Patent ID: 6597973
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B25J,G01M,G02B,G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
A test procedure for inspecting a vehicle adapted to transport commodities, comprising the steps of:inspecting a lining disposed in a tank of a tank car; comparing at least one prescribed defect condition on the liner with predetermined models, said predetermined models conveying a discrete range of severity levels of said at least one prescribed defect condition; determining, based on the comparison, a severity level for the at least one prescribed defect condition; recording the severity level for the at least one prescribed defect condition; cross-referencing the prescribed defect condition severity level with indices indicative of the corrosiveness of a commodity to be transported in the tank to determine if lining repair is required prior to a next scheduled lining inspection; and assigning one of an accept or repair disposition to the lining if any one of prescribed defect conditions exceed a predetermined minimum threshold for a specified commodity corrosiveness.