Abstract: Track maintenance management is defined by the present invention as the integration of all the maintenance engineering tasks which ensure that optimum levels of availability and overall performance of the track infrastructure are achieved in order to meet business objectives. The present invention provides the tools for effective track maintenance management and ensures that an economic balance between resource input and condition of the track infrastructure is maintained while still providing a competitive transport service. The present invention incorporates an essential database and a means of keeping it current. The present invention also provides a means for visualizing and interrelating the sets of data to improve maintenance decisions. The present invention also represents track condition by moving calculation which helps identify problems areas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 17, 1997
Date of Patent:
November 2, 1999
Assignee:
Optram, Inc.
Inventors:
Willem Ebersohn, Ernest Theodore Selig, III, Ernest Theodore Selig, IV