MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641124752 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on October 19, 2026, for Railway Adaptive Pantograph Control System Using Validated Route-Specific Learning Mechanisms.

Inventors include Sumathy S; M Rekha; and M Kaarthik.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated adaptive railway pantograph control system for controlling pantograph–catenary interaction using route-section-specific validated learning. The system identifies an upcoming railway section and maintains a section-specific behavior fingerprint representing previously verified inte...