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
30.08.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch