle having a wheel that travels on a route. A nozzle is fluidly coupled to the air source and is configured to direct a flow of compressed air from the air source to a contact surface of the route. A valve is positioned intermediate the air source and the nozzle and is controllable between a first state in which the compressed air flows from the air source to the nozzle, and a second, disabled state in which the compressed air is prevented from flowing to the nozzle. A controller controls the valve between the first state and the second, disabled state. An operator interface is electrically coupled to the controller and includes a momentary disable switch biased to a position that controls the valve to the first state and movable against the bias to control the valve to the second, disabled state.
ADHESION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
2018-08-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English