Patent ID: 9352761
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B61K,G01L

Claim Text:
1. A wayside friction management system, comprising: one or more wayside devices for mounting with a track of a rail system and for application of a friction control media to the track, the one or more wayside device comprising a delivery system connected to a reservoir comprising the friction control media, the delivery system for applying the friction control media from the reservoir to one or both rails of the track, the delivery system in operative communication with one or more data collection module located at or adjacent to the delivery system, the one or more data collection module for collecting and transmitting data to a remote performance unit, the remote performance unit providing a record of friction management system status and performance in a designated territory, the record comprising target lateral force levels, and base line reference values for the designated territory, the base line reference values comprising current track maintenance conditions and known lateral force measurement patterns correlated with known maintenance conditions, the data comprising current lateral force measurements, the remote performance unit comparing the data with base line reference values to determine the application of the friction control media to achieve the target lateral force levels, and a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside device.