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21-08-2020 дата публикации

КОМПЛЕКС ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ КАНАТНОЙ ПОДВЕСНОЙ ДОРОГИ

Номер: RU2730296C2
Принадлежит: ПОМА (FR)

Изобретение относится к комплексу оборудования канатной дороги. Комплекс оборудования канатной подвесной дороги содержит, по меньшей мере, одно транспортное средство (3), предназначенное для его перемещения посредством каната (2), терминал (8) посадки пассажиров, содержащий зону (24) посадки, в которой размещены пассажиры (4-7) для посадки на транспортное средство (3), приводной двигатель (26, 30) транспортного средства (3) в зоне (24) посадки, устройство (40) получения изображений, которое формирует, по меньшей мере, одно изображение, отображающее транспортное средство (3) и пассажиров (4, 5) в зоне (24) посадки, и электронное устройство (41) управления, выполненное с конфигурацией, обеспечивающей возможность определения зоны наблюдения вокруг транспортного средства (3) и мест нахождения пассажиров (4, 5) на указанном, по меньшей мере, одном отображающем изображении и генерирования заданной скорости для двигателя (26, 30) в соответствии с местами нахождения пассажиров (4, 5) в зоне наблюдения ...

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27-06-2015 дата публикации

УПРАВЛЯЕМАЯ ШПАЛОПОДБИВОЧНАЯ МАШИНА

Номер: RU2554205C2
Принадлежит: Харско Корпорэйшн (US)

Изобретение относится к железнодорожным шпалоподбивочным машинам, а именно к шпалоподбивочной системе с использованием управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины, которая следует за головной шпалоподбивочной машиной. Управляемая шпалоподбивочная машина (100) имеет систему управления (126) для использования данных о местоположении шпал для установки шпиндельной головки (50, 60) управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины, по меньшей мере, над частью соответствующей шпалы. Система управления управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины дополнительно рассчитана на приведение в действие шпиндельной головки управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины. Управляемая шпалоподбивочная машина может управляться системой управления управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины, соединенной, предпочтительно, беспроводной связью с головной шпалоподбивочной машиной (20) и системой управления (26) головной шпалоподбивочной машиной. Система управления головной шпалоподбивочной машины и система управления управляемой шпалоподбивочной машины рассчитаны ...

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27-07-2012 дата публикации

СИСТЕМА МОНИТОРИНГА ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОГО ПОЕЗДА

Номер: RU2457131C2

Группа изобретений относится к системам текущего контроля железнодорожных поездов, в которых используется колодка с измерительным прибором держателя роликового подшипника для обнаружения возникновения и причин неудовлетворительных характеристик на уровне комплекта колес, тележки, грузового вагона или поезда. Система содержит корпус вагона и множество тележек, один или более чувствительных блоков, каждый из которых содержит несущую подушку, размещенную между комплектом колес и соответствующей тележкой. Также система содержит один или более датчиков, размещенных на подушке, вычислительный элемент, запрограммированный для управления частотой дискретизации и периодичностью дискретизации считываний и для выполнения анализа собранных данных считываний, и блок связи, блок управления данными. В способе устанавливают подушки между колесами и корпусами колесных подвижных модулей, причем указанные подушки содержат заделанные датчики для измерения рабочих параметров колесных подвижных модулей, а также ...

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05-02-2018 дата публикации

Способ формирования результатов измерений на основании сигналов датчиков

Номер: RU2643746C2

Изобретение относится к области железнодорожной автоматики и телемеханики. Система выполнена с возможностью формирования результатов измерений на основании сигналов, генерируемых одним или более отдельными датчиками, каждый из которых расположен на рельсе, датчики выполнены с возможностью измерения физической характеристики рельса, каждый из датчиков содержит передатчик для передачи сигналов в устройство управления данными, физически удаленное от датчиков и содержащее приемник сигналов датчиков, процессор оценки сигналов датчиков, запоминающее устройство. Причем устройство управления данными выполнено с возможностью сохранения принятых сигналов в запоминающем устройстве и оценки сохраненных сигналов путем объединения и/или сравнения друг с другом по меньшей мере двух элементов данных одного или более сохраненных сигналов датчиков, при этом по меньшей мере один датчик выполнен с возможностью измерения изменения магнитных свойств рельса, обусловленного воздействием рельсового транспортного ...

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17-10-2022 дата публикации

СПОСОБ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЯ ПАКЕТНЫХ ПОЕЗДОВ

Номер: RU2781700C1

Изобретение относится к средствам регулирования движения пакетных поездов. Способ основан на использовании интервалов попутного следования ИПС, в который входят: участок торможения, рассчитанный с учетом влияющих факторов, и участок пути, который проходит поезд за десять секунд с учетом фактической скорости. С Л в СВ передают управляющий приказ на снижение давления в ТМ средней части поезда для ускорения процесса торможения; локомотивная ЭВМ осуществляет непрерывный контроль давления в ТМ в Л, середине и хвосте поезда, при несоответствии скорости поезда нормативным значениям формируется приказ для ее снижения и подачи оптического, а затем и акустического сигнала для машиниста. ТМ на Л, середине и хвосте поезда дополнительно оснащают ступенчатым устройством снижения давления и аварийным устройством снижения давления, действующим без выдержки времени. Мобильные радиостанции, ЭВМ, связи между ними, участвующие в управлении автоматических регуляторов торможения, дублируют для исключения превышения ...

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04-05-2023 дата публикации

Устройство для автоматического контроля излома рельсов на электрифицированных железных дорогах

Номер: RU2795528C1

Изобретение относится к средствам контроля излома рельсов на электрифицированных участках железных дорог. Устройство содержит элемент сравнения, сумматор, два пороговых элемента, делитель напряжений, дифференцирующее устройство и блок фиксации излома рельса. Устройство дополнительно снабжено двумя датчиками тока в рельсовых нитях, двумя усилителями, элементом с зоной нечувствительности, замыкающим и размыкающим электронными ключами. Достигается возможность автоматического контроля излома рельсов. 1 ил.

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10-04-2016 дата публикации

МОНИТОРИНГ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ ТРАНСПОРТНОЙ СЕТИ

Номер: RU2014138423A
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... 1. Способ мониторинга состояния конструкции, образующей часть транспортной сети, содержащий этапы, на которыхосуществляют распределенное акустическое зондирование на одном или нескольких оптических волокнах, размещенных так, чтобы осуществлять мониторинг упомянутой конструкции, для выдачи сигнала измерения из каждого из множества акустических чувствительных элементов;анализируют сигналы измерения, генерируемые от движения транспорта по транспортной сети вблизи упомянутой конструкции, для выявления акустических сигналов, связанных с упомянутой конструкцией; ианализируют акустические сигналы, связанные с упомянутой конструкцией, для обеспечения индикации любых изменений в состоянии упомянутой конструкции.2. Способ по п. 1, в котором при анализе акустических сигналов, связанных с упомянутой конструкцией, сравнивают упомянутые акустические сигналы с ранее полученными акустическими сигналами.3. Способ по п. 1 или 2, в котором при анализе акустических сигналов, связанных с упомянутой конструкцией ...

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11-05-2018 дата публикации

СПОСОБ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЯ ПОЕЗДОВ БЕЗ НАПОЛЬНЫХ СВЕТОФОРОВ

Номер: RU2653660C1

Изобретение относится к области железнодорожной автоматики и телемеханики для регулирования движения поездов. Способ основан на приеме оптических сигналов о расстоянии до препятствия и используемый для определения оптимальной скорости, где электронным локомотивным табло машиниста управляет локомотивная ЭВМ, которая управляет тягой и торможением поезда. Причем информацию о расстоянии до препятствия определяют станционной ЭВМ, на которую по второму каналу с линейных точек передают информацию о прохождении головы или хвоста поезда этих точек, по этому же каналу со станционной ЭВМ на локомотивную ЭВМ через преобразователи сигналов и оптические системы передают информацию о расстоянии до препятствия, а по первому каналу осуществляют питание линейных точек, а также за счет короткого перерыва в питании, проходит сигнал цикловой синхронизации для синхронной работы ЭВМ и линейных точек. Достигается повышение пропускной способности и безопасности движения поездов. 4 ил.

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28-01-2020 дата публикации

СПОСОБ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЯ ПОЕЗДОВ НА ПЕРЕГОНЕ БЕЗ НАПОЛЬНЫХ УСТРОЙСТВ ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОЙ АВТОМАТИКИ

Номер: RU2712364C1

Изобретение относится к железнодорожной автоматике для регулирования движения поездов. Способ основан на использовании локомотивной ЭВМ, на вход которой по радиоканалу циклически поступает информация о состоянии перегонных и станционных путевых участков, о положении стрелок, времени входа и выхода поездов со станций; а на вход станционной ЭВМ поступает информация о местонахождении головы и хвоста поезда, а также о координатах мест повреждения рельсовых нитей, позволяет осуществить регулирование движения поездов без перегонных напольных устройств железнодорожной автоматики в отсутствии на перегонах переездов. Достигается возможность обеспечения регулирования движения поездов без напольных устройств на перегонах. 2 ил.

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16-09-2015 дата публикации

Signage testing

Номер: GB0002524006A
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The invention concerns a signal alignment test performed by a processing unit 6 that can be used to automatically check correct configuration of signage 8 on a stretch of railway track or road. The method comprises: receiving image or video data from a section of road or track; identifying from the data, shapes as target signs for which to calculate attributes (e.g. alignment, orientation); generating output data about the set-up of the target signs. The method could include taking data from a camera mounted on the vehicle or locomotive 4. The processing unit contains software or firmware to calculate deviations in signage data such as face angle, largest perceived surface area, and effective luminosity, for each sign viewable on the given stretch of track or road. Claims are also included for a system having a memory that stores reference image or video data indicative of an acceptable condition of the signage. By comparing images recorded by the camera to the stored data the system can ...

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11-01-2006 дата публикации

Mobile body error detection system

Номер: GB0002416034A
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An error detection system capable of detecting abnormal vibration due to deterioration or an insignificant failure of a device separately from an error in ground equipment is provided. In a car moving on the ground, a plurality of measuring instruments 103a, 103b, 103c for measuring the car's condition and a speedometer for measuring the car's speed are loaded and an error detector for collecting measured data and speed data thereof is equipped with a data separation means for separating data into a stationary component detected regardless of position, a ground component detected in common with a plurality of measured data at a specific position, and a mobile body component detected only by a specific measuring instrument.

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22-03-2017 дата публикации

Railroad track survey system

Номер: GB0002536746B
Автор: SAMEER SINGH, Sameer Singh

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21-10-2015 дата публикации

Rail track asset survey system

Номер: GB0201515648D0
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15-11-2008 дата публикации

RAIL BREAK DETECTION PROCEDURE AND - PLANT

Номер: AT0000411930T
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15-10-2018 дата публикации

A method of controlling a track maintenance machine

Номер: AT0000519739A4
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Steuern einer Gleisbaumaschine (1 ), insbesondere einer Weichenstopf- bzw. Universalstopfmaschine, welche auf einem Gleis (6) entlang fährt und gegenüber einem Maschinenrahmen (3) verstellbare Arbeitsaggregate (9, 10, 11), insbesondere ein Stopfaggregat (11) sowie ein Hebeaggregat (9), umfasst, wobei in Arbeitsrichtung (26) vor den Arbeitsaggregaten (9, 10, 11) mittels einer Sensoreinrichtung (27) Lagedaten von Gleisobjekten (5, 17, 22, 37-42), insbesondere Schwellen (17), Schienen (5) und gegebenenfalls Hindernissen (37-42), erfasst werden und wobei für einen Arbeitsvorgang (21) an einer Gleisstelle (33) Arbeitsstellungen der Arbeitsaggregate (9, 10, 11) ermittelt werden. Dabei werden vor einer Ansteuerung der Arbeitsaggregate (9, 10, 11) mittels einer Anzeigevorrichtung (34) die ermittelten Arbeitsstellungen der Arbeitsaggregate (9, 10, 11) angezeigt, wobei vor einer Durchführung des Arbeitsvorgangs (21) die Arbeitsstellungen der Arbeitsaggregate ...

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15-01-2021 дата публикации

Verfahren und Messfahrzeug zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage eines Gleises

Номер: AT522764A4
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage eines Gleises (5) mittels eines auf dem Gleis (5) fahrbaren Messfahrzeugs (1), wobei mittels eines am Messfahrzeug (1) angeordneten berührungslosen Erfassungssystems (8) in einer seitlichen Umgebung des Gleises (5) positionierte Referenzpunkte (A, B, C) automatisiert erfasst und deren jeweilige Ist-Distanz (H, V) zum Gleis (5) bestimmt wird. Dabei wird mittels eines auf dem Messfahrzeug (1) angeordneten lnertialmesssystems (13) eine dreidimensionale Trajektorie (15) des Gleises (5) erfasst wird, wobei mittels einer Rechnereinheit (22) die Trajektorie (15) in Trajektorienabschnitte (15AB, 15BC) mit jeweils einem auf einen ersten Referenzpunkt (A, B) bezogenen Abschnittsanfangspunkt und einem auf einen zweiten Referenzpunkt (B, C) bezogenen Abschnittsendpunkt unterteilt wird, wobei für jeden Trajektorienabschnitt (15AB, 15BC) bezüglich der zugeordneten Referenzpunkte (A, B, C) eine virtuelle Langsehne (24AB, 24BC) festgelegt ...

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15-02-2012 дата публикации

MONITOR FOR RAILWAY TRAINS

Номер: AT0000544654T
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15-12-2015 дата публикации

Vorrichtung zur Hinderniserkennung bei Schienenfahrzeugen

Номер: AT515578B1
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The invention relates to a device for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle (1), comprising a pilot bar (6), which is retained on the bogie frame (5) of the rail vehicle (1) in front of the wheelset (11) which is first in the direction of travel by means of a mounting retainer (7), wherein the mounting retainer (7) is formed by vertically arranged spring elements, in particular leaf springs (8), wherein each leaf spring (8) is fastened at an upper end (9) to the bogie frame (5) and at a lower end (10) to the pilot bar (6), wherein each leaf spring (8) has stress-strain converter (2), which is arranged between the upper end (9) and the lower end (10) on a broad surface (12) of a leaf spring (8), and wherein each stress-strain converter (2) is connected to an on-board evaluating unit (13) by means of a signal-conducting connection (13).

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15-10-2015 дата публикации

Vorrichtung zur Hinderniserkennung bei Schienenfahrzeugen

Номер: AT515578A1
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The invention relates to a device for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle (1), comprising a pilot bar (6), which is retained on the bogie frame (5) of the rail vehicle (1) in front of the wheelset (11) which is first in the direction of travel by means of a mounting retainer (7), wherein the mounting retainer (7) is formed by vertically arranged spring elements, in particular leaf springs (8), wherein each leaf spring (8) is fastened at an upper end (9) to the bogie frame (5) and at a lower end (10) to the pilot bar (6), wherein each leaf spring (8) has stress-strain converter (2), which is arranged between the upper end (9) and the lower end (10) on a broad surface (12) of a leaf spring (8), and wherein each stress-strain converter (2) is connected to an on-board evaluating unit (13) by means of a signal-conducting connection (13).

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15-02-2018 дата публикации

Device for detecting the presence of at least one state of a train

Номер: AT0000518904A1
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Bei einer Anlage (20) zum Feststellen wenigstens eines Zustands eines Zuges (1), sowie vorzugsweise eines Schienenstranges (3) auf dem sich der Zug (1) befindet, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Anlage (20) einen Schwingungserzeuger (2) zum Erzeugen wenigstens eines vorgebbaren Körperschallausgangssignals aufweist, wobei die Anlage (20) einen Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) zur Aufnahme eines Körperschallreflexionssignals aufweist, wobei die Anlage (20) eine Kontrolleinrichtung aufweist, welche mit dem Schwingungserzeuger (2) und dem Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) schaltungstechnisch verbunden ist, und wobei die Kontrolleinrichtung – zum Feststellen des wenigstens einen Zustandes des Zuges (1) – dazu ausgebildet ist das Körperschallreflexionssignal mit wenigstens einem Vergleichskriterium zu vergleichen.

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07-09-2017 дата публикации

Method for generating measurement results from sensor signals

Номер: AU2014336578B2
Принадлежит: Monks IP

The invention relates to a method for generating measurement results from sensor signals generated by one or more separate sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6), the signals comprising two or more data points from the same event, the sensors each being arranged at a rail (3) adapted to carry a rail vehicle. The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) are adapted to measure a physical property of the rail (3). The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) each comprise a transmitter (2) adapted to transmit sensor signals to a physically distanced data management arrangement (4). The physically distanced data management arrangement (4) comprises a receiver (11) adapted to receive sensor signals, a processor (13) adapted to evaluate sensor signals, and a memory (12). The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals and evaluating sensor signals. The data management arrangement (4) stores the received sensor signals in the memory (12) and the evaluation comprises a step of combining and/or comparing at ...

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04-03-2021 дата публикации

Strain gauge assembly, particularly for an axle counter

Номер: AU2021200912A1
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C:\Usersgw\AppDaaRoam gManageWorkRecent35552458AUSrai gaugeasembly_ particuaryforanaxlecounter35552458-Astract(21030641.)docx-12022021 A method for assembling a strain gauge arrangement (1), in particular for an axle counter (91), comprising at least one strain sensor element (5), in particular an optical fiber (6) with a fiber Bragg grating (6a, FBG), a carrier (2), to which the strain sensor element (5) is fastened, and a structure (4) to be monitored, in particular a railroad track, to which the carrier (2) is fastened, wherein at least a part of the carrier (2) is kept in an elastically deformed state by the structure (4) when the carrier (2) is fastened to the structure (4), wherein the carrier (2) is embodied with a first carrier piece (T1) and a second carrier piece (T2), which oppose one another in spaced apart fashion, and wherein the strain sensor element (5) is fastened to the first carrier piece (T1) with at least one first fixing point (7), to the second carrier piece (T2) ...

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20-07-2021 дата публикации

LINEAR ASSETS INSPECTION SYSTEM

Номер: CA3101126C

The invention provides a graphical user interface implemented on a computer including an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure. The graphical user interface also includes a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure.

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21-11-2009 дата публикации

LINEAR ASSETS INSPECTION SYSTEM

Номер: CA0003077295A1
Принадлежит: SMART & BIGGAR LLP

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24-02-2019 дата публикации

CONTROL AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR A SWITCH MACHINE, A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A SWITCH MACHINE

Номер: CA0003012510A1
Принадлежит: ROBIC

The invention concerns a control and monitoring device for a switch machine of a railway switch. The device comprises a power supply providing a switch motor with a current. The switch motor is adapted to move points of the railway switch. The device includes a relay having a primary contact connected to the power supply and a secondary contact connected to the switch motor. The relay is adapted to switch on and off the power provided to the switch motor. A current sensor is adapted to sense the current to be provided to the switch motor between the power supply and the relay. A voltage sensor is adapted to sense a voltage provided to the switch motor. A monitoring module is connected to the current sensor and voltage sensor, to record the measured current and voltage values.

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14-07-2020 дата публикации

RAIL VEHICLE AND ON-BOARD SAFETY DRONE

Номер: CA0003010965C

A method for evaluating damage and providing passenger assistance in emergency events involving mass transit vehicles (MTVs), especially emergency events occurring in a tunnel. includes: (a) providing, on-board the MTV, at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), each UAV including a controller comprising a processor and memory; (b) determining, by the controller of the UVA while on-board the MTV in the tunnel, a change in at least one of the following: an acceleration, positive or negative, greater than a predetermined acceleration, an angle greater than a predetermined angle, a temperature greater than a predetermined temperature, and the presence of particles, gas or both greater than a predetermined concentration; (c) in response to the determining in step (b), the UAV separating from the MTV and becoming airborne within the tunnel; and (d) following step (c), executing, by the UAV, flight movement of the UAV within the tunnel.

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04-02-2018 дата публикации

RAIL VEHICLE BASED DEPLOYABLE GAGE RESTRAINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Номер: CA0002973845A1
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A deployable gage restraint measurement system includes a measurement axle assembly, a cross member, first and second support frames, first and second load cylinders, first and second swing arms, and an anti-rotation arm. The first and the second support frames are each pivotally coupled to the cross member. The first load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the first support frame and the second load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the second support frame. The first swing arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first load cylinder about a first axis of the first swing arm, (ii) the first support frame about a second axis of the first swing arm, and (iii) the measurement axle assembly about a third axis of the first swing arm. The anti-rotational arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first support frame and (ii) the measurement axle assembly.

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31-12-2015 дата публикации

Protection device for an optical sensor device for railway vehicles.

Номер: CH0000709817A1
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Eine Schutzvorrichtung für eine optische Sensoreinrichtung für Schienenfahrzeuge umfasst ein röhrenartiges Gehäuse mit einem Basisteil (22a) und einem trichterartigen Frontteil (22b), wobei der trichterartige Frontteil (22b) einen Aussenkonus umfasst, dessen Aussenquerschnitt sich in Richtung einer Frontöffnung vergrössert und wobei in einem vorderen Abschnitt des Aussenkonus dessen Ausdehnung in einer ersten Ebene senkrecht zu einer Rohrachse des Gehäuses maximal ist und grösser als in einer zweiten Ebene, welche zur ersten Ebene senkrecht steht. Die Schutzvorrichtung umfasst weiter ein Innenrohr (21) mit kreisringförmigem Querschnitt, welches mindestens in einem vorderen Bereich vom Aussenkonus umschlossen ist.

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19-11-2019 дата публикации

System for monitoring the operating conditions of a train

Номер: CN0105667538B
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18-08-1978 дата публикации

UTILISATION DES CONDUITS DE LUMIERE POUR LA PROTECTION DES VOIES FERREES ET ROUTIERES

Номер: FR0002377921A
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... a. L'invention se situe dans le cadre de la protection des convois ferroviaires ou routiers contre les obstructions accidentelles. b. L'invention comporte dans tous les cas l'utilisation d'un faisceau électro-magnetique lumineux ou non, conduit dans une tubulure étanche polie intérieurement, et produisant un jalonnement pour les conducteurs. c. Les principales applications correspondent aux points litigieux des voies ferrées et routes, en cas de courte visibilité ou d'obstacle survenant à faible distance.

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02-09-2016 дата публикации

MONITORING DEVICE STRETCHES OF TRACK AND WORKING METHOD

Номер: FR0003004574B1
Автор: BOUKARI MOROU
Принадлежит: PRODOSE, BOUKARI

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18-08-1978 дата публикации

Optical fibre safety system for road and railway - uses fragile tubes which are broken by obstruction to give danger signal

Номер: FR0002377921A1
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09-10-2015 дата публикации

METHOD FOR DETECTING CIRCULATING RAILS ON A RAIL VEHICLE

Номер: FR0003019508A1
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19-09-2016 дата публикации

레일 측정 시스템

Номер: KR1020160108551A
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... 일정 길이 및 레일의 길이를 따라 연장되는 중립축을 갖는 레일에 영향을 미치는 기계적 변수를 측정하기 위한 적어도 하나의 광섬유 센서 유닛의 사용이 기술된다. 상기 적어도 하나의 광섬유 센서 유닛은 상기 중립축에 대하여, 30° 내지 60°, 특히 45°의 각 또는 상기 중립축에 대하여, -30° 내지 -60°, 특히 -45°의 각으로 배치된다. 상기 적어도 하나의 광섬유 센서 유닛은 반사 모드 또는 투과 모드에서 시그널 라이트를 생성하기 위해 1차 광에 조사된다. 상기 시그널 라이트의 강도는 민감하다. 상기 시그널 라이트는 평가된다.

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14-07-2016 дата публикации

RAIL VEHICLE EVENT TRIGGERING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20160200333A1
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This disclosure relates to a system configured to detect rail vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a rail vehicle and/or be otherwise coupled with the rail vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect rail vehicle events based on pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets. The system may include one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the rail vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect rail vehicle events based on a comparison of the information conveyed by the output signals from the sensors and/or parameters determined based on the output signals to the pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets.

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28-02-2019 дата публикации

CONTROL AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR A SWITCH MACHINE, A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A SWITCH MACHINE

Номер: US20190061792A1
Принадлежит: ALSTOM Transport Technologies

The invention concerns a control and monitoring device for a switch machine of a railway switch comprising: a power supply for providing a switch motor of the switch machine with a current, the switch motor being adapted to move points of the railway switch, a relay having a primary contact connected electrically to the power supply via at least one line and a secondary contact adapted to be electrically connected to the switch motor; the relay being adapted to switch on and off the power provided to the switch motor; at least one current sensor adapted to sense the current to be provided to the switch motor at the at least one line between the power supply and the relay; at least one voltage sensor adapted to sense a voltage to be provided to the switch motor at the at least one line between the power supply and the relay; a monitoring module connected to the at least one current sensor and the at least one voltage sensor, wherein the monitoring module is adapted to record the measured current and voltage values. 1. Control and monitoring device for a switch machine of a railway switch comprising:a power supply for providing a switch motor of the switch machine with a current, the switch motor being adapted to move points of the railway switch,a relay having a primary contact connected electrically to the power supply via at least one line and a secondary contact adapted to be electrically connected to the switch motor;the relay being adapted to switch on and off the power provided to the switch motor;at least one current sensor adapted to sense the current to be provided to the switch motor at the at least one line between the power supply and the relay;at least one voltage sensor adapted to sense a voltage to be provided to the switch motor at the at least one line between the power supply and the relay;a monitoring module connected to the at least one current sensor and the at least one voltage sensor, wherein the monitoring module is adapted to record the ...

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21-12-2017 дата публикации

МОНИТОРИНГ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ ТРАНСПОРТНОЙ СЕТИ

Номер: RU2639602C2

Изобретение относится к области измерительной техники, в частности к мониторингу технического состояния конструкций, в частности туннелей. Описанный способ включает осуществление распределенного акустического зондирования на одном по меньшей мере оптическом волокне, размещенном так, чтобы осуществлять мониторинг конструкции. Акустическую реакцию на движение транспорта по сети вблизи упомянутой конструкции обнаруживают и подвергают анализу, чтобы определить акустическую реакцию конструкции. Затем акустическую реакцию конструкции подвергают анализу, чтобы определить любое изменение в состоянии. Упомянутый способ использует обычное движение транспорта по сети, например поездов по железнодорожной сети, для акустического возбуждения конструкции и обнаружения результирующей реакции. Технический результат заключается в возможности обеспечения непрерывного мониторинга состояния конструкций транспортной инфраструктуры. 5 н. и 17 з.п. ф-лы, 8 ил.

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26-03-2021 дата публикации

СПОСОБ, УСТРОЙСТВО И ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОЕ ТРАНСПОРТНОЕ СРЕДСТВО, В ЧАСТНОСТИ РЕЛЬСОВОЕ ТРАНСПОРТНОЕ СРЕДСТВО, ДЛЯ РАСПОЗНАВАНИЯ ОПАСНЫХ СИТУАЦИЙ В ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОМ СООБЩЕНИИ, В ЧАСТНОСТИ В РЕЛЬСОВОМ СООБЩЕНИИ

Номер: RU2745531C2

Группа изобретений относится к области железнодорожного транспорта. Регистрируют множество изображений (BIGB) опасной области (GB), частично расположенной вдоль железнодорожного перегона (BST) рельсовой сети (SNE). На каждом из изображений (BIGB) опасной области (GB) маркируют область (BIB) изображения, показывающую отдельную область (TBGB) графически изображенной опасной области (GB), которая расценивается как особенно критическая. Для маркированной области (BIB) путем сравнения образцов проверяют, находятся ли в критической отдельной области (TBGB) люди и/или движущиеся предметы. Устройство (GSEV) для распознавания опасных ситуаций содержит прибор (BAZG) для записи изображений и вычислительное/анализирующее устройство (BAWE), которое соединено и функционально взаимодействует с прибором (BAZG) для записи изображений и устройством (BSPE) для запоминания изображений. Железнодорожное транспортное средство содержит устройство (GSEV) для распознавания опасных ситуаций. Достигается возможность ...

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19-04-2018 дата публикации

СПОСОБ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЯ ПОЕЗДОВ НА ПЕРЕГОНЕ БЕЗ НАПОЛЬНЫХ СВЕТОФОРОВ И РЕЛЬСОВЫХ ЦЕПЕЙ

Номер: RU2651333C1

Изобретение относится к области железнодорожной автоматики и телемеханики. В способе информацию о расстоянии до препятствия формируют за счет воздействия локомотивного и хвостового датчиков на приемники у правого и левого рельс, воздействие на датчик у правого рельса фиксируют как занятие блок-участка за датчиком, а воздействие на датчик у левого рельса - как освобождение блок-участка перед датчиком, при этом осуществляют передачу по линейным проводам информации о состоянии блок-участков на обе прилегающие к перегону станции, формируют на станции приема станционной ЭВМ кодовый сигнал, период которого характеризует количество свободных блок-участков перед поездом, и передают его на локомотивы, находящиеся на перегоне за счет устройств сотовой связи. Причем информацию о номере пути приема и возможности отправления поезда со станционных путей формируют за счет устройств электрической централизации, принятые сигналы на локомотиве воздействуют на локомотивную ЭВМ, которая совместно со спутниковыми ...

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20-05-2020 дата публикации

Номер: RU2016147369A3
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05-06-2018 дата публикации

КОМПЛЕКС ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ КАНАТНОЙ ПОДВЕСНОЙ ДОРОГИ

Номер: RU2016147369A
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02-03-2018 дата публикации

РЕЛЬСОВАЯ ИЗМЕРИТЕЛЬНАЯ СИСТЕМА

Номер: RU2016133991A
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11-12-2024 дата публикации

Устройство для автоматического контроля излома рельсов и обрыва дроссельных перемычек на участках с электротягой переменного тока

Номер: RU2831635C1

Изобретение относится к области железнодорожной автоматики и телемеханики. Устройство для контроля излома рельсов и обрыва дроссельных перемычек на участках с электротягой переменного тока содержит два измерительных трансформатора, два пороговых элемента, два выпрямительных элемента, элемент сравнения, сумматор, делитель напряжения, логический элемент И, дифференцирующее устройство, элемент задержки и блок фиксации излома рельса. Для обеспечения автоматического контроля излома рельсов или обрыва дроссельных перемычек в конкретной рельсовой нити устройство дополнительно снабжено двумя компараторами, двумя инверторами и двумя логическими элементами И, подключенными к выходам выпрямительных элементов. Выходы компараторов через размыкающие и замыкающие электронные ключи подключены каждый к своему блоку фиксации излома рельса. Выходы дополнительных логических элементов И подключены каждый к конкретным блокам контроля обрыва дроссельных перемычек и к управляющим входам размыкающих электронных ...

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31-10-2019 дата публикации

Mobiles Erkennen von Reisenden und Objekten auf Bahnsteigen

Номер: DE102018206593A1
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Es wird ein Verfahren zum automatisierten Erkennen einer Gefahrensituation auf Bahnsteigen (BS) beschrieben. Bei dem Verfahren werden Bilddaten (BD) von einer Umgebung eines Schienenfahrzeugs (51) erfasst. Es wird weiterhin ein einer Bahnsteigkante (BK) benachbarter Gefahrenbereich (GB) eines Bahnsteigs (BS) in den erfassten Bilddaten (BD) automatisiert identifiziert. Schließlich wird auf Basis der erfassten Bilddaten (BD) von dem Gefahrenbereich (GB) automatisiert ermittelt, ob eine Gefahrensituation (GS) vorliegt. Ferner wird ein Alarmierungsverfahren beschrieben. Es wird auch eine Detektionsvorrichtung (30) beschrieben. Zudem wird eine Alarmierungsvorrichtung (40) beschrieben. Überdies wird ein Schienenfahrzeug (51) beschrieben.

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04-04-2019 дата публикации

Verfahren zur Zustandsbestimmung von wenigstens einer entlang einer Fahrstrecke verlaufenden Fahrleitung

Номер: DE102017217450A1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Zustandsbestimmung von wenigstens einer entlang einer Fahrstrecke (2) verlaufenden Fahrleitung (3), bei dem auf Seiten von wenigstens einem auf der Fahrstrecke (2) fahrenden Fahrzeug (4) mehrere Messwerte von wenigstens einer Kenngröße gemessen und aufgezeichnet werden und für jeden Messwert eine Position des Fahrzeugs (4) entlang der Fahrstrecke (2), insbesondere in Form von einer geographischen Länge und Breite, eine Fahrtrichtung des Fahrzeugs und ein Zeitstempel ermittelt und dem Messwert zugeordnet werden. Um die Messwerte automatisch auswerten zu können, ist erfindungsgemäß vorgesehen, dass wenigstens ein Streckenbereich aus einer Vielzahl von Streckenbereichen ausgewählt wird und die ermittelten Messwerte, deren zugeordnete Position in den ausgewählten Streckenbereich fallen, ausgewertet werden.

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18-03-2020 дата публикации

Vehicle Position Identification

Номер: GB0002577106A
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A method for determining a location of a vehicle driving on a track comprises obtaining a real-time image from a camera 100 on board the vehicle, deriving information from the camera image and comparing the derived information with a database 212 of stored image information, each piece of stored image information corresponding to a track segment. By finding a closest match between the camera image information with the stored image information, the location of the vehicle on the track segment can be determined. The vehicle may be a train or locomotive. The database 212 may be derived from similarly obtained camera images, where position information (such as obtained by GPS or GNSS) of the vehicle is associated with each camera image (video frame). Sequence SLAM may be used to pre-process the video feed. The method may further comprise storing statistics on the matching quality between stored and camera images, and replacing the stored image with the camera image in the database should the ...

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15-09-2015 дата публикации

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Hinderniserkennung bei Schienenfahrzeugen

Номер: AT515500A1
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The invention relates to a device for identifying obstacles for rail vehicles (1), comprising a force measuring device (4) which generates a collision force measuring signal (5) in the event of a collision between a collision beam (3) of the rail vehicle (1) and a mass (m) of the collision object (11). Said collision force measuring signal (5) is directed to an evaluation device (7) together with a rail vehicle speed signal (6) and the evaluation device (7) is designed to integrate the collision force measuring signal (5) by means of an integrator (13) and by using the rail vehicle speed signal (6), to determine the mass (m) of the collision object (11).

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15-02-2019 дата публикации

Device for detecting the presence of at least one state of a train

Номер: AT0000518904B1
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Bei einer Anlage zum Feststellen wenigstens eines Zustands eines Zuges (1 ), sowie vorzugsweise eines Schienenstranges (3) auf dem sich der Zug (1) befindet, wobei die Anlage einen Schwingungserzeuger (2) zum Erzeugen wenigstens eines vorgebbaren Körperschallausgangssignals aufweist, wobei die Anlage (20) einen Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) zur Aufnahme eines Körperschallreflexionssignals aufweist, wobei die Anlage (20) eine Kontrolleinrichtung (5) aufweist, welche mit dem Schwingungserzeuger (2) und dem Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) schaltungstechnisch verbunden ist, und wobei die Kontrolleinrichtung (5) - zum Feststellen des wenigstens einen Zustandes des Zuges (1) - dazu ausgebildet ist das Körperschallreflexionssignal mit wenigstens einem Vergleichskriterium zu vergleichen, wobei der Schwingungserzeuger (2) und der Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) als einstückige Baugruppe ausgebildet sind, wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Schwingungserzeuger (2) und der Schwingungsaufnehmer (4) als Hydrophon (23) ausgebildet ...

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15-12-2017 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for monitoring at least one railway construction in laid track component

Номер: AT0000518759A1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur insbesondere kontinuierlichen Zustandsüberwachung zumindest einer im Bahnbau verlegten Fahrwegkomponente, insbesondere einer Schienenweiche, mit zumindest einem an der Fahrwegkomponente angeordneten Sensor, wobei vom Sensor bei und zusätzlich vor und/oder nach einer Überrollung der Fahrwegkomponente durch ein Schienenfahrzeug Daten erfasst und segmentiert werden, wobei aus den erfassten und segmentierten Daten ein Zustand der Fahrwegkomponente ermittelt wird. Weiter betrifft die Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur insbesondere kontinuierlichen Zustandsüberwachung von zumindest einer im Bahnbau verlegten Fahrwegkomponente, wie einer Schienenweiche, umfassend zumindest einen an der Fahrwegkomponente angeordneten Sensor, wobei eine Signalverarbeitungsanlage vorgesehen ist, um vom Sensor erfasste Daten unmittelbar an der Fahrwegkomponente auszuwerten. Des Weiteren betrifft die Erfindung eine Verwendung einer solchen Vorrichtung.

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15-01-2021 дата публикации

Verfahren und Messfahrzeug zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage eines Gleises

Номер: AT522764B1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage eines Gleises (5) mittels eines auf dem Gleis (5) fahrbaren Messfahrzeugs (1), wobei mittels eines am Messfahrzeug (1) angeordneten berührungslosen Erfassungssystems (8) in einer seitlichen Umgebung des Gleises (5) positionierte Referenzpunkte (A, B, C) automatisiert erfasst und deren jeweilige Ist-Distanz (H, V) zum Gleis (5) bestimmt wird. Dabei wird mittels eines auf dem Messfahrzeug (1) angeordneten Inertialmesssystems (13) eine dreidimensionale Trajektorie (15) des Gleises (5) erfasst wird, wobei mittels einer Rechnereinheit (22) die Trajektorie (15) in Trajektorienabschnitte (15AB, 15BC) mit jeweils einem auf einen ersten Referenzpunkt (A, B) bezogenen Abschnittsanfangspunkt und einem auf einen zweiten Referenzpunkt (B, C) bezogenen Abschnittsendpunkt unterteilt wird, wobei für jeden Trajektorienabschnitt (15AB, 15BC) bezüglich der zugeordneten Referenzpunkte (A, B, C) eine virtuelle Langsehne (24AB, 24BC) festgelegt ...

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01-02-2018 дата публикации

Rail measuring systems

Номер: AU2018200259A1
Принадлежит: Davies Collison Cave Pty Ltd

Fiber optical sensor unit for detecting a mechanical force acting on a rail, comprising: an optical fiber; a fiber Bragg grating provided in the optical fiber which has a Bragg wavelength that depends on the mechanical force; a converter structure, wherein the converter structure has a signal amplification lever; and an edge filter for filtering the first part of the signal light, in particular wherein the edge filter has a filter characteristic line with a nominal slope of 8 % per nm related to the transmitted intensity or less, in particular between 2 % and 7 % per nm, in particular wherein a measuring range of axle loads of 200 kg to 50,000 kg that act on the rail is provided. Fig. 1 ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Railway cyber security systems

Номер: AU2018423506A1
Принадлежит: James & Wells Intellectual Property

A system for providing security to a railway system, the system comprising: a data monitoring and processing hub; a network comprising a plurality of data collection agents synchronized to a same network clock and configured to monitor railway infrastructure devices and onboard devices of rolling stock having a train communication network (TCN), train to wayside communications (such as GSM-R) and forward monitored data to the hub for processing by the hub to detect anomalies in railway operation that are indicative of a cyber- attack; wherein an agent of the plurality of data collection agents monitoring an onboard device connected to the TCN of a given rolling stock receives signals propagated to or from the device via the TCN and forwards to the hub data based on a given received signal together with a time stamp comprising a network clock time at which the given received signal is received by the agent.

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14-07-2016 дата публикации

Rail measuring system

Номер: AU2015208343A1
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Described is a use of at least one fiber-optic sensor unit for measuring a mechanical variable which affects a rail having a certain length and a neutral fiber that extends along said length of the rail. The at least one fiber-optic sensor unit is disposed at an angle of 30° to 60°, in particular 45°, relative to the neutral fiber or at an angle of -30° to -60°, in particular -45°, relative to the neutral fiber. The at least one fiber-optic sensor unit is irradiated with primary light in order to generate a signaling light in a reflection mode or transmission mode. The intensity of the signaling light is sensed. The signaling light is evaluated.

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Traveling-position identifying system, traveling-position identifying apparatus, and traveling-position identifying method for railroad car

Номер: AU2017420954A1
Принадлежит: Spruson & Ferguson

The purpose of the present invention is to more accurately identify the traveling position of a railroad car. A railroad-car traveling-position identifying system according to the present invention includes: a track-displacement output unit that outputs signals corresponding to displacements of a track when a railroad car is traveling on the track; and a traveling-position identifying unit that determines whether the railroad car has traveled in a predetermined area on the basis of the similarity between displacement data based on the output of the track-displacement output unit and reference profile data corresponding to the track displacements in the predetermined area of the track.

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15-10-2020 дата публикации

Method, system, and software code for calibration of rail track circuits, and related rail track circuit

Номер: AU2020202071A1
Принадлежит: Davies Collison Cave Pty Ltd

METHOD, SYSTEM, AND SOFTWARE CODE FOR CALIBRATION OF RAIL TRACK CIRCUITS, AND RELATED RAIL TRACK CIRCUIT Method, system and software code for calibrating a rail track circuit comprising a plurality of rails coupled to form a track section having a predefined length, a transmit processing unit coupled to the track section at a first end of the track section, and a receive processing unit coupled at the second end of the track section. A transfer function between a transmit voltage applied by the transmit processing unit at the track section and a resulting receive current detected at the receive processing unit is first determined and then applied to the rail track circuit for automatic initial calibration or recalibration. Figure : 1 Determine a transfer function Select variables for the transfer function -211 Calculate corrective coefficient for the selected variables 212 200< Calibrating applying the determined transfer function Determining / Adapting the 221 transfer function Storing ...

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01-10-2019 дата публикации

RAIL VEHICLE BASED DEPLOYABLE GAGE RESTRAINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Номер: CA0002973845C
Принадлежит: ENSCO INC, ENSCO, INC.

A deployable gage restraint measurement system includes a measurement axle assembly, a cross member, first and second support frames, first and second load cylinders, first and second swing arms, and an anti-rotation arm. The first and the second support frames are each pivotally coupled to the cross member. The first load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the first support frame and the second load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the second support frame. The first swing arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first load cylinder about a first axis of the first swing arm, (ii) the first support frame about a second axis of the first swing arm, and (iii) the measurement axle assembly about a third axis of the first swing arm. The anti-rotational arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first support frame and (ii) the measurement axle assembly.

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16-03-2021 дата публикации

RAIL MEASURING SYSTEM

Номер: CA3004835C
Принадлежит: THALES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Described is a Fiber-optic sensor unit for detecting a mechanical force acting on a rail, comprising an optical fiber, a fiber Bragg grating provided in the optical fiber which has a Bragg wavelength that depends on the mechanical force, a converter structure, wherein the converter structure has a signal amplification lever, and an edge filter for filtering the first part of the signal light.

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12-01-2012 дата публикации

DRONE TAMPER

Номер: CA0002806171A1
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A drone vehicle (100) for performing maintenance on a railway system is provided, with a vehicle control system (126) to utilize tie position data to position a drone vehicle workhead (50, 60) over at least a portion of a respective tie. The drone vehicle control system is further structured to actuate the drone vehicle workhead. The drone vehicle may be controlled by a drone vehicle control system linked, preferably by wireless communications, to a lead vehicle (20) and a lead vehicle control system (26). The lead vehicle control system and the drone vehicle control system are structured to communicate with each other, with the lead vehicle control system providing the tie position data to the drone vehicle control system.

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28-04-2020 дата публикации

SENSOR SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: CA0002893007C
Принадлежит: TETRA TECH, TETRA TECH, INC.

A system and method for inspecting a railway track bed using a plurality of sensors that are synchronized for rapid interrogation of a railway track bed while the sensors are in motion at a high rate of speed.

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19-07-2016 дата публикации

SENSOR SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: CA0002893007A1
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A system and method for inspecting a railway track bed using a plurality of sensors that are synchronized for rapid interrogation of a railway track bed while the sensors are in motion at a high rate of speed.

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13-03-2020 дата публикации

METHOD OF CONTROL OF TRACK MACHINE

Номер: EA0201900427A1
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14-10-2015 дата публикации

Method for detecting rails on which railroad vehicle is traveling

Номер: CN0104978562A
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09-08-2019 дата публикации

METHOD OF LOCATING POINTS OR LINES OF INTEREST ON A TRACK

Номер: FR0003077553A1
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15-10-2019 дата публикации

Rail measuring system

Номер: US0010444095B2

At least one fiber-optic sensor unit measures a mechanical variable which affects a rail having a certain length and a neutral axis that extends along said length of the rail. The at least one fiber-optic sensor unit is disposed at an angle of 30° to 60°, in particular 45°, relative to the neutral axis or at an angle of −30° to −60°, in particular −45°, relative to the neutral axis. The at least one fiber-optic sensor unit is irradiated with primary light in order to generate a signaling light in a reflection mode or transmission mode. The intensity of the signaling light is sensed. The signaling light is evaluated.

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17-09-2009 дата публикации

SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR REGULATING THE SPEED OF A RAIL VEHICLE

Номер: US2009234522A1
Автор: DESANZO DAVID JOSEPH
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A system is provided for regulating the speed of a rail vehicle traveling along a track. The track has a pair of rails. The system includes a temperature sensor positioned on an external surface of the rail vehicle. The temperature sensor measures a temperature of one of the rails. The system further includes a controller coupled to the temperature sensor. The controller receives data of the measured temperature, and regulates the speed of the rail vehicle based upon the measured temperature data. A method and computer readable media are also provided for regulating the speed of a rail vehicle traveling along a track.

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15-09-2020 дата публикации

Method, apparatus and railroad vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, for signal recognition in railroad traffic, in particular rail traffic

Номер: US0010773739B2
Принадлежит: SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH, Siemens Mobility GmbH

Provided is an embodiment to automatically detect signals in track-bound traffic when track-bound vehicles are traveling on track sections in a track network. According to the embodiment, this is achieved in that on the basis of a) location-related reference information, which is stored as reference data and which is detected along the track section in the track network with respect to the geographical surroundings and the track-bound traffic signal control, in the form of reference location information, reference signal state information, context and notification information which is obtained in the context of the detection process, and optionally additional meta information relating to the information, and b) a comparison between the operational location information and operational signal state information, which is detected in the signal detection operation using position data, with the stored reference data, a signal and/or a signal state is detected in order to control the track-bound ...

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08-12-2022 дата публикации

A SYSTEM, A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF POSITION AND GEOMETRY OF LINE INFRASTRUCTURES, PARTICULARLY FOR A RAILWAY LINE

Номер: US20220388553A1
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A detection system and method for line infrastructures of a railway line includes: at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device having at least one transceiver antenna, the electromagnetic-wave detection device being configured for emitting electromagnetic waves towards a line infrastructure by means said at least one transceiver antenna and for receiving electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure; and a control unit configured for processing the electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure and determining a position of said line infrastructure with respect to a pre-set reference system. The at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device is configured for installation on board a railway vehicle.

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03-01-2023 дата публикации

Method and system for inspecting railway tracks

Номер: US0011544641B2
Принадлежит: Canadian National Railway Company

The invention provides a graphical user interface implemented on a computer including an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure. The graphical user interface also includes a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure.

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17-01-2024 дата публикации

METHOD FOR MONITORING RAIL VEHICLES

Номер: EP4304915A1
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27-01-2010 дата публикации

СИСТЕМА МОНИТОРИНГА ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОГО ПОЕЗДА

Номер: RU2008130408A
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... 1. Система мониторинга работы железнодорожного вагона, транспортируемого в поезде, причем вагон содержит корпус вагона и комплекты колес с подшипниками колес, установленными на несущей раме железнодорожного вагона, при этом система мониторинга содержит эластомерную колодку несущего подшипника между каждым подшипником и рамой для передачи нагрузок между железнодорожным вагоном и рельсом, причем колодка обеспечивает демпфирование сил нагрузки между подшипниками и рамой, по меньшей мере, один чувствительный элемент, установленный на каждой колодке, для измерения, по меньшей мере, одного параметра, релевантного для рабочей характеристики железнодорожного вагона, при этом система дополнительно содержит блок сбора данных, оценки и связи, установленный на вагоне для оценки рабочей характеристики и для передачи сигналов, указывающих эту оценку, при этом система мониторинга дополнительно содержит приемник для приема указанных сигналов, расположенный дистанционно от железнодорожного вагона. ! 2.

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20-10-2016 дата публикации

КОНТРОЛЬ ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОЙ ЛИНИИ

Номер: RU2015111465A
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... 1. Способ контроля железнодорожной линии,- в котором посредством блока (105, 106, 108, 109) съемки получают (201) по меньшей мере один снимок железнодорожной линии или вдоль железнодорожной линии,- в котором блок (105, 106, 108, 109) съемки расположен в или на рельсовом транспортном средстве (101),- в котором по меньшей мере один снимок сохраняют (202) в рельсовом транспортном средстве (101) и/или в центральной станции (113).2. Способ по п. 1, в котором по меньшей мере один снимок анализируют (203) на наличие предопределенного инцидента.3. Способ по п. 2, в котором по меньшей мере один снимок анализируют (203) сразу же после сохранения или после установления упомянутого инцидента.4. Способ по п. 2, в котором при распознавании предопределенного инцидента выполняют предопределенное действие.5. Способ по п. 4, в котором предопределенное действие включает в себя по меньшей мере одну из следующих возможностей:- оценка снимка или сцены посредством наблюдения персоналом мониторов контроля,- распознавание ...

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31-05-2021 дата публикации

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ КОНТРОЛЯ ИЗЛОМА РЕЛЬСОВ НА УЧАСТКАХ С ЭЛЕКТРОТЯГОЙ ПЕРЕМЕННОГО ТОКА

Номер: RU2748826C1

Изобретение относится к области железнодорожной автоматики и телемеханики. Устройство для контроля излома рельсов на участках с электротягой переменного тока содержит два измерительных трансформатора, два пороговых элемента, два выпрямительных элемента, элемент сравнения, сумматор, делитель напряжения, логический элемент И. Устройство дополнительно снабжено дифференцирующим устройством, элементом задержки и блоком фиксации излома рельса. В результате обеспечивается автоматический контроль излома рельсов. 1 ил.

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

Streckenvalidierung

Номер: DE102011106345B4

Vorrichtung zur Validierung von streckenseitig angeordneten Infrastrukturelementen (B1 bis B4, S1) einer Eisenbahninfrastruktur einer Gleisstrecke (20), die – mindestens eine Datenübertragungseinheit (3), die zum Empfangen von Datentelegrammen (4) von datenübertragenden Infrastrukturelementen (B1 bis B4) ausgebildet ist, – zumindest eine Signalbilderfassungseinheit (10), die zum Erfassen eines Signalbildes (11) von signalgebenden Infrastrukturelementen (S1) ausgebildet ist, und – eine Positionsermittlungseinheit (1, 8), die zum Ermitteln einer Position (2, 9) von Infrastrukturelementen (B1 bis B4, S1) ausgebildet ist, umfasst, wobei die Vorrichtung weiterhin eine Auswerteeinheit (5) hat, die – zum Ermitteln von Daten (7) aus einem durch die Datenübertragungseinheit empfangenen Datentelegramm zumindest eines datenübertragenden Infrastrukturelementes, zum Ermitteln eines Signalbegriffes (13) aus einem durch die Signalbilderfassungseinheit erfassten Signalbild zumindest eines signalgebenden ...

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28-07-2021 дата публикации

A monitoring system of a rail vehicle, a method for monitoring and a rail vehicle

Номер: GB2591278A
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A panoramic imaging system that monitors spatial areas beside a rail vehicle, comprising at least two imaging devices with overlapping fields of view whose images are fused into a panorama which is displayed. The imaging devices may be cameras, eg. CMOS, CCD, wide-angle or fish-eye cameras. Images may be distorted geometrically and may be de-warped or perspective corrected before stitching or merging. Edges of the fields of view may adjoin. Images and panoramas may be filtered to enhance image quality. Image segmentation may be performed to identify objects which may be highlighted. Image features in overlapping regions may be used in image fusion. Fields of view may extend along or against the vehicle’s travel direction. The rail vehicle may be a freight wagon, passenger carriage or locomotive. Optical axes of imaging devices may be at an angle to the vertical. The image detecting devices may be housed within an outer shell or wall of the rail vehicle so that they do not protrude and may ...

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20-06-2012 дата публикации

Security system

Номер: GB0201208230D0
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20-07-2022 дата публикации

Automatic digital inspection of railway environment

Номер: GB0002602896A
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A method for automatic digital inspection of a railway environment is disclosed. The method comprises receiving 102 at least a first video captured by at least one camera mounted on a rail vehicle, wherein the first video comprises video frames representing the railway environment; generating 104 point clouds using the video frames, wherein a given point cloud correspond to a given set of video frames; attributing labels 106 to each pixel of the video frames for generating annotated video frames evaluating 108 the annotated video frames and their corresponding point clouds using a set of predefined rules to at least determine whether or not at least one violation is present in the railway environment; generating 110 inspection information related to at least one violation, when it is determined that at least one violation is present in the railway environment; and sending 112 the inspection information to a user device. LIDAR and/or neural networks may be employed. The predefined rules ...

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15-03-2019 дата публикации

Method for determining an actual position of rails of a track

Номер: AT0000520291B1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage von Schienen (2) eines Gleises (3) mittels einer auf einem Schienenfahrzeug (1) positionierten optischen Sensoreinrichtung (7) zur Lageerfassung des Gleises (3) und benachbarter Einrichtungen (10, 11). Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass mittels der Sensoreinrichtung (7) für einen Gleisabschnitt (24) ein Verlauf des Gleises (3) und ein Verlauf der benachbarten Einrichtungen (10, 11), insbesondere einer Oberleitungsanlage (10) als vorläufige Ist-Daten erfasst werden und dass in einer Auswerteeinrichtung (23) die vorläufigen Ist-Daten in korrigierte Ist-Daten transformiert werden, indem ein erfasster Verlauf zumindest einer benachbarten Einrichtung (10, 11) in einen Verlauf mit einer vorgegebenen geometrischen Form transformiert wird. Zudem betrifft die Erfindung ein System zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.

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15-02-2019 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for measuring a position on a track

Номер: AT0000520266A1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur berührungslosen Erfassung einer Lage einer auf einem Gleis verfahrbaren Messvorrichtung (2) gegenüber zumindest einer Schiene (3) des Gleises, wobei mittels einer Zeilenkamera (5) eine Projektion eines auf eine Schiene (3) projizierten Laserstrahls (11) erfasst wird. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass mittels des Laserstrahls (11) eine linienförmige Projektion (13) auf die Schiene (3) projiziert wird. Zudem betrifft die Erfindung eine Messvorrichtung (2) zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.

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15-03-2019 дата публикации

Method for determining an actual position of rails of a track

Номер: AT0000520291A4
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung einer Ist-Lage von Schienen (2) eines Gleises (3) mittels einer auf einem Schienenfahrzeug (1) positionierten optischen Sensoreinrichtung (7) zur Lageerfassung des Gleises (3) und benachbarter Einrichtungen (10, 11). Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass mittels der Sensoreinrichtung (7) für einen Gleisabschnitt (24) ein Verlauf des Gleises (3) und ein Verlauf der benachbarten Einrichtungen (10, 11), insbesondere einer Oberleitungsanlage (10) als vorläufige Ist-Daten erfasst werden und dass in einer Auswerteeinrichtung (23) die vorläufigen Ist-Daten in korrigierte Ist-Daten transformiert werden, indem ein erfasster Verlauf zumindest einer benachbarten Einrichtung (10, 11) in einen Verlauf mit einer vorgegebenen geometrischen Form transformiert wird. Zudem betrifft die Erfindung ein System zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.

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15-01-2020 дата публикации

RAILWAY CARRIAGE

Номер: AT0000521424A1
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Es wird ein gleisfahrbarer Messwagen (1) zur Messung von Gleislagegeometrien mit einem auf einem Fahrgestell angeordneten Messwagenrahmen (21) beschrieben, dem eine inertiale Navigationseinheit (2) zugeordnet und der gegenüber einer, am Maschinenrahmen einer Oberbaumaschine befestigbaren, Konsole (14) verstellbar verlagerbar ist, wobei dem Fahrgestell je Messwagenseite zwei Räder (3) zugeordnet sind und wobei die zu Radpaaren zusammengefassten Räder (3) jeder Messwagenseite an einem zweiarmigen Hebel (5, 9) angeordnet und die Hebel (5, 9) um eine Achse (13) des Fahrgestells schwenkverstellbar gelagert sind. Um vorteilhafte Messverhältnisse zu schaffen wird vorgeschlagen, dass das Fahrgestell und der Messwagenrahmen fünf Freiheitsgrade aufweist und zwar eine Drehung um die Hochachse (z, GW) des Messwagenrahmens (21), eine Drehung um die Längsachse (x, RW) des Messwagenrahmens (21), eine Drehung um die Querachse (y, NW) des Messwagenrahmen (21), eine Linearbewegung entlang der z-Achse (V) ...

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15-04-2019 дата публикации

System for detecting a mechanical tension/compression stress - a rail

Номер: AT0000520438A4
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System (1) zum Erfassen einer mechanischen Zug-/Druckspannung einer Schiene (2) eines Gleises (3), insbesondere zur Bestimmung der Neutraltemperatur, umfassend ein Schienenfahrzeug (6), einen daran angeordneten Schienentemperaturdetektor (9) und eine Auswerteeinrichtung (14). Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass das System (1) eine Wärmequelle (8) zur gezielten Erwärmung eines Messbereichs (19) der Schiene (2) umfasst, dass der Schienentemperaturdetektor (9) zur Temperaturerfassung während einer Erwärmungs- und/oder Abkühlphase des Messbereichs (19) ausgebildet ist und dass die Auswerteeinrichtung (14) zur Ableitung der Schienenspannung aus erfassten Temperaturdaten eingerichtet ist. Außerdem betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Detektion einer Zug-/Druckspannung einer Schiene (2) eines Gleises (3) mittels des Systems (1).

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15-04-2019 дата публикации

System for detecting a mechanical tension/compression stress - a rail

Номер: AT0000520438B1
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System (1) zum Erfassen einer mechanischen Zug-/Druckspannung einer Schiene (2) eines Gleises (3), insbesondere zur Bestimmung der Neutraltemperatur, umfassend ein Schienenfahrzeug (6), einen daran angeordneten Schienentemperaturdetektor (9) und eine Auswerteeinrichtung (14). Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass das System (1) eine Wärmequelle (8) zur gezielten Erwärmung eines Messbereichs (19) der Schiene (2) umfasst, dass der Schienentemperaturdetektor (9) zur Temperaturerfassung während einer Erwärmungs- und/oder Abkühlphase des Messbereichs (19) ausgebildet ist und dass die Auswerteeinrichtung (14) zur Ableitung der Schienenspannung aus erfassten Temperaturdaten eingerichtet ist. Außerdem betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Detektion einer Zug-/Druckspannung einer Schiene (2) eines Gleises (3) mittels des Systems (1).

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15-03-2019 дата публикации

Method and measuring system for detecting a solid point adjacent a track

Номер: AT0000518579B1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Ist-Lage eines Gleises (5) gegenüber einem in einer seitlichen Umgebung des Gleises (5) positionierten Festpunkt (15) mittels einer auf dem Gleis (5) verfahrbaren Erfassungseinrichtung (10), wobei die Lage des Festpunktes (15) zum Gleis (5) vermessen wird. Dabei wird die Erfassungseinrichtung (10) entlang des Gleises (5) bewegt, wobei mittels eines auf der Erfassungseinrichtung (10) angeordneten Stereokamerasystems (17) laufend Bildpaare der seitlichen Umgebung des Gleises (5) aufgenommen werden, wobei mittels einer in einer Auswerteeinrichtung (20) durchgeführten Mustererkennung in den Bildpaaren der Festpunkt (15) gesucht wird und wobei bei erkanntem Festpunkt (15) durch Auswertung zumindest eines Bildpaars die Lage des Festpunkts (15) gegenüber dem Gleis (5) ermittelt wird. Auf diese Weise ist die Möglichkeit geschaffen, im Vorbeifahren Festpunkte (15) zu vermessen, wobei die Gestaltung des Festpunktes (15) an keine spezielle Form ...

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15-12-2017 дата публикации

Method and system for maintaining a traveling route for rail vehicles

Номер: AT0000518692A1
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Instandhaltung eines Fahrwegs (3) für Schienenfahrzeuge, wobei zur Feststellung eines Istzustands des Fahrwegs (3) mittels eines Messsystems (2) Messdaten (40) erfasst werden. Dabei werden mittels einer Auswerteeinrichtung (21) aus den Messdaten (40) Objekte (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) des Fahrwegs (3) ermittelt, wobei ein ermitteltes Objekt (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) einer Objektklasse zugeordnet wird und wobei für ein ermitteltes Objekt (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) zumindest eine Objektklassenkennung verknüpft mit Positionsdaten in einer Datenbank (26) abgespeichert wird. Der Istzustand des Fahrwegs (3) ist damit in einer objektbasierten Weise abgespeichert, wobei ein Vergleich mit einem Sollzustand oder mit historischen Istzuständen für die Planung und Durchführung von Instandhaltungsmaßnahmen herangezogen wird.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and instrumentation for detection of rail defects, in particular rail top defects

Номер: AU2010283066A1
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A method and instrumentation for detection of rail defects, in particular rail top defects, in a railway-track by measuring an axle box acceleration signal of a rail vehicle, wherein a longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used as a measure to detect the occurrence of said rail defects, in particular rail top defects. The method also includes measuring a vertical axle box acceleration signal of said rail vehicle, whereby the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used in combination and simultaneously with said vertical axle box acceleration signal. It is further preferred that the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used to remove from said vertical axle box acceleration signal a signal-part that relates to vibrations of the rail vehicle's wheelset, including the bearing and axle box (3), and that the axle box acceleration signals are filtered for removing signal-parts contributed by vibrations of the track, including the rail (1), rail pads, fasteners, sleepers, ...

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26-11-2020 дата публикации

System for monitoring the operating conditions of a train

Номер: AU2015264781B2
Принадлежит: Davies Collison Cave Pty Ltd

System for monitoring the operating conditions of a train This system (1) includes an onboard device (10), incorporating a geolocation device, a plurality of sensors and at least one shaping module for the raw measurement signals delivered by one or more of said sensors to generate at least one formatted signal, and a ground device (20), incorporating a computer able to analyze said at least one formatted signal, to generate at least one indicator relative to the track and/or the rolling stock, said indicator making it possible to detect damage and monitor its variations so as to optimize maintenance of the track and/or rolling stock. The computer is a damage module able to compute said damage indicator from said at least one formatted signal and a model of the monitored damage type. Figure 1 LL( LLr ...

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11-04-2019 дата публикации

Fully continuous ground measurement method and system for wheel rail vertical force

Номер: AU2015392675B2
Принадлежит: FPA Patent Attorneys Pty Ltd

Disclosed is a continuous measurement method for a wheel rail vertical force. In a first unit measurement area, a second unit measurement area and a first-second compound measurement area formed by the first unit measurement area and the second unit measurement area, the method comprises: using the measurement results of a first and a second shearing force (Q ...

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28-05-2020 дата публикации

Method, system and apparatus for controlling a vehicle

Номер: AU2018374588A1
Принадлежит: Lord & Company

The invention relates to a method, a system (1), an apparatus (13) for controlling a vehicle moving along a track of a transport network, wherein said method comprises a) an acquisition phase, wherein at least one image is acquired by means of video input means (134) on board the vehicle, wherein said at least one image represents at least a portion of the track of the transport network around the vehicle and information displayed by visualization means (14) onboard said vehicle, wherein said information represent at least part of at least one parameter relating to the vehicle and/or said transport network, and b) a processing phase, wherein said displayed information are processed on the basis of said at least one image by processing means (131), thereby allowing to control the vehicle on the basis of said at least one parameter and/or image.

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21-04-2016 дата публикации

Method for generating measurement results from sensor signals

Номер: AU2014336578A1
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The invention relates to a method for generating measurement results from sensor signals generated by one or more separate sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6), the signals comprising two or more data points from the same event, the sensors each being arranged at a rail (3) adapted to carry a rail vehicle. The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) are adapted to measure a physical property of the rail (3). The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) each comprise a transmitter (2) adapted to transmit sensor signals to a physically distanced data management arrangement (4). The physically distanced data management arrangement (4) comprises a receiver (11) adapted to receive sensor signals, a processor (13) adapted to evaluate sensor signals, and a memory (12). The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals and evaluating sensor signals. The data management arrangement (4) stores the received sensor signals in the memory (12) and the evaluation comprises a step of combining and/or comparing at ...

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29-01-2015 дата публикации

TRACK CIRCUIT MECHANICAL JOINT INTEGRITY CHECKER

Номер: CA0002916001A1
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An electrically insulating mechanical joint checker for mechanical joints (21, 22) connecting rails of following track segments (11, 12) of a railway line, each track segment forming part of a track circuit. The track segment (11,12) comprises electric signal transmitting units (3) and receiving units (4) for transmitting and receiving train presence detection signals within said track segment and/or relating communication signals between the train (7) and the track segment. The said train presence detection signals and said communication signals comprise a further joint detection signal, generated and transmitted by the transmitting units (3) and received by the receiving units (4) belonging to the same track segment (11), being the joint detection signal relating to the track segment (11) different at least in respect to the one relating to the adjacent track segments (12). The invention relates also to a method to detect a failure or breakage of a mechanical joint inside a track segment ...

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23-04-2015 дата публикации

METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT RESULTS FROM SENSOR SIGNALS

Номер: CA0002925714A1
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The invention relates to a method for generating measurement results from sensor signals generated by one or more separate sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6), the signals comprising two or more data points from the same event, the sensors each being arranged at a rail (3) adapted to carry a rail vehicle. The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) are adapted to measure a physical property of the rail (3). The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) each comprise a transmitter (2) adapted to transmit sensor signals to a physically distanced data management arrangement (4). The physically distanced data management arrangement (4) comprises a receiver (11) adapted to receive sensor signals, a processor (13) adapted to evaluate sensor signals, and a memory (12). The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals and evaluating sensor signals. The data management arrangement (4) stores the received sensor signals in the memory (12) and the evaluation comprises a step of combining and/or comparing at ...

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11-08-2020 дата публикации

METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT RESULTS FROM SENSOR SIGNALS

Номер: CA0002925714C

The invention relates to a method for generating measurement results from sensor signals generated by one or more separate sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6), the signals comprising two or more data points from the same event, the sensors each being arranged at a rail (3) adapted to carry a rail vehicle. The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) are adapted to measure a physical property of the rail (3). The sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) each comprise a transmitter (2) adapted to transmit sensor signals to a physically distanced data management arrangement (4). The physically distanced data management arrangement (4) comprises a receiver (11) adapted to receive sensor signals, a processor (13) adapted to evaluate sensor signals, and a memory (12). The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals and evaluating sensor signals. The data management arrangement (4) stores the received sensor signals in the memory (12) and the evaluation comprises a step of combining and/or comparing at ...

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19-04-2022 дата публикации

System and method for remote device monitoring

Номер: US0011305796B1
Принадлежит: BNSF Railway Company

A railroad infrastructure communication network is presented. The network can include a plurality of infrastructure nodes distributed proximate a railroad track, such as near railroad equipment and/or assets. Infrastructure nodes can be configured to receive data from equipment sensor and/or assets and transmit such data via the network. Infrastructure nodes can further generate alert and/or alert packets based on such received data. Infrastructure nodes can self-define in a network infrastructure depending on configured connection types, and can for example, serve as repeater nodes (to promulgate a transmission to additional infrastructure nodes) and/or collector nodes (to collect data for a centralized server node). A server node can be configured to receive data and/or packet from infrastructure nodes and generate requests for additional systems, personnel, etc. to address such requests. The network can limit the data transmission size and leverage distributed processing capabilities ...

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30-01-2024 дата публикации

Railroad equipment state determination apparatus and railroad equipment state determination method

Номер: US0011884313B2
Принадлежит: KYOSAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO., LTD.

A railroad equipment state determination apparatus includes: a storage that stores a plurality of operation data associated with a prescribed operation performed by railroad equipment that is driven by a motor from a stopped state to perform the prescribed operation and then comes into the stopped state again; an evaluation criteria setting section that sets evaluation criteria based on the plurality of operation data stored in the storage; and a determination section that determines whether new operation data resulting from the prescribed operation newly performed by the railroad equipment is abnormal based on the evaluation criteria.

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18-10-2012 дата публикации

Method and system of rail component detection using vision technology

Номер: US20120263342A1
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A method, system, and computer program product for automatically inspecting railroad tracks. The method includes assessing a configuration of rail components depicted in an image by comparing the configuration of the rail components to known hazards. The method also includes determining a severity of detected problems in the configuration of the rail components, using a computer processor.

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01-11-2012 дата публикации

Railway Track Monitoring

Номер: US20120274772A1
Принадлежит: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD

Novel tools and techniques for monitoring railway track geometry. In one aspect, some such tools and techniques can determine a location of a platform along a railway, capture one or more images of the railway, and/or analyze the rail configuration at that point. In another aspect, some solutions might employ photogrammetric techniques to analyze the rail configuration and thereafter store data about the rail configuration, perhaps correlated with the location of the images, in a data store.

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15-11-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for vehicle detection at island crossings

Номер: US20120286103A1
Автор: Thomas N. Hilleary
Принадлежит: Individual

A method for sensing objects within a rail grade crossing island is described. The method includes transmitting a radar signal into the island from each of a plurality of radar devices such that each portion of the island is monitored by at least two of the radar devices, detecting if an object is in the island based on received signals corresponding to the transmissions associated with at least one of the radar devices, and operating a gate control device associated with the rail grade crossing based on the detections.

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22-11-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for controlling remote train operation

Номер: US20120292457A1

A method of verifying clearance of a rail crossing includes: (a) detecting the presence of a train near the crossing, the train being equipped with a locomotive control unit; (b) in response to detection of the train near the crossing, generating a unique code; (c) capturing an image of the crossing; (d) transmitting the unique code along with the image to a remote operator control unit; (e) using the locomotive control unit, waiting for a response from the operator control unit containing the unique code; and (f) if the response containing the unique code is received by the locomotive control unit, permitting further operation of the train and, if the unique code is not received by the locomotive control unit, carrying out an automatic response which prevents movement of the train through the crossing.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Rail stress detection system and method

Номер: US20130070083A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A system for detecting stress in rails includes a railcar, having a rail temperature detector, and a rail imaging device oriented to produce images of rail joints and rail anchors. The imaging device and temperature detector are connected to a computer controller, which is programmed to provide an output signal indicative of estimated axial stress in the rail based upon rail temperature and the images of at least one of the rail joints and rail anchors.

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18-04-2013 дата публикации

Railroad Train Monitoring System

Номер: US20130092800A1
Принадлежит: Amsted Rail Co Inc

Railcar monitoring utilizes instrumented, flexible pads supported within the truck pedestal jaws on the bearing adapters. The pads contain sensors for monitoring temperature pressure, shifting loads, truck hunting and the like and have circuitry for processing information received from the sensors and for processing and reporting departures of performance variables to a remote source. The system cyclically activates polling each pad on a car and communicates signals of critical departures and car identity to a remote source.

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29-08-2013 дата публикации

Securing remote video transmission for the remote control of a vehicle

Номер: US20130222591A1
Автор: Clara Nogueira Alves
Принадлежит: Siemens SAS

A method and system secure remote video transmissions for the remote control of a vehicle. The system secures the remote transmission of an image via a photosensitive receiver of a camera capable of remotely displaying the image. The system contains an optical securing information generator capable of generating optical securing information and an optical module capable of optically superimposing a securing image including the optical securing information and the image of the object to form a secured optical image for acting on the photosensitive receiver capable of generating a video signal. The system couples a device for remotely receiving the video signal from the video system to a device for processing the video signal. The video signal processing device is capable of detecting, reading and extracting optical securing information in the video signal of the secured optical image. The system has a display device for displaying the optical securing information.

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24-10-2013 дата публикации

Anomalous railway component detection

Номер: US20130279743A1
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A method and system for inspecting railway components. The method includes receiving a stream of images containing railway components, detecting a railway component in each image, generating a plurality of feature vectors for each railway component image, measuring the dissimilarity between the railway component and a set of railway components detected in preceding images, in a sliding window, based on the feature vectors.

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19-12-2013 дата публикации

METHOD FOR DETECTING THE EXTENT OF CLEAR, INTACT TRACK NEAR A RAILWAY VEHICLE

Номер: US20130334373A1
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A method is provided for detecting broken rail, track continuity, and track occupancy ahead of or behind a railroad vehicle traveling in fixed-block territory equipped with an AC track code wayside signal system or cab signal overlay system, and a communications link. This method, when used as an integral part of a communications-based train control (CBTC) or positive train control (PTC) system, allows immediate, automatic detection of broken rail, track occupancies, or open turnouts ahead of or behind a train in an occupied block. It also facilitates true moving-block or virtual block CBTC or PTC, thereby enabling higher efficiency and track utilization. 1. A method for detection of a broken rail , track occupancy , or open turnout from a railway vehicle on a railroad track having a series of electrically-isolated track segments , wherein each adjacent pair of track segments is equipped with code transceivers , said code transceivers communicating with each other and with railway vehicles on the track by coded electrical signals transmitted via the track , said method comprising:providing an onboard receiving and processing unit on a railway vehicle on the railroad track to receive the coded electrical signals via the track, with a communications link to communicate with an external station;transmitting coded electrical signals from a code transceiver via the track to the onboard receiving and processing unit on the railway vehicle;monitoring at the onboard receiving and processing unit to determine whether the coded electrical signals are received via the track;reporting via the communications link to the external station whether the coded electrical signals are received at the onboard receiving and processing unit; anddetermining whether a track occupancy or a broken rail exists between the onboard receiving and processing unit and the code transceiver, based on whether the coded electrical signals are received at the onboard receiving and processing unit.2. The ...

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16-01-2014 дата публикации

TRACK CIRCUIT PROVIDING ENHANCED BROKEN RAIL DETECTION

Номер: US20140014782A1
Автор: Grappone Victor F.
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A railroad track circuit providing for the positive detection of broken rails despite the presence of factors that would otherwise preclude such detection is disclosed. These factors include sneak paths arising from the presence of negative return cross-bonding as applied between parallel tracks in electrified territory. Broken rail detection is ensured through the provision of two track relays, or devices that function as track relays, uniquely arranged so as to render the track circuit immune from these factors. 1. A railroad track circuit for electrified territory to be applied to an electrically isolated section of track with two running rails , the railroad track circuit providing positive broken rail detection in the presence of sneak paths caused by negative return cross bonding , the railroad track circuit comprising:a. a first track relay having two track terminals and two local terminals, the positive track terminal of which is connected to the first running rail at the first of two ends of an electrically isolated section of track, the negative track terminal of which is connected to an equalizer leg of an impedance bond located at the first end, and the local terminals of which are connected to a local power supply for voltage and phasing reference;b. a second track relay having two track terminals and two local terminals, the positive track terminal of which is connected to the equalizer leg of the impedance bond located at the first end, the negative track terminal of which is connected to the second running rail at the first end, and the local terminals of which are connected to the local power supply for voltage and phasing reference; andc. an energy source fed from the local power supply, the terminals of which are connected to the first and second running rails at the second end of the electrically isolated section of track.2. The track circuit of wherein the arrangement of the first track relay comprises means to detect a broken rail within the ...

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13-02-2014 дата публикации

Route Examining System And Method

Номер: US20140046513A1
Принадлежит: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

A route examining system includes an application device, a control unit, a detection unit, and an identification unit. The application device is onboard a first vehicle of a first vehicle system traveling along a route. The control unit controls supply of electric current from a power source to the application device in order to electrically inject an examination signal into the route via the application device. The detection unit is off-board of the first vehicle and monitors electrical characteristics of the route in response to the examination signal being injected into the route. The identification unit is off-board of the first vehicle and examines the one or more electrical characteristics of the route in order to determine whether a section of the route extending between the first vehicle and the detection unit is potentially damaged based on the one or more electrical characteristics. 1. A system comprising:an application device configured to be disposed onboard a first vehicle of a first vehicle system traveling along a route and to be at least one of conductively or inductively coupled with the route during travel along the route;a control unit configured to control supply of electric current from a power source to the application device in order to electrically inject an examination signal into the route via the application device;a detection unit configured to be disposed off-board of the first vehicle, the detection unit configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the route in response to the examination signal being injected into the route; andan identification unit configured to be disposed off-board of the first vehicle, wherein the identification unit is configured to examine the one or more electrical characteristics of the route in order to determine whether a section of the route extending between the first vehicle and the detection unit is potentially damaged based on the one or more electrical characteristics.2. The system ...

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13-03-2014 дата публикации

Reference Measurement System for Rail Applications

Номер: US20140071269A1
Принадлежит: Harsco Corp

A reference measurement system includes a rail vehicle configured to move along rails of a track. An imaging system is disposed on the rail vehicle and is configured to capture one or more images of a reference point. The system further includes a processor, which is configured to calculate a relative position between the rails and the reference point based on the image. Related methods for making reference measurements are described.

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

ALERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20200001906A1
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A system is provided that include at least one positioning system that can detect a location or position of a vehicle or a portion of a vehicle group that includes the vehicle, at least one sensor positioned on or associated with the vehicle that can generate sensor data of a determined parameter or condition, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning system. The controller can determine that a hazard event has occurred based at least partially on sensor data, and can communicate a hazard event notification based at least in part on the location data and the sensor data to a remote server. 1. A system , comprising:at least one positioning system programmed or configured to detect a location or position of a vehicle or a portion of a vehicle group that includes the vehicle;at least one sensor positioned on or associated with the vehicle and configured to generate sensor data of a determined parameter or condition; determine that a hazard event has occurred or is predicted to occur based at least partially on the sensor data; and', 'communicate a hazard event notification to a remote server based at least in part on the location or position that is detected and the sensor data., 'a controller in communication with the sensor and the at least one positioning system, and the controller being programmed or configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to communicate the hazard event notification to one or more of: a federal government authority claim 1 , a state government authority claim 1 , a local government authority claim 1 , a maintenance entity claim 1 , a medical entity claim 1 , a search and rescue entity claim 1 , a state police claim 1 , a local police claim 1 , or an agency related to homeland security.3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a rotational sensor claim 1 , a gyroscope claim 1 , an accelerometer claim 1 , a pressure sensor claim 1 , a thermocouple ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

SAFEGUARDING SYSTEM FOR AN EMERGENCY FISH-PLATE CONNECTOR

Номер: US20190002003A1
Автор: Widlroither Otto
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A safeguarding system for an emergency fish-plate connector is fastened to a rail base of the rail and has a distance measuring device for supplying a measuring value registering a distance a between the emergency fish-plate connector and the safeguarding system. For transmission of the detected measuring values and of an identifying signal—enabling a locally unambiguous correlation of the emergency fish-plate connector with regard to the track—to a control station, the safeguarding system is equipped with a radio device. 12-. (canceled)3. A safeguarding system for an emergency fish-plate connector for temporarily connecting two successive rails of a track , the emergency fish-plate connector including a respective fish-plate arranged on each side of the corresponding rail and a clamping device pressing the fish-plates onto the rail , the safeguarding system comprising:a) a distance measuring device fastened to a rail base of the rail, said distance measuring device registering a distance a between the emergency fish-plate connector and the safeguarding system, and supplying a measuring value representing the distance a between the emergency fish-plate connector and the safeguarding system;b) a radio device connected to said distance measuring device and configured for transmitting the detected measuring values and an identifying signal enabling a locally unambiguous correlation of the emergency fish-plate connector with regard to the track to a control station.4. The safeguarding system according to claim 3 , wherein the emergency fish-plate connector is spaced from the safeguarding system with regard to a longitudinal direction of the rail. The invention relates to a safeguarding system for an emergency fish-plate connector which is provided for establishing a temporary connection of two successive rails of a track and is composed of a respective fish-plate arranged on each side of the corresponding rail and a clamping device pressing said fish-plates to the rail. ...

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

Avalanche Slide Detection System and Method

Номер: US20220009534A1
Автор: Mitchell Beard
Принадлежит: BNSF Railway Co

An impact detection tower is disclosed that can facilitate a reliable method of avalanche detection, related to the maintenance and monitoring a railway system. The avalanche detection system can include a plurality of impact detection towers comprising sensors in operable communication with a gateway configured to utilize data transmitted from the sensors to determine if an avalanche has occurred. The gateway can be in operable connection with a human-machine interface to facilitate monitoring of the system by a railroad engineer.

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08-01-2015 дата публикации

REAL TIME RAILWAY DISASTER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND RESCUE GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING MULTI-LAYERED VIDEO COMPUTATIONAL ANALYTICS

Номер: US20150009331A1
Автор: Venkatraman Balaji
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The system for real time train disaster vulnerability assessment and rescue guidance using multi layered video computational analytics comprises digital video cameras mounted on train, video cameras mounted at fixed locations on rail route; unmanned aerial monitoring vehicle; train on-broad computer system mounted on train and centralized system centrally located in railway network. The digital video cameras capture video images of railways track and adjacent structure from running train and automatically compute degree of disaster vulnerability from collective analysis of output from all video cameras. In case degree of disaster vulnerability exceeds predetermined threshold value a disaster alert is triggered to take immediate precautionary measures while simultaneously activating On Board Rescue and Response System. In case degree of disaster vulnerability is below predetermined threshold value, the analytics output is transmitted to higher level modules for in-depth advanced analytics by combining real-time train data or real-time geographic and environmental data contributing to a potential disaster. 2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said video cameras in said Digital Video Camera System are configured to capture real time videos and images of railway track system claim 1 , railway beds claim 1 , railway foundations claim 1 , railway track adjacent structure from a running train.3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said video cameras in said Digital Video Camera System have embedded analytics components configured to perform preliminary analytics on the track components based on video images captured by said video cameras and are configured to automatically detect the abnormalities in the railway track whereby immediately triggering disaster alert in case of any abnormality detected in the railway track and avoiding a potential disaster instantly.4. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in case degree of disaster vulnerability computed ...

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

CONVEYING VEHICLE SYSTEM, METHOD OF INSPECTING CONVEYING VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND INSPECTION TRUCK

Номер: US20170008540A1
Принадлежит: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.

Provided is a transport vehicle system that includes an inspection vehicle that is controlled by a ground controller in the same manner as other transport vehicles, and coexists with the other transport vehicles. The transport vehicle system includes the inspection vehicle that has common rules for avoiding collision and speed regulation and a common pattern for acceleration and deceleration with the other transport vehicles. The inspection vehicle is configured to measure inspection data of the travelling route while travelling along the travelling route. 1. A transport vehicle system ,wherein a plurality of transport vehicles and at least one inspection vehicle travel along a travelling route according to instructions from a ground controller,wherein the inspection vehicle and the plurality of transport vehicles have common rules for avoiding collision and speed regulation and a common pattern for acceleration and deceleration, andwherein the inspection vehicle is configured tomeasure inspection data of the travelling route while travelling along the travelling route;sample inspection data at each sampling period; andstore inspection data within one storage period that is most deviated from a permissible range as inspection data for the storage period, wherein one storage period comprises a plurality of sampling periods.2. The transport vehicle system according to claim 1 ,wherein the inspection vehicle is configured to store inspection data in a memory without outputting the inspection data to outside while the inspection vehicle is travelling.3. (canceled)4. The transport vehicle system according to claim 1 ,wherein the inspection vehicle is configured to store inspection data that is most deviated from a target value within the permissible range, when no inspection data is out of the permissible range in a storage period.5. The transport vehicle system according to claim 1 ,wherein the plurality of transport vehicles and the inspection vehicle are configured to ...

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A ROUTE DURING MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE SYSTEM OVER THE ROUTE

Номер: US20160009300A1
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A sensing system includes a leading sensor, a trailing sensor, and a route examining unit. The leading sensor is onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system that is traveling along a route. The leading sensor measures first characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The trailing sensor is disposed onboard a second vehicle of the vehicle system. The trailing sensor measures second characteristics of the route as the vehicle system moves along the route. The route examining unit is disposed onboard the vehicle system and receives the first characteristics of the route and the second characteristics of the route to compare the first characteristics with the second characteristics. The route examining unit also identifies a segment of the route as being damaged based on a comparison of the first characteristics with the second characteristics. 1. A sensing system comprising:a leading sensor configured to be coupled to a leading rail vehicle of a rail vehicle system that travels along a track, the leading sensor also configured to acquire first inspection data indicative of a condition of the track in an examined section of the track as the rail vehicle system travels over the track;a trailing sensor configured to be coupled to a trailing rail vehicle of the rail vehicle system and to acquire additional, second inspection data indicative of the condition of the track subsequent to the leading rail vehicle passing over the examined section of the track and the leading sensor acquiring the first inspection data; anda route examining unit configured to be disposed onboard the rail vehicle system, the route examining unit also configured to direct the trailing sensor to acquire the second inspection data in the examined section of the track when the first inspection data indicates damage to the track such that both the leading sensor and the trailing sensor acquire the first inspection data and the second inspection data, respectively, of the ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING RAILWAY-RELATED DATA

Номер: US20210009175A1
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The invention discloses a system and method for extracting and processing rail data. Disclosed are a first sensor measuring first sensor data, a local processing component preprocessing the first sensor data, a central server analyzing preprocessed data, a memory component storing preprocessed and/or analyzed data, and an interface communicating with the central server. 1. A system for extracting and processing rail data , the system comprisingat least one first sensor configured to measure first sensor data;at least one local processing component configured to receive first sensor data and preprocess it to obtain preprocessed sensor data;a central server configured to receive preprocessed sensor data and analyze it to produce analyzed sensor data;a memory component configured to store at least one of the preprocessed sensor data and the analyzed sensor data;an interface configured to communicate with the central server.2. The system according to wherein the interface is configured to send a query to the central server and wherein the central server is configured to analyze the preprocessed sensor data to provide the analyzed sensor data corresponding to the query.3. The system according to further comprising at least one second sensor configured to measure second sensor data.4. The system according to wherein the first sensor is configured to hibernate until detecting a specific data pattern.5. The system according to wherein the second sensor is configured to hibernate until receiving communication from the first sensor.6. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the second sensor is configured to send second sensor data to the first sensor claim 3 , and the first sensor is configured to send both the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the local processing component.7. The system according to wherein the local processing component and the first sensor comprise separate devices and communicate via wireless short range communication protocol.8. The ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A POINT SYSTEM OF A RAILWAY NETWORK, AND POINT SYSTEM OF A RAILWAY NETWORK

Номер: US20200010101A1
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Method for monitoring at least one point system of a railway network comprising the steps of placing several sensors in correspondence of said at least one point system; acquiring from said sensors current and voltage signals of a point machine during a maneuver; and segmenting the signals of the maneuver according to different predetermined phases of movement. Then extracting predetermined features from each segment; comparing the extracted features with a set of predetermined values which represent a “healthy” maneuver, thus obtaining a global indicator representative of the conditions of the maneuver at the point system; and comparing said global indicator with a failure threshold, and if it exceeds said failure threshold, detecting a failure in the point system. 1. Method for monitoring at least one point system of a railway network comprising the steps of:placing several sensors in correspondence of said at least one point system;acquiring from said sensors current and voltage signals of a point machine during a maneuver;segmenting the signals of the maneuver according to different predetermined phases of movement;extracting predetermined features from each segment;comparing the extracted features with a set of predetermined values which represent a “healthy” maneuver, thus obtaining a global indicator representative of the conditions of the maneuver at the point system; andcomparing said global indicator with a failure threshold, and if it exceeds said failure threshold, detecting a failure in the point system.2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:determining library of vectors relative to degradation mechanisms, replicating multiple degradation patterns of the point system;concatenating the values of the extracted features into a vector, said values representing the effect of a degradation of the point system; andcomparing the vector with the library of vectors to identify the degradation mechanism.3. The method according to claim 1 , ...

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15-01-2015 дата публикации

Monitoring Transport Network Infrastructure

Номер: US20150013465A1
Автор: Godfrey Alastair
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This application relates to conditions monitoring of structures forming part of a transport network, e.g. structural health monitoring of structures, especially tunnels. The method involves performing distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) on at least one optical fibre () deployed so as to monitor the structure (). The acoustic response to movement of traffic () on the network in the vicinity of the structure is detected and analysed to detect the acoustic response () of the structure. The acoustic response of the structure is then analysed to detect any change in condition. The method thus uses the normal movement of traffic on the network, e.g. trains on a rail network, to acoustic excite the structure and detects the resultant response. The method is particularly useful for condition monitoring of tunnels on a rail network. 1. A method of condition monitoring of a structure forming part of a transport network comprising:performing distributed acoustic sensing on one or more optical fibres deployed to monitor said structure to provide a measurement signal from each of a plurality of acoustic sensing portions;analysing the measurement signals generated from movement of traffic on the transport network in the vicinity of said structure to identify acoustic signals associated with said structure; andanalysing said acoustic signals associated with said structure to provide an indication of any changes in condition of said structure.2. A method as claimed in wherein analysing said acoustic signals associated with said structure comprises comparing the acoustic signals with previously acquired acoustic signals.3. A method as claimed in wherein analysing said acoustic signals associated with said structure comprises identifying acoustic waves propagating in the structure.4. A method as claimed in comprising identifying any discontinuities in acoustic waves propagating in the structure.5. A method as claimed in wherein analysing said acoustic signals associated with said ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SWITCH DEGRADATION AND FAILURES

Номер: US20200012944A1
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Method for detecting switch degradation and failures having steps of collecting and labelling, into predefined categories, switch machine data relative to a predetermined controlled switch placed in supervised environment and conditions; storing the labeled data of each movement switch in a database and pre-processing the labelled data. A learning LSTM weights and cell parameters by performing a training phase on a LSTM network using the pre-processed data, thus obtaining a final LSTM model inclusive of architecture and parameters of the LSTM network suitable for analyzing switch data relative to movements of switches actually located on a railway track; collecting data relative to the movements of a switch located on a railway track; and classifying the switch movements into said categories by applying the collected data to the final LSTM, thus detecting switch degradations and failures. 1. Method for detecting switch degradation and failures comprising the steps of:collecting and labelling, into predefined categories, switch machine data relative to a predetermined controlled switch placed in supervised environment and conditions;storing the labeled data of each movement switch in a database;pre-processing the labelled data;learning LSTM weights and cell parameters by performing a training phase on a LSTM network using the pre-processed data, thus obtaining a final LSTM model inclusive of architecture and parameters of the LSTM network suitable for analyzing switch data relative to movements of switches actually located on a railway track;collecting data relative to the movements of a switch located on a railway track; andclassifying the switch movements into said categories by applying the collected data to the final LSTM, thus detecting switch degradations and failures.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of pre-processing the labelled data comprises removing claim 1 , from said labelled data claim 1 , the overall mean and normalizing by the overall ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE

Номер: US20220032978A1
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A vehicle monitoring device includes a camera or other optical sensor configured to be disposed at a trailing end of a first vehicle system. The camera or other optical sensor is configured to output one or more images or video of a field of view behind the first vehicle system. The monitoring device also includes a controller configured to receive output from one or more sensors and to activate the camera or other optical sensor to output the one or more images or video based on the output from the one or more sensors. The output from the one or more sensors indicates one or more of a change in movement of the first vehicle system, a temperature, an acoustic sound, or movement of a second vehicle system. 1. A system comprising:a camera or other optical sensor configured to be disposed at a trailing end of a first vehicle system, the camera or other optical sensor configured to output one or more images or video of a field of view behind the first vehicle system; anda controller configured to receive output from one or more sensors and to activate the camera or other optical sensor to output the one or more images or video based on the output from the one or more sensors, wherein the output from the one or more sensors indicates one or more of a change in movement of the first vehicle system, a temperature, an acoustic sound, or movement of a second vehicle system.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first vehicle system is a rail vehicle system claim 1 , and the camera or other optical sensor is disposed within an end-of-train (EOT) device configured to be disposed at the trailing end of the rail vehicle system.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive the output from the one or more sensors as indicating the change in movement of the first vehicle system to activate the camera or other optical sensor claim 1 , the output from the one or more sensors indicating a change in direction of movement of the first vehicle system.4. The ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

COLLISION PROTECTION AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR RAIL VEHICLES

Номер: US20220032980A1
Автор: Bailey Shannon
Принадлежит: Harsco Technologies LLC

The present disclosure relates to a railway collision protection and safety system having a vehicle device located on rail vehicles at a work zone, a personal protection unit located with rail workers at the work zone, and a dispatcher processor at a control center. An authority limit within the work zone may be determined by the dispatcher processor, and an authority exceeded signal is sent to the rail vehicle when the rail vehicle is determined to exceed the authority limit. 120-. (canceled)21. A method for providing rail worker safety , the method comprising:defining at least one geographical boundary;receiving, at a dispatcher processor of a control center, a location of a rail vehicle;determining whether a first distance between the location of the rail vehicle and the at least one geographical boundary is less than a threshold; andtransmitting a first warning signal to the rail vehicle based on a determination that the first distance is less than the threshold, the first warning signal configured to initiate a first alarm of a first alarm system;wherein the at least one geographical boundary is defined independent of a speed of the rail vehicle.22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the at least one geographical boundary is defined within a work zone.23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:receiving, by the dispatcher processor, vehicle information from a telematics unit that is configured to collect the vehicle information of the rail vehicle.24. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:determining whether a rail worker unit is within the at least one geographical boundary; andtransmitting a second warning signal to the rail worker unit based on a determination that the location of the rail worker unit is outside the at least one geographical boundary, the second warning signal configured to activate a second alarm of a portable handheld device.25. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:determining a second distance between the rail vehicle and ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

RAILROAD MONITORING SYSTEM, RAILROAD MONITORING DEVICE, RAILROAD MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

Номер: US20220032981A1
Принадлежит: NEC Corporation

A railroad monitoring system according to the present disclosure includes a cable () including a communication optical fiber being laid on a railroad (), a reception unit () configured to receive an optical signal from at least one communication optical fiber included in the cable (), and a detection unit () configured to detect a pattern according to a state of the railroad (), based on the optical signal, and detect an abnormal state of the railroad (), based on the detected pattern according to the state of the railroad (). 1. A railroad monitoring system , comprising:a cable including a communication optical fiber, being laid on a railroad;a reception unit configured to receive an optical signal from at least one communication optical fiber included in the cable; anda detection unit configured to detect a pattern according to a state of the railroad, based on the optical signal, and detect an abnormal state of the railroad, based on the detected pattern according to the state of the railroad.2. The railroad monitoring system according to claim 1 , whereinthe reception unit determines a location on the railroad in which the optical signal is generated, based on the optical signal, andthe detection unit detects an abnormal state in the determined location on the railroad, based on the detected pattern according to the state of the railroad.3. The railroad monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the detection unit detects a pattern according to a traveling state of a train on the railroad claim 1 , based on the optical signal claim 1 , and detects a traveling state of a train on the railroad claim 1 , based on the detected pattern according to the traveling state of the train on the railroad.4. The railroad monitoring system according to claim 3 , wherein the detection unit detects a pattern according to a state of a train on the railroad claim 3 , based on the optical signal claim 3 , and detects an abnormal state of a train on the railroad claim 3 , ...

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19-01-2017 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBSTACLES FOR RAIL VEHICLES

Номер: US20170015335A1
Автор: KOLLER Andreas
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A device for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle includes a pilot bar, which is retained on the bogie frame of the rail vehicle in front of the wheelset that is positioned first in the direction of travel via a mounting retainer, wherein the mounting retainer is formed by vertically arranged spring elements, in particular leaf springs, where each leaf spring is fastened at an upper end to the bogie frame and at a lower end to the pilot bar, where each leaf spring includes a stress-strain converter which is arranged between the upper end and the lower end on a broad surface of a leaf spring, and where each stress-strain converter is connected to an on-board evaluator via a signal-conducting connection. 18.-. (canceled)9. A device for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle , comprising:a truck frame;a mounting bracket comprising vertically disposed spring elements; anda pilot beam attached to a truck frame of the rail vehicle in front of a leading wheelset via the mounting bracket;wherein each spring element is fixed at an upper end to the truck frame and at a lower end to the pilot beam;wherein each spring element includes a stress-strain converter which is disposed between the upper end and the lower end on a broad surface of a spring element; andwherein each stress-strain converter is connected to an on-board evaluator via a signal carrying connection.10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each spring element is formed as a leaf spring.11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the signal carrying connection passes via a measuring amplifier assigned to a stress-strain converter; and wherein the stress-strain converter and associated measuring amplifier are both disposed on the broad surface of a leaf spring.12. The device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the signal carrying connection passes via a measuring amplifier assigned to a stress-strain converter; and wherein the stress-strain converter and associated measuring amplifier are both disposed on ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM

Номер: US20180015937A1
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A system includes a route examining system on a non-propulsion-generating vehicle at a trailing end of a leading vehicle system. The route examining system examines a route on which the leading vehicle system is moving to determine whether the route is damaged. The system also includes an off-board failsafe controller that communicates with the route examining system. The off-board failsafe controller sends a warning signal to the trailing vehicle system responsive to receiving a notification signal from the route examining system indicating detection of damage to the route. The off-board failsafe controller also sends the warning signal to the trailing vehicle system responsive to losing communication with the route examining system. The warning signal directs the trailing vehicle system to automatically change movement of the trailing vehicle system responsive to the detection of damage to the route and/or the off-board failsafe controller losing communication with the route examining system. 1. A system comprising:a route examining system configured to be disposed on a non-propulsion-generating vehicle at a trailing end of a leading vehicle system formed from at least the non-propulsion-generating vehicle at the trailing end and one or more propulsion-generating vehicles, the route examining system configured to examine a route on which the leading vehicle system is moving to determine whether the route is damaged; andan off-board failsafe controller configured to communicate with the route examining system, the off-board failsafe controller configured to send a warning signal to the trailing vehicle system responsive to receiving a notification signal from the route examining system indicating detection of damage to the route,wherein the off-board failsafe controller also is configured to send the warning signal to the trailing vehicle system responsive to losing communication with the route examining system, andwherein the warning signal directs the trailing ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

WARNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING APPROACHING OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20210016810A1
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A warning system for detecting approaching object and method thereof are provided. A detection unit detects a moving path of the approaching object; a storage unit stores a warning information including the warning area and the confirmation condition; and a processing unit receives the detection signal provided by the detection unit to acquire the current moving path of the approaching object. When the approaching object is detected as moving in the buffering zone, the confirmation operation of the confirmation condition is activated. When the moving path falls in the warning area and fulfills the confirmation condition, the processing unit sends out a warning signal. Therefore, a potentially dangerous approaching object is accurately identified, and the warning is correctly sent. 1. A warning system for detecting an approaching object , the system comprising:a detection unit detecting a moving path of the approaching object in a detection area, the moving path being transformed into a detection signal to be outputted;a storage unit storing a warning information, the warning information comprising a warning area set in the detection area, and a confirmation condition for confirming that the approaching object continuously moves in the warning area, the warning area comprising a warning zone and a buffering zone, the warning zone being formed of an expansion of a predetermined width which is detectable by the detection unit, the buffering zone expanding out of the warning zone, a confirmation operation of the confirmation condition being activated when the approaching object entering the buffering zone; anda processing unit electrically connected with the detection unit and the storage unit, the processing unit receiving the detection signal to acquire the current moving path of the approaching object;when the moving path is determined as falling in the warning area, and the moving path fulfills the confirmation condition, the processing unit sends out a warning ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

METHODS FOR LOCATING POINTS OR LINES OF INTEREST ON A RAILWAY TRACK, POSITIONING AND DRIVING AN INTERVENTION MACHINE ON A RAILWAY TRACK

Номер: US20210016811A1
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In order to locate points or lines of interest A, B, C, D on a railway track by means of a railway locating system comprising a linear camera and an odometer progressing on the railway track in a direction of progression the odometer repeatedly acquires instantaneous positioning data of the linear camera with respect to the railway track in the direction of progression and the linear camera pointing at the railway track repeatedly acquires instantaneous linear optical data along an instantaneous measurement line Then, by processing at least the instantaneous linear optical data and the instantaneous positioning data, a bitmap image is constructed of a zone of the surface of the railway track and, in the bitmap image, at least one spatial indexing marker of predetermined signature and its positioning relative to a reference rail A of the railway track is identified. Points or lines of interest A, B, C, D are identified in the bitmap image, and the coordinates of the points or lines of interest are determined in a two-dimensional locating reference system O, x, y linked to the spatial indexing marker and to the reference line A. 122122622281222100. Method for locating a railway track () , carried out by a railway locating system () comprising at least one linear camera () pointing at the railway track () and one or more odometers () , the railway locating system () progressing on the railway track () in a direction of progression () , the locating method comprising the following actions:{'b': 28', '12', '22', '100, 'repeatedly acquiring, with the odometer(s) (), progression data of the railway locating system () on the railway track () in the direction of progression (),'}{'b': 26', '22', '50, 'repeatedly acquiring, with the linear camera () pointing at the railway track (), instantaneous linear optical data along an instantaneous measurement line (),'}{'b': '22', 'by processing at least the instantaneous linear optical data, and if appropriate the progression data, ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

TRACK FEATURE DETECTION USING MACHINE VISION

Номер: US20210019548A1
Автор: Fernandez Javier
Принадлежит: HARSCO TECHNOLOIGES LLC

The present disclosure generally relates to automated detection of railroad track features. Images of a railroad track are captured and analyzed to identify track features such as anchors, spikes, rail ties, tie plates, and joints. Various image processing techniques are utilized to accurately distinguish between track features and other objects in the captured images. Track features identified in the images are assigned identifiers and locations and stored in a database so that a status and/or condition of the track features may be monitored for maintenance purposes. 1. A railroad track feature detection system comprising:a camera;at least one light source; and at least one memory comprising instructions; and', capturing, using the camera, an image of a railroad track, wherein the at least one light source is used to capture the image, the image being composed of pixels;', 'determining, using a graphical processing unit (GPU) comprised in the at least one processing device, at least one color value of each pixel comprised in the image;', 'identifying, using a visual recognition unit comprised in the at least one processing device, an object in the image based on the determined color values; and', 'assigning, using a tagging unit comprised in the at least one processing device, an identifier associated with a railroad track feature and a location to the identified object in a database., 'at least one processing device configured for executing the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing device to perform the operations of], 'a computing apparatus comprising2. The railroad track feature detection system of claim 1 , wherein the railroad track feature is an anchor.3. The railroad track feature detection system of claim 1 , wherein the railroad track feature is a spike.4. The railroad track feature detection system of claim 1 , wherein the railroad track includes at least one visual marker corresponding to a railroad track feature.5. The ...

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF DEFECTS IN AN ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR SYSTEM OF A TRAIN

Номер: US20190023295A1
Принадлежит: RAIL VISION LTD

A method and system for identification of obstacles near railways and for providing alarm to an operator of a train if obstacles constitute threat to the train are disclosed. The system comprise IR sensor disposed at the front of the train facing the direction of travel. The IR sensor receives images of the rails in front of the train. The system comprises pre-stored vibration profile of the train's engine that is used to eliminate influence of the engine's vibrations on the accuracy of the received images. Presence of rails in the received frames is detected based on inherent differences of temperature between the rails and the substrate in the rails' background, such as the railway sleepers and the materials underneath it. The system may detect defects in an electric conductor system of a train. 1. A method for railway obstacle identification , the method comprising:receiving infrared (IR) images from at least one IR sensor installed on an engine of a train, the at least one IR sensor facing the direction of travel;obtaining a vibration profile;filtering effects of vibrations from the IR images based on the vibration profile;deciding, based on pre-prepared rules and parameters, whether the IR images contain an image of an obstacle and whether that obstacle forms a threat on the train's travel; andproviding an alarm signal if the IR images contain the image of at least one of an obstacle and irregularities detected in an overhead cable.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:detecting rails in the IR images based on temperature differences between the rails and their background.3. The method of claim 2 , comprising:extracting the vibration profile based on a pattern and location of the rails in the IR images.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vibration profile is pre stored.5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:dynamically studying the vibration profile of the train engine.6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:defining a zone of interest around the detected rails ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD FOR LOCATING POINTS OR LINES OF INTEREST ON A RAILWAY TRACK

Номер: US20210024108A1
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In order to locate points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) of a railway track (), by means of a railway locating system (), progressing on the railway track (), a linear camera () pointing at the railway track () repeatedly acquires instantaneous linear optical data along an instantaneous measurement line (), and an orientation device () of the railway locating system () repeatedly acquires orientation data of the railway locating system () with respect to a reference line (A) of the railway track (). By processing at least the instantaneous linear optical data, a potentially distorted bitmap image is constructed of a zone of the surface of the railway track (), then points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) are identified in the potentially distorted bitmap image, before determining rectified coordinates of the points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ), as a function of potentially distorted coordinates of the points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) in a reference system of the potentially distorted bitmap image and orientation data. 25212222252122222. Method according to claim 1 , characterised in that to acquire the orientation data claim 1 , a first feeler of the orientation device () detects an orientation of the locating system () with respect to a first rail (A) of the railway track claim 1 , constituting a first orientation rail (A) claim 1 , and claim 1 , preferably claim 1 , a second feeler of the orientation device () detects an orientation of the locating system () with respect to a second rail (B) of the railway track claim 1 , constituting a second orientation rail (B).35452225222545422522254. Method according to any of the preceding claims claim 1 , characterised in that to acquire the orientation data claim 1 , a first orientation matrix camera (A) of the orientation device () claim 1 , arranged facing a first of the rails of the railway track constituting a first orientation ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD FOR COMMANDING A SET OF ONE OR MORE INTERVENTION TOOLS MOUNTED ON A RAILWAY INTERVENTION VEHICLE

Номер: US20210024109A1
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In order to position a set of one or more tools supported by a railway intervention vehicle progressing on a railway track (), data is received characterising a curvilinear abscissa of a spatial indexation marker () of known signature, and a positioning of the spatial indexation marker () with respect to a reference line (A, B, ) of the railway track (), and coordinates of points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) in a two-dimensional locating reference system linked to the spatial indexation marker () and to the reference line (A, B, ), one or more transposition matrix cameras () acquire a set of one or more transposition bitmap images in a spatial reference system of the transposition system (), fixed with respect to the transposition chassis (), and an odometer () acquires progression data of the transposition system with respect to the railway track (). Then the spatial indexation marker () in the set of one or more transposition bitmap images is identified as a function of the progression data and curvilinear abscissa data, which makes it possible to determine data characteristic of the spatial indexation marker () and the reference line (A, B, ) in the spatial reference system of the transposition chassis, and to calculate transposed coordinates of the points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) in the spatial reference system of the transposition system (), as a function of data characteristic of the spatial indexation marker () and the reference line (A) in the spatial reference system of the transposition system, and coordinates of the points or lines of interest (A, B, C, D, A′, B′, C′, D′, ) in the locating reference system. 11132210016453444445. Method for commanding a set of one or more tools () mounted on a railway intervention vehicle () progressing on a railway track () in a direction of progression () , carried out by a transposition system () comprising a transposition chassis () mounted on the railway intervention ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHODS FOR FORMING 3D IMAGE DATA AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES

Номер: US20210026008A1
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A method for forming 3D image data representative of the subsurface of infrastructure located in the vicinity of a moving vehicle. The method includes: rotating a directional antenna, mounted to the moving vehicle, about an antenna rotation axis; performing, using the directional antenna whilst it is rotated about the antenna rotation axis, a plurality of collection cycles in which the directional antenna emits RF energy and receives reflected RF energy; collecting, during each of the plurality of collection cycles performed by the directional antenna. 1. A method for forming 3D image data representative of the subsurface of infrastructure located in the vicinity of a moving vehicle , the method including:rotating a directional antenna, mounted to the moving vehicle, about an antenna rotation axis;performing, using the directional antenna whilst it is rotated about the antenna rotation axis, a plurality of collection cycles in which the directional antenna emits RF energy and receives reflected RF energy; (i) radar data representative of reflected RF energy received by the directional antenna during the collection cycle;', '(ii) angular position data representative of an angular position of the directional antenna about the antenna rotation axis during the collection cycle; and', '(iii) translational position data regarding a translational position of the directional antenna during the collection cycle;, 'collecting, during each of the plurality of collection cycles performed by the directional antennaprocessing the radar data, the angular position data and the translational position data collected during each of the plurality of collection cycles to form 3D image data representative of the subsurface of infrastructure located in the vicinity of the moving vehicle.2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes varying an angle θ between the antenna rotation axis and a direction of movement of the vehicle.3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the ...

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS OF A RAILWAY TRACK

Номер: US20170029001A1
Автор: Berggren Eric
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Method for determining structural parameters of a railway track having a sensor array, includes measuring vertical and/or lateral irregularities of the rail with the sensor array along the rail, thereby providing signals corresponding to geometrical irregularities at different distance from the wheel-load. A model is provided describing the rail's deflection shape, which is dependent on structural parameters of the rail and on the loads on the rail. The model is stored in a processor where geometrical irregularities are compared under different load influence for generating a measured deflection shape. At least one theoretical rail deflection shape is generated using the model by varying structural parameters and the load in the model. At least one of theoretical deflection shapes is compared with the measured deflection shape for each point of the rail, and the structural parameters of that theoretical deflection shape which best matches the measured deflection shape are determined. 1. A method for determining structural parameters of a rail track using a measurement system comprising a sensor array configured to measure at least the vertical and/or lateral irregularities of a rail under influence of different loads at a plurality of points along the rail , and at different distances from the load/wheel , and to provide signals corresponding to said rail irregularities , the sensor array being positioned in a railway car adjacent to the contact point between a wheel and a rail; and a processor configured to process the signals from the sensor array;the method comprisingmeasuring at least the vertical and/or lateral irregularities of said rail with the sensor array along the rail, thereby providing signals corresponding to the geometrical irregularities at different distance from the wheel-load, i.e. under different load influence;providing a model describing the deflection shape of a rail, wherein the deflection shape is dependent on structural parameters of the ...

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31-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD AND MEASURING SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A FIXED POINT ADJACENT A TRACK

Номер: US20190031217A1
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A method of determining the actual position of a track relative to a fixed point located in a lateral vicinity of the track by using a registering device being mobile on the track includes surveying the position of the fixed point relative to the track. The registering device is moved along the track, image pairs of the lateral vicinity of the track are continuously recorded by a stereo camera system on the registering device and the fixed point is searched for in the image pairs by pattern recognition carried out in an evaluation device. Upon recognition of the fixed point, the position of the fixed point relative to the track is determined by evaluating at least one image pair. This creates the possibility of surveying fixed points in passing with the configuration of the fixed point not being bound to any special form. A measuring system is also provided. 115-. (canceled)16. A method of determining the actual position of a track relative to a fixed point located in a lateral vicinity of the track , the method comprising the following steps:providing a registering device being mobile on the track for surveying the position of the fixed point relative to the track;moving the registering device along the track while continuously recording image pairs of the lateral vicinity of the track by using a stereo camera system disposed on the registering device;searching for the fixed point in the image pairs by pattern recognition carried out in an evaluation device; andupon identification of the fixed point, determining the position of the fixed point relative to the track by evaluation of at least one of the image pairs.17. The method according to claim 16 , which further comprises using an inertial measuring unit to continuously register a position of the registering device relative to a stationary reference system claim 16 , and correcting a resulting drift by using the determined position of the fixed point.18. The method according to claim 16 , which further comprises ...

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

DIGITAL CONTEXT-AWARE DATA COLLECTION

Номер: US20210031818A1

Examples relate to digital context aware (DCA) data collection. In some examples, a DCA start location component is positioned at a first location along a travel route, and a DCA end location component is positioned at a second location along the travel route. In response to using a wireless interface to detect the DCA start location component, data collection of measurements by a sensor are initiated. In response to using the wireless interface to detect the DCA end location component, the data collection by the sensor is halted. 1. A system comprising: detect, by a wireless interface, a digital context aware (DCA) start location component positioned at a first location along a travel route;', 'initiate data collection of vibration measurements by an accelerometer and capture of a video stream by a camera device in response to the detection of the DCA start location component;', 'detect, by the wireless interface, a DCA end location component positioned at a second location along the travel route; and', 'halt the data collection by the accelerometer and the capture of the video stream by the camera device in response to the detection of the DCA end location component., 'a computing device comprising a processor and a machine-readable medium with instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the system to2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the camera device claim 1 , wherein the DCA start location component is detected based on a signal emitted by the DCA start location component claim 1 , the signal identifies the DCA start location component claim 1 , and the signal specifies a type of data to be collected.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the travel route is a railway claim 1 , and wherein the camera device is a hyperspectral camera that is targeted at the railway.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the camera device is mounted to a train on the railway.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to:detect a ...

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

LIGHT EMISSION POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: US20170034892A1
Автор: Mesher Darel
Принадлежит: TETRA TECH, INC.

A system and method for adjusting light emitter output for a railway track inspection system based on data feedback from one or more sensors. 1. A system for inspecting a railway track configured to adjust the intensity of a light emitting apparatus based on the motion of the system relative to an adjacent railway track wherein the system is mounted to a railway track vehicle , the system comprising:a power source;a light emitting apparatus powered by the power source for emitting light energy toward a railway track;at least one motion detector for detecting the motion of the system relative to an adjacent railway track; and a. determining whether the system is moving relative to an adjacent railway track based on incoming data from the at least one motion detector;', 'b. adjusting a light emitter control output value based at least in part on incoming data from the at least one motion detector; and, 'a processor in communication with the at least one motion detector wherein the processor includes an algorithm for adjusting the power of the light emitting apparatus, the algorithm comprising the steps ofa controller in communication with the processor wherein the controller is configured to control the light intensity of the light emitting apparatus in response to the light emitter control output value.2. The system of wherein the algorithm for adjusting the power of the light emitting apparatus further comprises the step of adjusting the light emitter control output value to a value that causes the controller to shut off power to the light emitting apparatus if the system is moving below a minimum speed relative to an adjacent railway track.3. The system of wherein the algorithm for adjusting the power of the light emitting apparatus further comprises the step of adjusting the light emitter control output value to a value that causes the controller to provide power to the light emitting apparatus if the system is moving at or above a minimum speed relative to an ...

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11-02-2016 дата публикации

Intrusion detection system and methods thereof

Номер: US20160039339A1
Автор: David Engel, George Engel
Принадлежит: Electronic Interface Associates Inc

An intrusion detection system and methods thereof are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise an upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer; a lower scanner adapted to create a second detection layer, the second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer; signal lighting for producing a visual signal; at least one server adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle; and wherein the at least one server is adapted to activate the signal lighting when it is determined by the server that an object is in the path of the vehicle.

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08-02-2018 дата публикации

RAIL VEHICLE BASED DEPLOYABLE GAGE RESTRAINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Номер: US20180037239A1
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A deployable gage restraint measurement system includes a measurement axle assembly, a cross member, first and second support frames, first and second load cylinders, first and second swing arms, and an anti-rotation arm. The first and the second support frames are each pivotally coupled to the cross member. The first load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the first support frame and the second load cylinder is pivotally coupled to the second support frame. The first swing arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first load cylinder about a first axis of the first swing arm, (ii) the first support frame about a second axis of the first swing arm, and (iii) the measurement axle assembly about a third axis of the first swing arm. The anti-rotational arm is pivotally coupled to (i) the first support frame and (ii) the measurement axle assembly. 1. A deployable gage restraint measurement system , comprising:a measurement axle assembly having a measurement-axle axis therethrough;a cross member;a support frame pivotally coupled to the cross member;a load cylinder pivotally coupled to the support frame;a swing arm pivotally coupled to (i) the load cylinder about a first axis of the swing arm, (ii) the support frame about a second axis of the swing arm, and (iii) the measurement axle assembly about a third axis of the swing arm;an anti-rotational arm pivotally coupled to (i) the support frame and (ii) the measurement axle assembly, the anti-rotation arm being configured to prevent rotation of a body of the measurement axle assembly about the measurement-axle axis; anda mounting block coupled to the body of the measurement axle assembly, the mounting block including a clevis and a pin for pivotally coupling the anti-rotation arm to the body of the measurement axle assembly.23-. (canceled)4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second axis is between the first axis and the third axis.5. A deployable gage restraint measurement system claim 1 , comprising:a measurement axle assembly ...

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08-02-2018 дата публикации

LASER RADAR DEVICE AND TRAVELING BODY

Номер: US20180038958A1
Принадлежит: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

The invention comprises: a light-transmission-side lens that shapes a laser beam L emitted from a laser light source into a line shape extending along a horizontal direction X; a scanner 13 that projects the line-shaped laser beam L while scanning the same in a vertical direction Y of a measurement-target area A; a light-reception-side lens that receives reflected light R reflected from the measurement-target area A; a light reception line sensor including a plurality of light reception cells lined up along the horizontal direction X; a light-reception-side optical system that gathers the reflected light R received by the light-reception-side lens toward the light reception line sensor , and in which the light-gathering ratio in the vertical direction Y is set so as to be greater than the light-gathering ratio in the horizontal direction X; and an information generation unit that generates three-dimensional information of the measurement-target area A on the basis of a reception signal outputted by the light reception line sensor 14-. (canceled)5. A laser radar device comprising:a laser light source;a light-transmission-side lens that shapes a laser beam emitted from the laser light source into a line shape extending along a predetermined first direction;a scanner that projects the line-shaped laser beam while scanning the laser beam in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a measurement-target area;a light-reception-side lens that receives reflected light reflected from the measurement-target area;a light reception line sensor, disposed on a downstream side of the light-reception-side lens, which includes a plurality of light reception cells lined up along the first direction;a light-reception-side optical system, disposed between the light-reception-side lens and the light reception line sensor, which gathers the reflected light received by the light-reception-side lens toward the light reception line sensor, and in which a light-gathering ratio ...

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24-02-2022 дата публикации

Self organizing cyber rail-cop

Номер: US20220055671A1
Принадлежит: Cylus Cyber Security Ltd

A cyber security system for providing security to a railway system, the system comprising: a data monitoring and processing hub; a network of data collection agents configured to monitor communications transmitted between railway infrastructure and/or rolling stock entities and mirror the communications to the hub; wherein the processing hub comprises computer executable instructions executable to: process the mirrored communications to determine normative patterns of communications between the entities; use the normative patterns to determine sequences of related communications; determine characteristic features of the determined communications sequences; and use the determined characteristic features to determine whether a given communication mirrored to the hub by a data collection agent of the network of data collection agents is anomalous.

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07-02-2019 дата публикации

RAILROAD TRACK ANOMALY DETECTION

Номер: US20190039633A1
Автор: LI Saishi Frank
Принадлежит:

Techniques are disclosed for detecting and reporting railroad track anomalies. In one embodiment, a track inspection application is configured to receive images (or other sensor data) depicting a railroad track captured by cameras mounted on a train, compare the captured images with corresponding reference images (or other sensor data) captured from substantially the same locations and vantage points, and detect anomalies in the railroad track represented by differences between the captured images and corresponding reference images. In another embodiment, the inspection application may generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the railroad track based on depths determined through, e.g., triangulation, and determine the railroad track's geometry from the 3D model. The inspection application may then detect anomalies associated with the track geometry, such as an incorrect distance between track rails or an incorrect overall location of the track, based on differences between the determined track geometry and a stored track geometry. 1. A computer-implemented method for detecting anomalies affecting a railroad track , comprising:receiving sensor data captured by one or more sensors mounted on a train, the sensor data being captured as the train traverses the railroad track;normalizing the received sensor data to match corresponding reference sensor data; anddetecting the anomalies based, at least in part, on differences between the normalized sensor data and the corresponding reference sensor data.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:the sensor data includes a plurality of images captured by at least one camera mounted on the train; andeach image of the plurality of images is normalized to match a corresponding reference image captured from a substantially same location and vantage point as the image.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one camera includes a plurality of cameras with overlapping fields of view mounted on a front of the train and a plurality ...

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06-02-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LEVEL CROSSING OF A RAILWAY TRACK

Номер: US20200039550A1
Принадлежит: Alstom Transport Technologies

A system controls a level crossing of a railway track installation. The railway track installation includes at least one track. The system includes at least two magnetometers associated with the at least one track and placed at corners of a crossing area between the at least one track and a road. The system also includes a level crossing control unit configured for receiving data from the magnetometers. Each magnetometer is arranged to detect a respective magnetic field vector of the earth's magnetic field and to send data representative of the magnetic field vector to the control unit. The control unit is configured to elaborate the data to detect changes in the magnetic field vectors due to the presence of a train in the crossing area and to control the level crossing as a function of the detected changes. 1. A system for controlling a level crossing of a railway track installation , the railway track installation comprising at least one track , the system comprising:at least two magnetometers associated with the at least one track and placed at corners of a crossing area between the at least one track and a road;a level crossing control unit configured for receiving data from the magnetometers;wherein each magnetometer is arranged to detect a respective magnetic field vector of the earth's magnetic field and to send data representative of said magnetic field vector to the control unit, the control unit being configured to elaborate said data to detect changes in the magnetic field vectors due to the presence of a train in the crossing area and to control the level crossing as a function of said detected changes.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is arranged to control level crossing warning devices associated to the crossing area.3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said magnetometers are placed near the rails of the at least one railway track or buried in the ground or mounted on or in ties of the at least one railway track.4. The system ...

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18-02-2021 дата публикации

OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE AND OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD

Номер: US20210046959A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

An obstacle detection device installed in a train includes: a sensor that monitors surroundings of the train and generates a range image that is a result of monitoring; a storage unit that stores map information including position information of structures installed along a railroad track on which the train travels; a correction unit that corrects, using the range image acquired from the sensor and the map information stored in the storage unit, first train position information that is information acquired from a train control device and indicates a position of the train, and outputs second train position information that is a result of correction; and a monitoring condition determination unit that determines a monitoring range of the sensor using the second train position information and the map information. 1. An obstacle detection device installed in a train , the obstacle detection device comprising:a sensor to monitor surroundings of the train and generate a range image that is a result of monitoring;a storage unit to store map information including position information of structures installed along a railroad track on which the train travels;a correction unit to correct, using the range image acquired from the sensor and the map information stored in the storage unit, first train position information that is information acquired from a train control device and indicates a position of the train, and to output second train position information that is a result of correction; anda monitoring condition determination unit to determine a monitoring range of the sensor using the second train position information and the map information.2. The obstacle detection device according to claim 1 , whereinthe correction unit detects a structure installed alongside the railroad track from the range image, identifies a relative position between the train and the structure detected, identifies a position of the structure based on the position information of structures included ...

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18-02-2016 дата публикации

ON-BOARD DEVICE, SIGNALING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF MOVING VEHICLE

Номер: US20160046306A1
Автор: Miyajima Yutaka
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An on-board device is loaded in a moving vehicle traveling on a track. The on-board device acquires failure data indicating a failure on the track. Based on the failure data, a traveling route is determined in case of the failure. The securement of the traveling route is determined based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the route belongs and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle. The traveling of the moving vehicle is determined regarding the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data. 1. An on-board device loaded on a moving vehicle traveling on a track , and comprising a control device configured to control the traveling of the moving vehicle ,wherein the control device comprises:an operation data acquiring section configured to acquire failure data indicating a failure on the track;a route determining section configured to determine a traveling route in case of occurrence of the failure based on the failure data;a traveling route securement determining section configured to determine securement of the traveling route based on station related data that is acquired from a station interface device of a station to which a branch on the route belongs, and which indicates data of the branch, and different moving vehicle related data that is acquired from a different moving vehicle competing in at least a part of the traveling route and that indicates data of the different moving vehicle; anda traveling determining section configured to determine the traveling of the moving vehicle on the secured traveling route based on the different moving vehicle related data.2. The on-board device according to claim 1 , wherein the traveling route securement determining section ...

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18-02-2016 дата публикации

POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

Номер: US20160046308A1
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A positive train control may comprise a plurality of different sensors coupled to a processor that determines whether there is an object on a track way and/or an anomaly of a track way, and if there is, provides an alert and/or a train control action. The plural sensors may include a visual imager, an infrared imager, a radar, a doppler radar, a laser sensor, a laser ranging device, an acoustic sensor, and/or an acoustic ranging device. Data from the plural sensors is geo-tagged and time tagged. Some embodiments of the train control employ track monitors, switch monitors and/or wayside monitors, and some employ locating devices such as GPS and inertial devices. 1. A positive train control unit mountable on a train movable on a track way comprising:a plurality of different sensors selected from the group including a visual imager, an infrared imager, a radar, a doppler radar, a laser sensor, a laser ranging device, an acoustic sensor, and an acoustic ranging device, said plurality of different sensors having respective fields of view sensing in a predetermined forward looking direction along the track way from the train;a locating device including a global positioning device, an inertial navigation device, or both a global positioning device and an inertial navigation device, that independently determines the location of said positive train control unit and represents the location as location data;a processor to which said plurality of different sensors and said locating device are coupled for receiving the data sensed thereby, wherein said processor associates the data sensed by said plurality of different sensors with location data and with time data corresponding to a location and a time at which such data is acquired, whereby such data is geo-tagged and time-tagged to the location and time at which it is acquired;a data receiver configured to receive data from a track monitor, or from a switch monitor, or from a wayside monitor, or from a combination thereof, and ...

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16-02-2017 дата публикации

ROUTE FEATURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20170043678A1
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A system includes at least one application device, a control unit, and at least one processor. The at least one application device is conductively or inductively coupled with at least one of a first conductive track or a second conductive track. The control unit is configured to control supply of electric current from a power source to the at least one application device to electrically inject at least one examination signal into the conductive tracks. The at least one processor is configured to monitor the one or more electrical characteristics of at least one of the first or second conductive tracks, and to identify a construction feature of the route based on the one or more electrical characteristics, wherein the construction feature corresponds to a man-made aspect of the route. 1. A system comprising:at least one application device configured to be at least one of conductively or inductively coupled with at least one conductive rail of a route being traveled by a vehicle;a control unit configured to control supply of electric current from a power source to the at least one application device to electrically inject at least one examination signal into the at least one conductive rail via the at least one application device; andat least one processor configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle, the at least one processor configured to:monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the at least one conductive rail in response to the at least one examination signal being injected into the at least one conductive rail;identify a construction feature of the route based on an examination of the one or more electrical characteristics, the construction feature corresponding to a man-made aspect of the route; andidentify a direction of travel of the vehicle and a setting of the construction feature based on the one or more electrical characteristics.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one application device is configured to be disposed onboard the ...

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18-02-2016 дата публикации

SWITCH MONITORING AND RAILWAY LINE MANAGEMENT

Номер: US20160047092A1
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The present invention relates to a switch monitoring method and a switch monitoring system, a railway line management method and a railway line management system. Electric signal of a switch motor during pulling of the switch can effectively reflect status of the switch, when the switch is in a stable state, electric signal of its motor is very steady during pulling of the switch; however, when the switch is in an unstable state, there will be different degrees of fluctuation in electric signal of its motor during pulling of the switch. Thus, the invention may be used to identify state of a switch by monitoring electric signal of a switch motor, and further take different measures based on different states of the switch. With these measures, accidents due to switch failure may be effectively reduced, and train delay time may also be reduced through proper line management. 1. A switch monitoring system , comprising:a monitoring means configured to monitor an electric signal of a switch motor;an acquiring means configured to acquire a switch state identification threshold; andan identifying means configured to identify a state of the switch based on the electric signal and the switch state identification threshold, wherein the identifying means further comprises:a second determining means configured to determine an average value of the monitored electric signal of the switch motor as a current average value;a third determining means configured to determine a variance between a value of the monitored electric signal of the switch motor and the current average value as a first variance;a fourth determining means configured to determine a variance between a value of the monitored electric signal of the switch motor and an average value of the electric signal of the same type of switch motor in a stable operating state as a second variance;a fifth determining means configured to determine a fluctuation degree of the electric signal of the switch motor based on the first ...

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03-03-2022 дата публикации

VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20220063689A1
Принадлежит:

System includes a controller configured to obtain one or more of a route parameter or a vehicle parameter from discrete examinations of one or more of a route or a vehicle system. The route parameter is indicative of a health of the route over which the vehicle system travels. The vehicle parameter is indicative of a health of the vehicle system. The discrete examinations of the one or more of the route or the vehicle system separated from each other by one or more of location or time. The controller is configured to examine the one or more of the route parameter or the vehicle parameter to determine whether the one or more of the route or the vehicle system is damaged. The system also includes examination equipment configured to continually monitor the one or more of the route or the vehicle system responsive to determining that the one or more of the route or the vehicle is damaged. 1. A system comprising: examine a route parameter and a vehicle parameter to determine whether one or both of a route or a vehicle system are physically damaged;', 'receive interface information associated with one or more interfaces used to communicate with one or more components of the vehicle system;', 'receive application information associated with one or more applications configured to receive information from the one or more components of the vehicle system via the one or more interfaces;', 'store, based on the interface information and the application information, registration information that indicates whether the one or more applications are permitted to communicate via the one or more interfaces;', 'receive, from an application of the one or more applications, a request for vehicle information from an interface of the one or more interfaces;', 'verify whether the application is permitted to communicate via the interface; and', 'selectively route the request for the vehicle information to the interface based on verifying whether the application is permitted to communicate via ...

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08-05-2014 дата публикации

Route examining system and method

Номер: US20140125356A1
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

A system includes at least one examining module configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system and a mitigation module. The at least one examining module is configured to identify an identified section of a route being traversed by the vehicle system, with the identified section corresponding to at least one of a potentially damaged section of the route or an actually damaged section of the route. The mitigation module is configured to, responsive to an identification by the at least one examining module of the identified section of the route, automatically perform a mitigation action corresponding to the identified section of the route.

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14-02-2019 дата публикации

RAIL FRACTURE DETECTION DEVICE

Номер: US20190047600A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

The rail fracture detection device detects a rail fracture in a section provided with the track circuit by determining presence or absence of a rail fracture and determining presence or absence of a train on a rail by using information on whether a relay of the track circuit is activated or deactivated and information on a current value of current flowing in the track circuit. 1. A rail fracture detection device wherein ,information on whether a relay of a track circuit is activated or deactivated and information on a current value of a current flowing in the track circuit are used,in a case where relay information on the track circuit indicates deactivation and the current value is larger than a preset first current value, it is determined that a train is present on a rail, andin a case where the relay information on the track circuit indicates deactivation and the current value is lower than or equal to the preset first current value, it is determined that there is a rail fracture.2. (canceled)3. The rail fracture detection device according to claim 1 , comprising a transmitter that is provided between two rails but is located after a receiver including the relay of the track circuit in a travelling direction of a train and that forms a current loop with the receiver and the two rails claim 1 , whereinthe transmitter includes a power consumption calculator to calculate a power consumption on a basis of a voltage value of a transmitter power source and a current value of a current flowing in a transmitter resistor.4. The rail fracture detection device according to claim 1 , comprising a train position detector to acquire positional information from a train on the track circuit and output train positional information claim 1 , whereina rail fractured part is identified on a basis of the train positional information and the current value.5. A rail fracture detection device comprising:a receiver provided between two rails and including a relay of a track circuit;a ...

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25-02-2016 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING AND MONITORING RAILWAY TRACKS AND OPERATING METHOD

Номер: US20160052531A1
Автор: Boukari Morou
Принадлежит:

The invention relates to a device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks, noteworthy in that it comprises a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals () arranged along the tracks, each terminal () comprising: an image-capturing module (); a wireless communicating module () allowing the terminals to communicate with each other and with trains; a module () for storing electrical power, continuously supplying the image-capturing module () and the communicating module () with power; and a module () for supplying the storing module () with power, comprising at least one means for recovering energy from the air displaced by trains (T) running over the railway track, with the aim of enabling permanent monitoring via the image capture and of making permanent wireless connections available to the trains. The invention also relates to a method of operating said device. Application: communication and monitoring for railway tracks. Application: communication and monitoring for railway tracks. 1. A device for communicating and monitoring railway tracks , the device comprising a plurality of communicating and monitoring terminals arranged along the tracks , with each terminal comprising:an image-capturing module,a wireless communicating module that allows for communication between terminals and with the train,a module for storing electrical power continuously supplying the image-capturing module and the communicating module,a module for supplying the storing module comprising a means for recovering the energy from the air displaced by trains running over the railway track,for the purposes on permanent monitoring by capturing images and making permanent wireless connections available to the trains.2. A device according to wherein the means of recovering is a dynamic air turbine.3. A device according to wherein the means of recovering power is a wind turbine converter without a propeller that adopts an electrostatic technology.4. A device according to wherein the ...

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25-02-2016 дата публикации

WASHOUT DETECTOR AND ALARM APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF

Номер: US20160052532A1
Автор: Combs Mark E.
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A washout detector apparatus includes a detector member movably disposed in at least a portion of a detector housing, the detector housing is configured to be secured to a structure. A biasing device is disposed in and positioned to bias the detector member in a direction out from the portion of the detector housing towards a surface perpendicular to the structure. An indicator is coupled to the detector member to provide a condition of the surface based on movement of the detector member with respect to the surface. A method for making a washout detector apparatus is also disclosed. 1. A washout detector apparatus comprising:a detector member movably disposed in at least a portion of a detector housing, the detector housing is configured to be secured to a structure;a biasing device disposed in and positioned to bias the detector member in a direction out from the portion of the detector housing towards a surface perpendicular to the structure; andan indicator coupled to the detector member to provide a condition of the surface based on movement of the detector member with respect to the surface.2. The apparatus as set forth in wherein the detector housing is configured to be coupled to one or more of an end or a side of a railroad tie.3. The apparatus as set forth in wherein the detector housing is configured to be positioned in a recessed portion of a railroad tie.4. The apparatus as set forth in further comprising a pad coupled to an outer end of the detector member outside of the portion of the detector housing.5. The apparatus as set forth in wherein the pad is pivotally coupled to the outer end of the detector member.6. The apparatus as set forth in wherein the indicator comprises an indicator blade movably disposed in an another portion of the detector housing and coupled to move in response to movement of the detector member claim 1 , the indicator blade has two or more status designations disposed along a length of the indicator blade.7. The apparatus as ...

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26-02-2015 дата публикации

ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20150053827A1
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A route examining system includes first and second application devices, a control unit, first and second detection units, and an identification unit. The first and second application devices are disposed onboard a vehicle traveling along a route having conductive tracks. The control unit controls injection of a first examination signal into the conductive tracks via the first application device and injection of a second examination signal into the conductive tracks via the second application device. The first and second detection units monitor electrical characteristics of the route in response to the first and second examination signals being injected into the conductive tracks. The identification unit examines the electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in order to determine whether a section of the route is potentially damaged based on the electrical characteristics. 1. A system comprising:a signal communication system configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having two conductive tracks, the signal communication system disposed between two shunts of the vehicle system that are spaced apart along a length of the vehicle system, each of the two shunts configured to at least one of conductively or inductively couple the two conductive tracks to each other, the two shunts and two conductive tracks defining a conductive test loop, the signal communication system including at least one application device and at least one detection device, each application device configured to be at least one of conductively or inductively coupled with the conductive tracks and configured to electrically inject at least one examination signal into the conductive test loop, each detection device configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to the at least one examination signal being injected into the conductive test loop; andan identification unit configured to examine the one or more ...

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Device for detecting rail defects and associated detection method

Номер: US20200047780A1
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The present invention relates to a device for detecting defects in a rail, including at least one collection of sensors which are able to generate an electrical signal indicative of a distance (dn,i) separating the sensors and the rail, and at least one rail vehicle able to move along the rail; the collection of sensors being assembled to the rail vehicle; the rail vehicle being configured to rest on the rail in such a way that said sensors are positioned facing and some distance away from said rail. The device includes a friction pad comprising a lower surface able to slide along the rail, the friction pad further comprising at least one cavity formed in the lower surface, the at least one collection of sensors being housed in the cavity. 1. A device for detecting rail defects , comprising:at least one collection of sensors, each of said sensors being able to generate an electrical signal indicative of a distance separating said sensor and the rail,at least one rail vehicle able to move along the rail;the collection of sensors being assembled to the rail vehicle; the rail vehicle being configured to rest on the rail in such a way that said sensors are positioned facing and some distance away from said rail;wherein the device includes a friction pad comprising a substantially flat lower surface,said friction pad being assembled to the rail vehicle in such a way that the movement of said vehicle along the rail causes a sliding on said rail by said lower surface, along a longitudinal direction of said friction pad;the friction pad further comprising at least one cavity formed in the lower surface, the at least one collection of sensors being housed in said cavity.2. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one collection of sensors comprises at least one row of sensors aligned in a transverse direction claim 1 , perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the friction pad.3. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least ...

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13-02-2020 дата публикации

Train detection system for a railway track, a method for detecting a train on a railway track, and a controller for a train detection system for detecting a train on a railway track

Номер: US20200047785A1
Принадлежит: Alstom Transport Technologies SAS

A train detection system for a railway track defines a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side. Two cameras are arranged along the railway track spaced apart from each other. Each camera is placed on either the first lateral side or the second lateral side. The system includes at least one passive target. Each of the passive targets is placed within the field of view of at least one of the cameras and on the opposite lateral side of the railway track with respect to the at least one of the cameras in whose field of view the respective passive target is placed. The system also includes at least one controller adapted to recognise the passive target in the images provided by at least one of the cameras to the controller to determine whether a train is located on the railway track.

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23-02-2017 дата публикации

ROUTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20170050653A1
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A monitoring method and system monitor a transmitted current that is injected into conductive components of a route traveled by vehicle systems, monitor a received current that represents a portion of the transmitted current that is conducted through the conductive components of the route, examine changes in the transmitted and/or received current over time to determine when the vehicle systems are on the route between a first location where the transmitted current is injected into the conductive components and a second location where the received current is monitored, and examine the changes in the transmitted and/or received currents. The changes are examined to identify (a) a contaminated portion of a surface on which the route is disposed, (b) a foreign object other than the vehicle systems that is contacting the route, and/or (c) a damaged or broken portion of at least one of the conductive components of the route. 1. A method comprising:with a monitoring system having a transmit monitor and a receive monitor electrically coupled to conductive components of a route that is traveled by plural vehicle systems, monitoring transmitted current that is injected into the conductive components at a first location;with the monitoring system, monitoring a received current that represents at least a portion of the transmitted current that is conducted through the conductive components of the route, the received current received at a second, spaced-apart location of the conductive components;at plural different points in time spanning a time period that encompasses the plural vehicle systems traveling over the route plural times, with the monitoring system, sampling at least one of the monitored transmitted current or the monitored received current to generate plural sampled values of the at least one of the monitored transmitted current or the monitored received current; andwith a processor, examining changes in the sampled values to identify one or more of a contaminated ...

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25-02-2021 дата публикации

RAILWAY CYBER SECURITY SYSTEMS

Номер: US20210058409A1
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A system for providing security to a railway system, the system comprising: a data monitoring and processing hub; a network comprising a plurality of data collection agents synchronized to a same network clock and configured to monitor railway infrastructure devices and onboard devices of rolling stock having a train communication network (TCN), train to wayside communications (such as GSM-R) and forward monitored data to the hub for processing by the hub to detect anomalies in railway operation that are indicative of a cyber-attack; wherein an agent of the plurality of data collection agents monitoring an onboard device connected to the TCN of a given rolling stock receives signals propagated to or from the device via the TCN and forwards to the hub data based on a given received signal together with a time stamp comprising a network clock time at which the given received signal is received by the agent. 1. A cyber security system for providing security to a railway , the system comprising:a data monitoring and processing hub;a network comprising a plurality of data collection agents synchronized to a same network clock and configured to monitor railway infrastructure devices and onboard devices of rolling stock having a train communication network (TCN), and forward monitored data to the hub for processing by the hub to detect anomalies in railway operation that are indicative of a cyber-attack;wherein an agent of the plurality of data collection agents monitoring an onboard device connected to the TCN of a given rolling stock receives signals propagated to or from the device via the TCN and forwards to the hub data based on a given received signal together with a time stamp comprising a network clock time at which the given received signal is received by the agent.2. The cyber security system according to wherein the TCN comprises a multifunctional vehicle bus (MVB) coupled to a wired train bus (WTB) and the time stamp comprises a value of a time lapse between a ...

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21-02-2019 дата публикации

ROBOTIC SERVICE DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD

Номер: US20190054932A1
Принадлежит: Ocado Innovation Limited

A robotic service device for a robotic picking system grid. The robotic service device can be configured for driving to any location on the grid in order to restart malfunctioning robotic load handling devices or to perform maintenance operations or cleaning in situ. Additionally, the service device may be used to rescue robotic load handling devices operational in the picking system. The robotic service device can include a releasable docking mechanism to enable it to dock and latch on to malfunctioning load handling devices. The service device can also be provided with a cleaning device and camera device to enable a condition of a grid and other robotic devices to be monitored. 1. A service device for operation on a robotic picking system having two substantially perpendicular sets of rails forming a grid and having robotic load handling devices thereon , the service device comprising:a body mounted on two sets of wheels, the first set of wheels being arranged to engage with at least two rails of the first set of rails, the second set of wheels being arranged to engage with at least two rails of the second set of rails, the first set of wheels being independently moveable and driveable with respect to the second set of wheels such that only one set of will engage with the grid at any one time thereby enabling movement of the service device along the rails to any point on the grid by driving only the set of wheels engaged with the rails;releasable electrical connecting means configured to connect the service device to a robotic load handling device; anda power source for supplying power to a robotic load handling device via the electrical connecting means.2. A service device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power source is configured to charge a battery in a robotic load handling device.3. A service device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power source is configured to drive a drive mechanism in a robotic-load handling device.4. A service device according ...

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21-02-2019 дата публикации

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING RAILROAD ASSETS

Номер: US20190054937A1
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An aerial system control network, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, and a method provide for inspecting railroad assets using a UAV. The aerial system control network includes a plurality of towers and a ground control system connected to the plurality of towers. The ground control system transmits, via a plurality of communication towers, a flight plan including a rail system and a flight path; receives, via the plurality of communication towers, data while the UAV is in monitoring the rail system; detects an interference along the flight path based on the received data, and adjusts the flight plan based on the interference. 1. An aerial system control network for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for inspecting railroad assets comprising:a plurality of towers; and transmit, via a plurality of communication towers, a flight plan including a rail system and a flight path,', 'receive, via the plurality of communication towers, data while the UAV is monitoring the rail system,', 'detect an interference along the flight path based on the received data, and', 'adjust the flight plan based on the interference., 'a ground control system connected to the plurality of towers, the ground control system configured to2. The aerial system control network of claim 1 , wherein the received data includes current air traffic data claim 1 , obstruction data claim 1 , geographic information data claim 1 , and aviation voice data.3. The aerial system control network of claim 1 , wherein:the plurality of communication towers include an aviation band radio configured to communicate data with other aerial vehicles, andthe flight plan is adjusted based on the communicated data.4. The aerial system control network of claim 1 , wherein:the UAV includes at least one camera configured to capture images of the rail system, andthe received data includes a plurality of images captured from the at least one camera mounted on the UAV.5. The aerial system control network of claim 4 , wherein ...

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21-02-2019 дата публикации

VEGETATION DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE

Номер: US20190054938A1
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The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation detection and, in particular, to a vegetation detection and alert system for a railway vehicle 1. An acquisition device mountable to a railway vehicle for detecting vegetation , the acquisition device comprising:an imaging sensor configured to capture images of an environment of the railway vehicle including a clearance zone around a railroad track on which the railway vehicle moves, the imaging sensor being configured to capture the images from the railway vehicle as the railway vehicle moves on the railroad track;a geospatial position sensor configured to determine a geolocation of the geospatial position sensor and thereby the environment imaged by the imaging sensor; and reference the images captured by the imaging sensor to the geolocation determined by the geospatial position sensor to form geospatial images of the environment including the clearance zone; and for one or more geospatial images of the geospatial images,', 'process the one or more geospatial images to produce a geometric computer model of the environment in which objects in the environment are represented by a collection of geometry;', 'detect vegetation in the clearance zone based on the geometric computer model; and', 'upload the one or more geospatial images and a notification of detected vegetation from which a backend server is configured to generate an alert for a client., 'a processor coupled to the imaging sensor and geospatial position sensor, and programmed to at least2. A method comprising detecting vegetation using an acquisition device mountable to a railway vehicle , the acquisition device including imaging sensors and a geospatial position sensor , the method comprising:capturing, by the imaging sensor, images of an environment of the railway vehicle including a clearance zone around a railroad track on which a railway vehicle moves, the imaging sensor capturing the images from the railway vehicle as the railway vehicle moves ...

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21-02-2019 дата публикации

ANOMALY DETERMINATION DEVICE, ANOMALY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20190054939A1
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An anomaly determination device includes a changeover force measurement unit that measures a changeover force output by a driving device, the driving device outputting a changeover force for switching a direction of a branch rail whose direction is variable, a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage supplied to the driving device, a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the driving device, and an anomaly determination unit that determines whether or not there is an anomaly in the branch rail, there is an anomaly in the driving device, and there is an anomaly in power supplied to the driving device on the basis of the magnitude of the changeover force, the magnitude of the voltage, and the magnitude of the current. 1. An anomaly determination device comprising:a changeover force measurement unit that measures a changeover force output by a driving device, the driving device outputting a changeover force for switching a direction of a branch rail whose direction is variable;a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage supplied to the driving device;a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the driving device; andan anomaly determination unit that determines whether there is an anomaly in the branch rail, whether there is an anomaly in the driving device, and whether there is an anomaly in power supplied to the driving device on the basis of a magnitude of the changeover force, a magnitude of the voltage, and a magnitude of the current.2. The anomaly determination device according to claim 1 , further comprising a displacement measurement unit that measures displacements of the branch rails provided on left and right sides of a travel route of a vehicle along the travel route claim 1 , for the respective left and right branch rails claim 1 ,wherein the anomaly determination unit determines whether or not there is an anomaly in the branch rails on the basis of a difference between a displacement of the ...

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21-02-2019 дата публикации

Inspection System for Amusement Rides Having Tracks

Номер: US20190054941A1
Автор: Hydro Robert
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An inspection system for inspecting the track of an amusement ride with at least one rail. A vehicle is provided that is designed to ride along the track. The vehicle supports cameras. The cameras are positioned in unobstructed areas. The cameras image the rail from different angles as the vehicle rides along the track. The images recorded by the cameras are reviewed to identify any defect or issue with the rail or its supporting framework that may impact from the safety of the ride. 1. An inspection system for the track of an amusement ride , wherein said amusement ride has a support framework that supports a rail , and wherein said support framework creates obstructed areas and unobstructed areas proximate said rail along said track , said inspection system comprising:a vehicle that rides along said track; anda plurality of cameras supported by said vehicle in said unobstructed areas, wherein said plurality of cameras image said rail from different angles as said vehicle rides along said track.2. The inspection system according to claim 1 , further including a distance measuring device for determining how far along said track said vehicle has moved while imaging said rail.3. The inspection system according to claim 1 , wherein said vehicle rides on wheel clusters that engage said rail claim 1 , wherein each wheel clusters contain wheels that engage said rail at different orientations.4. The inspection system according to claim 1 , further including a motor within said vehicle for moving said vehicle along said track.5. The inspection system according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of cameras produce video images of said rail as said vehicle moves along said track.6. The inspection system according to claim 5 , further including a monitoring station claim 5 , remote from said vehicle claim 5 , for viewing said video images.7. The inspection system according to claim 6 , further including a transceiver on said vehicle for exchanging data with said monitoring ...

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01-03-2018 дата публикации

INERTIAL TRACK MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS

Номер: US20180057029A1
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A track geometry measurement system includes a plurality of wheels, a frame, an inertial measurement unit, a global positioning system, and a processor. The plurality of wheels are operable to trail over rail track. The frame is coupled to the wheels. The inertial measurement unit (IMU) is coupled to the frame. The global positioning system (GPS) is coupled to the frame. The processor is configured to determine a relative position of a portion of the frame based on data from the GPS and data from the IMU. 1. A track geometry measurement system , comprising:a plurality of wheels operable to trail over rail track;a frame coupled to the wheels;an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled to the frame;a global positioning system (GPS) coupled to the frame; anda processor configured to determine a relative position of a portion of the frame based on data from the GPS and data from the IMU.2. The track geometry measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a lower precision location based on the data from the GPS and a higher precision location based on the IMU.3. The track geometry measurement system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a chord between two points of GPS data and to determine a location of the chord between the two points based on the IMU data.4. The track geometry measurement system of claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store IMU data.5. The track geometry measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the location by aligning data from the IMU with IMU data stored in the memory.6. The track geometry measurement system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to align the data using cross-correlation.7. The track geometry measurement system of claim 4 , wherein the memory is configured to store GPS data claim 4 , and the processor is configured to determine a lower precision location by searching the memory based on the GPS data and ...

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01-03-2018 дата публикации

Real Time Machine Vision and Point-Cloud Analysis For Remote Sensing and Vehicle Control

Номер: US20180057030A1
Принадлежит: Solfice Research Inc

Methods and apparatus for real time machine vision and point-cloud data analysis are provided, for remote sensing and vehicle control. Point cloud data can be analyzed via scalable, centralized, cloud computing systems for extraction of asset information and generation of semantic maps. Machine learning components can optimize data analysis mechanisms to improve asset and feature extraction from sensor data. Optimized data analysis mechanisms can be downloaded to vehicles for use in on-board systems analyzing vehicle sensor data. Semantic map data can be used locally in vehicles, along with onboard sensors, to derive precise vehicle localization and provide input to vehicle to control systems.

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY WEEDING

Номер: US20220076065A1
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A weeding system for a railway weeding vehicle including at least one camera for mounting on a railway vehicle to acquire an image of a portion of a railway track while the railway vehicle is moving. The system also includes a spraying unit to be mounted on the railway vehicle, a control unit to receive images from the camera, generate a weed species detection signal and selectively cause the spraying of a chemical agent on the basis of the weed species detection signal. The control unit executes a training-based algorithm based on a set of reference images labeled to indicate the presence or not of at least one weed species in the images. 2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein a species contouring is performed on the daytime images and applied to the corresponding nighttime image for training the weed recognition algorithm.3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein each pair of a reference daytime image and nighttime image comprises two images of a same scene taken by the same camera under different lighting conditions.4. A system according to claim 1 , wherein each pair of a reference daytime image and nighttime image comprises two images of a same scene taken by the same camera under different settings such as shutter speed setting and aperture setting.5. A system according to claim 4 , wherein the nighttime image of the pair further results from a filtering of the corresponding daytime image so as to simulate nighttime artificial lighting conditions.6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein each pair of a reference daytime image and nighttime image comprises a real nighttime image and a simulated daytime image generated from said nighttime image by means of a training-based conversion algorithm.7. A system according to claim 6 , wherein said conversion algorithm is executed on raw Bayer images from a digital camera and trained by pairs of real day time and nighttime images of the same scene in raw Bayer mode.8. A method for training a training-based weed ...

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22-05-2014 дата публикации

ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20140138493A1
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A route examining system includes first and second application devices, a control unit, first and second detection units, and an identification unit. The first and second application devices are disposed onboard a vehicle traveling along a route having conductive tracks. The control unit controls injection of a first examination signal into the conductive tracks via the first application device and injection of a second examination signal into the conductive tracks via the second application device. The first and second detection units monitor electrical characteristics of the route in response to the first and second examination signals being injected into the conductive tracks. The identification unit examines the electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in order to determine whether a section of the route is potentially damaged based on the electrical characteristics. 1. A system comprising:first and second application devices configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle of a vehicle system traveling along a route having first and second conductive tracks, the first and second application devices each configured to be at least one of conductively or inductively coupled with one of the conductive tracks;a control unit configured to control supply of electric current from a power source to the first and second application devices in order to electrically inject a first examination signal into the conductive tracks via the first application device and to electrically inject a second examination signal into the conductive tracks via the second application device;first and second detection units configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle, the detection units configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the first and second conductive tracks in response to the first and second examination signals being injected into the conductive tracks; andan identification unit configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle, wherein the identification ...

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28-02-2019 дата публикации

PATH DISRUPTION ALERT VEHICLE

Номер: US20190061793A1
Автор: Holmes Martin Daniel
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A system for alerting vehicles of upcoming hazards is described. The system includes a driverless alert vehicle which proceeds an ensuing vehicle on a route or track. The system includes two way communication between the alert vehicle and ensuing vehicle, and communication between the alert vehicle and other systems. Communication from the ensuing vehicle set the distance and speed of the alert vehicle. Communication from the alert vehicle to the ensuing vehicle warn of hazards such as damaged or missing track, oncoming vehicles, or other types of path disruption. 1. A system for providing alerts to an ensuing vehicle and a plurality of receivers , comprising: a sensor to detect path disruption; and', 'a control system that regulates speed and distance from an ensuing vehicle((,)) that also reads and transmits sensor information to an ensuing vehicle; and a transceiver that transmits sensor information to a plurality of receivers in designated locations and systems;, 'an alert vehicle including 'a transceiver communicating with the said alert vehicle; and an audio and visual display for the operator to receive data and alerts.', 'an ensuing vehicle includinga plurality of receivers in designated locations and systems to receive sensor data from said alert vehicle.2. A system for providing audio , visual and electronic alerts ((to)) an ensuing vehicle and a plurality of receivers , comprising: 'a plurality of warning devices to provide audio, visual, and electronic warning to an ensuing vehicle; and a control system that regulates speed and distance from an ensuing vehicle((,)) that also reads and transmits sensor information to an ensuing vehicle; and a transceiver that transmits sensor information to a plurality of receivers in designated locations and systems;', 'an alert vehicle including 'a transceiver communicating with the said alert vehicle.', 'an ensuing vehicle includinga plurality of receivers in designated locations and systems to receive warning data ...

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28-02-2019 дата публикации

ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20190061794A1
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A route examining system includes first and second detection units and an identification unit. The first and second detection units are configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having plural conductive tracks. The first and second detection units are disposed at spaced apart locations along a length of the vehicle system. The first and second detection units are configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to an examination signal being electrically injected into at least one of the conductive tracks. The identification unit includes one or more processors configured to determine that a section of the route includes an electrical short responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics monitored by the first and second detection units indicating that the examination signal is received by only one of the first and second detection units. 1. A system comprising:first and second application devices configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having plural conductive tracks, the first and second application devices each configured to be at least one of conductively or inductively coupled with the conductive tracks at spaced apart locations along a length of the vehicle system, the first and second application devices configured to electrically inject a first examination signal and a second examination signal, respectively, into at least one of the conductive tracks;a detection unit configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle system, the detection unit configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to the first and second examination signals being injected into the at least one of the conductive tracks; andan identification unit including one or more processors configured to determine that a section of the route includes an electrical short responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics ...

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27-02-2020 дата публикации

MONITOR VEHICLE FOR A RAIL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20200062285A1

A monitor vehicle for a rail system includes a wheeled trolley, an overhead vehicle, a supporting structure, and a first sensor. The wheeled trolley is above a rail of the rail system, is operable to move over the rail, and has a bottom surface. The overhead vehicle body is suspended by the wheeled trolley and below the rail. The supporting structure connects the wheeled trolley and the overhead vehicle body. The first sensor is on the bottom surface of the wheeled trolley and is configured to detect a first parameter of the rail of the rail system. 1. A monitor vehicle for a rail system , comprising:a wheeled trolley above a rail of the rail system, operable to move over the rail, and having a bottom surface;an overhead vehicle body suspended by the wheeled trolley and below the rail;a supporting structure connecting the wheeled trolley and the overhead vehicle body; anda first sensor on the bottom surface of the wheeled trolley and configured to detect a first parameter of the rail of the rail system.2. The monitor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is a thermal sensor configured to detect a temperature of an electricity supply line that is on the rail and that drives the monitor vehicle to move along the rail in a non-contact manner.3. The monitor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor vertically overlaps an electricity supply line that is on the rail.4. The monitor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is in a position higher than a top surface of the overhead vehicle body.5. The monitor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the wheeled trolley comprises a main body and at least one wheel disposed on the bottom surface of the main body claim 1 , and the wheels is configured to roll along an inner surface of the rail.6. The monitor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the wheeled trolley comprises a main body and a pair of wheels disposed on opposite sidewalls of the main body claim 1 , and the wheels is configured to roll along a top surface of the rail ...

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08-03-2018 дата публикации

ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM

Номер: US20180065650A1
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Systems for examining a route inject one or more electrical examination signals into a conductive route from onboard a vehicle system traveling along the route, detect one or more electrical characteristics of the route based on the one or more electrical examination signals, and detect a break in conductivity of the route responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics decreasing by more than a designated drop threshold for a time period within a designated drop time period. Feature vectors may be determined for the electrical characteristics and compared to one or more patterns in order to distinguish between breaks in the conductivity of the route and other causes for changes in the electrical characteristics. 1. A system comprising:plural conductive bodies attached to a vehicle system that is configured to travel along a conductive route, wherein the conductive bodies are configured to inject plural electrical examination signals into the route from onboard the vehicle system and to detect plural electrical characteristics of the route based on the electrical examination signals; andone or more processors are configured to determine feature vectors representative of different values of the electrical characteristics, the one or more processors also configured to compare the feature vectors to one or more patterns of feature vectors associated with different conditions of the route, at least one of the patterns of feature vectors is associated with the break in the conductivity of the route,wherein the one or more processors are configured to detect a break in the conductivity of the route responsive to one or more of the electrical characteristics decreasing by more than a designated drop threshold for a time period within a designated drop time period and responsive to the feature vectors more closely matching the at least one pattern of feature vectors associated with the break in the conductivity of the route.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ...

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09-03-2017 дата публикации

Rail track asset survey system

Номер: US20170066459A1
Автор: Sameer Singh
Принадлежит: Individual

The present application involves a railroad track asset surveying system comprising an image capture sensor, a location determining system, and an image processor. The image capture sensor is mounted to a railroad vehicle. The location determining system holds images captured by the image capture sensor. The image processor includes an asset classifier and an asset status analyser. The asset classifier detects an asset in one or more captured images and classifies the detected asset by assigning an asset type to the detected asset from a predetermined list of asset types according to one or more features in the captured image. The asset status analyser identifies an asset status characteristic and compares the identified status characteristic to a predetermined asset characteristic so as to evaluate a deviation therefrom.

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05-06-2014 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF WAYSIDE RAIL EQUIPMENT

Номер: US20140151512A1
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An inspection system for use with a rail vehicle includes a sensor configured to be deployed onboard the rail vehicle for inspection of wayside rail equipment to determine operability or alignment of the equipment. 1. An inspection system , comprising:a first sensor system configured to be operably disposed onboard a rail vehicle;wherein the first sensor system comprises a sensor that is configured to generate sensor signals indicative of wayside rail equipment inspected by the sensor, and a control module configured to be operably coupled to the sensor and operative to determine at least one of operability or alignment of the wayside rail equipment based on the sensor signals received from the sensor.2. The inspection system of claim 1 , further comprising:a location identifying system for confirming a location of the rail vehicle relative to a location of the wayside rail equipment.3. The inspection system of claim 1 , further comprising:a second sensor system configured to be operably disposed onboard the rail vehicle for inspecting rail track.4. The inspection system of claim 3 , wherein the second sensor system is a cab-mounted video system.5. The inspection system of claim 1 , further comprising:a database configured to receive and store at least one of results of wayside rail equipment inspections or locations of wayside rail equipment to be inspected.6. The inspection system of claim 5 , wherein:the database includes plural designated values respectively corresponding to plural devices of the wayside rail equipment to be inspected along a route to be traveled by the rail vehicle, each designated value indicative of a determined amount of light emitted from the device corresponding to the designated value when the device is operational and properly aligned;the sensor is configured to generate the sensor signals corresponding to light emitted from the plural devices of the wayside rail equipment and sensed by the sensor as the rail vehicle travels along the ...

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17-03-2016 дата публикации

Broken Rail Detection System for Railway Systems

Номер: US20160075356A1
Автор: Kull Robert C.
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A broken rail detection system including: a power module having: a first electrical connection to the first rail to apply a direct current voltage; and a second electrical connection to the second rail to apply a direct current voltage; a diode shunt arrangement; a measurement device to sense or measure current; and a controller programmed or configured to: (i) cause at least one application of a direct current voltage of a first polarity on the railway track; (ii) determine the current resulting from the application step (i); (iii) cause at least one application of a direct current voltage of a second polarity on the railway track; (iv) determine the current resulting from the application step (iii); and (v) determine the presence or absence of a break based at least partially on the determined current. 1. A broken rail detection system for a portion of a railway track having a first and second opposing rail , each supported by at least one railroad tie and ballast material , the system comprising:at least one power module having: (1) a first electrical connection to the first rail and configured to apply a direct current voltage to the first rail; and (2) a second electrical connection to the second rail and configured to apply a direct current voltage to the second rail;at least one diode shunt arrangement positioned at a distance from the at least one power module;at least one measurement device configured to sense or measure current resulting from the application of the direct current voltage from the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection; and (i) cause at least one application of a direct current voltage of a first polarity on the railway track through the first electrical connection and second electrical connection;', '(ii) determine the current resulting from the application step (i) using the at least one measurement device;', '(iii) cause at least one application of a direct current voltage of a second polarity on the railway ...

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24-03-2022 дата публикации

TRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM

Номер: US20220089205A1
Автор: Yamamoto Yohei
Принадлежит: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.

There is provided a train monitoring system using a train monitoring device that is mounted on a train and uses a plurality of cameras for imaging around the train from different sides. The train monitoring device includes a control unit that is configured to, when the train stops at a station, select one of the plurality of cameras as a rear imaging camera for imaging a rear side in a traveling direction of the train, after the train departs from the station, acquire image data imaged by the rear imaging camera, and transmit the image data to the outside. 1. A train monitoring system using a train monitoring device that is mounted on a train and uses a plurality of cameras for imaging around the train from different sides ,wherein the train monitoring device includes a control unit that is configured to:when the train stops at a station, select one of the plurality of cameras as a rear imaging camera for imaging a rear side in a traveling direction of the train;after the train departs from the station, acquire image data imaged by the rear imaging camera; andtransmit the image data to the outside.2. The train monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the train monitoring device includes an image analyzing unit configured to recognize abnormality based on the image data claim 1 , and a display unit configured to display the image data claim 1 , andthe control unit notifies the display unit or the outside of an alarm when the image analyzing unit recognizes the abnormality.3. The train monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein in the train claim 1 , a first front camera of the cameras configured to image one end side at one end in the traveling direction and a second front camera of the cameras configured to image the other side at the other end in the traveling direction are installed claim 1 , andin the train monitoring device,the control unit sets one of the first front camera and the second front camera as the rear imaging camera depending on the traveling direction.4. ...

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07-03-2019 дата публикации

System for operation of trains by operators not physically present on the train

Номер: US20190071102A1
Принадлежит: Transportation Technology Center Inc

A system enables operation and control of railroad trains by remotely-located train operators. A centralized communication management server facilitates and manages virtual links between trains to be controlled and the appropriate remote train operators. The server routes train health and status information from each train as gathered by a locomotive control unit to the appropriate remote operator. The server also routes locomotive video, audio, train dynamics information, and other sensory data as gathered by the locomotive control unit from each train to the appropriate remote operator. Operator commands from each remote operator are routed by the server to the locomotive control unit in the appropriate train. The locomotive control unit executes received remote operator commands via conventional locomotive systems and interfaces. The locomotive control unit works with existing locomotive systems to bring a train to a safe and orderly stop in the event communication with the remote operator is lost.

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05-03-2020 дата публикации

Lateral Rail Measurement Device

Номер: US20200070857A1
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The invention relates to a portable device for measuring lateral rail measurements under service to record and report excessive rail movement and angle differential to prevent a train from derailing. The device may be spring-loaded and light-weight. The device may include a microprocessor, sensors, and a display. The device may be installed on the rail. The device may sense an approaching train, automatically turn on the device, detect the train speed, and measure the angle differential, the real-time displacement, and the maximum/minimum displacement between the two rails while the train is operating over the rail at all speeds. The device measures and records the separation and angle differential of the rail to ensure the rail does not exceed separation that could derail the train. 1. A lateral rail measurement device to measure a distance between two rails when a train is passing over the device , the device comprising:a control box configured to mount to a first rail; anda measurement arm that extends from the control box to a second rail opposite the first rail, wherein the measurement arm measures a real-time rail displacement between the first rail and the second rail, a maximum displacement between the first rail and the second rail, and a minimum displacement between the first rail and the second rail while a train is operating over the first rail and the second rail at all speeds, wherein the measurement arm is spring-loaded within the control box and extends to the second rail with the spring-loaded measurement arm.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control box includes one or more sensors that automatically detect an approaching train and automatically turn on the lateral rail measurement device when an approaching train is in range.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control box measures and records a separation distance between the first rail and the second rail to ensure the separation distance does not exceed a distance that could derail the ...

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05-03-2020 дата публикации

MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR RAILROAD GROUND EQUIPMENT

Номер: US20200070861A1
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An object is to improve the accuracy of prediction of deterioration of railroad ground equipment. Provided is a maintenance assistance system for railroad ground equipment, comprising: an environmental-information storage part storing environmental information containing information on weather observed at a plurality of geographical points and on geographical conditions at the geographical points; and an environmental-load estimation part holding a relational formula indicating the relationship between aged deterioration of railroad ground equipment and the environmental information, and configured to, upon specification of railroad ground equipment for which to execute deterioration prediction, acquire the environmental information which is recorded at a point near the installed position of the railroad ground equipment, during the target period of the deterioration prediction, and predict the degree of aged deterioration of the railroad ground equipment by using the acquired environmental information and the relational formula. 1. A maintenance assistance system for railroad ground equipment , comprising:an environmental-information storage part storing environmental information containing information on weather observed at a plurality of geographical points and on geographical conditions at the geographical points;an environmental-load estimation part holding a relational formula indicating a relationship between aged deterioration of railroad ground equipment and the environmental information, and configured to, upon specification of railroad ground equipment for which to execute deterioration prediction, acquire the environmental information which is recorded at a point near an installed position of the railroad ground equipment, during a target period of the deterioration prediction, and predict a degree of aged deterioration of the railroad ground equipment by using the acquired environmental information and the relational formula;a transportation-information ...

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18-03-2021 дата публикации

RAIL BUCKLE DETECTION AND RISK PREDICTION

Номер: US20210078622A1
Принадлежит: Progress Rail Services Corporation

A system and method for detecting buckled rail and for predicting a risk for rail buckling is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving data from a camera mounted on locomotive traveling on the railroad track. The data may include images of the buckled rail and dimensions of the buckled rail when the camera detects the buckled rail. The data may further include images of the ballast and condition of the ballast. The method may further comprise receiving data from a thermal camera mounted to the locomotive indicating the temperature of the rails. The method may further comprise transmitting an alarm signal to a display interface of a remote unit if the dimensions of the buckled rail meet a predetermined threshold, and predicting a risk for rail buckling based at least on the temperature of the rails and the condition of the ballast. 1. A system for detecting buckled rail in a railroad track , comprising:a forward-facing camera mounted on a locomotive of a train traveling on the railroad track, the forward-facing camera being configured to capture images of rails of the railroad track ahead of the locomotive, to detect buckled rail in the images, and to measure dimensions of the buckled rail; andan event recorder onboard the locomotive and in communication with the forward-facing camera, the event recorder being configured to receive data from the forward-facing camera associated with the buckled rail when the forward-facing camera detects the buckled rail, the data including one or more images of the buckled rail and the dimensions of the buckled rail, the event recorder being further configured to transmit an alarm signal to a display interface of a remote unit if the dimensions of the buckled rail meet a predetermined threshold.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the forward-facing camera is located behind a windshield of the locomotive.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the event recorder is further configured to collect additional data associated with the ...

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26-03-2015 дата публикации

Railroad Train Monitoring System

Номер: US20150083869A1
Принадлежит: Amsted Rail Co Inc

Railcar monitoring utilizes instrumented, flexible pads supported within the truck pedestal jaws on the bearing adapters. The pads contain sensors for monitoring temperature pressure, shifting loads, truck hunting and the like and have circuitry for processing information received from the sensors and for processing and reporting departures of performance variables to a remote source. The system cyclically activates polling each pad on a car and communicates signals of critical departures and car identity to a remote source.

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14-03-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY MONITORING

Номер: US20190077429A1
Автор: DAMICO Bruno
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A system for monitoring a grade crossing is provided. The system may include a sensor co-located with a signage apparatus. The sensor may include a sensing area covering a portion of the grade crossing and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor. The processor may be configured to receive data originating from the sensor and transmit said data to an analytics module communicatively coupled to the system. 1. A system for monitoring a grade crossing , the system comprising:a sensor co-located with a signage apparatus, the sensor having a sensing area covering a portion of the grade crossing,a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to receive data originating from the sensor and transmit said data to an analytics module communicatively coupled to the system.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is one of an image sensor and a video sensor.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the sensing area is an area of the grade crossing covered by a field of view of the sensor.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is incorporated within the signage apparatus.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is disposed adjacent to the signage apparatus.6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signage apparatus includes at least one light source.7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one light source is a light-emitting diode (LED).8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes the analytics module.9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising another sensor co-located with another signage apparatus disposed adjacent to the signage apparatus.10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive additional data from the other sensor.11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the other sensor has an overlapping sensing area with the sensing area.12. A system for monitoring a railway claim 9 , the system comprising:a processor co-located with a signage a; receiving, from a sensor ...

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22-03-2018 дата публикации

SENSOR SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: US20180079434A1
Автор: Mesher Darel
Принадлежит: TETRA TECH, INC.

A system and method for inspecting a railway track bed using a plurality of sensors that are synchronized for rapid interrogation of a railway track bed while the sensors are in motion at a high rate of speed. 1. A system for inspecting railway track infrastructure at high speed and high resolution , the system comprising:a power source;a light emitting apparatus powered by the power source for emitting light energy toward a railway track bed;a data storage apparatus;a first sensor directed to a first viewing area for sensing reflected light that was emitted from the light emitting apparatus and acquiring three dimensional elevation and intensity data of the railway track bed to be stored in the data storage apparatus;a second sensor directly adjacent to the first sensor and directed to the first viewing area for sensing reflected light that was emitted from the light emitting apparatus and acquiring three dimensional elevation and intensity data of the railway track bed to be stored in the data storage apparatus;a high resolution distance measuring encoder for providing longitudinal sample pulse distance data; andat least one processor in communication with the data storage apparatus, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the distance measuring encoder wherein the at least one processor is configured for sequencing the timing of operation for the first sensor and the second sensor in a cascading, repeating manner such that the first sensor is triggered for operation while the second sensor is on standby and the second sensor is triggered for operation while the first sensor is on standby, and wherein data gathered by the first sensor and the second sensor are combined to generate a higher resolution resultant three dimensional elevation and intensity data of the railway track bed than if only one or two sensors were used.2. The system of further comprising a third sensor directly adjacent to the second sensor and directed to the first viewing area for sensing ...

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24-03-2016 дата публикации

RAILWAY MONITORING SYSTEM

Номер: US20160082991A1
Принадлежит:

A railway monitoring system for detecting degradations, anomalies, changes, and other states of the railway that may indicate an increased probability of derailment, the need for maintenance, or the impedance of railway operation. The railway monitoring system broadly includes a sensor, a data storage component, a data collection and processing component, and a location positioning component. The sensor and other equipment are mounted in a specially designed or modified rail car and cooperatively collect data representative of railway conditions or states and detect changes in the conditions or states by comparing the collected data to previously collected data points. 1. A system for monitoring a condition of a railway , the system comprising:a sensor positioned in or on a rail car for sensing states of features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway at least a first time and a second time;a data storage component; and receive from the sensor a first set of signals representative of the states of the features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway the first time and store the first set of signals as a first set of data points on the data storage component;', 'receive from the sensor a second set of signals representative of the states of the features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway the second time and store the second set of signals as a second set of data points on the data storage component;', 'retrieve the first and second sets of data points from the data storage component;', 'compare the first set of data points with the second set of data points for identifying any differences between data points in the first set of data points and corresponding data points in the second set of data points; and', 'generate at least one signal representative of the identified differences, the differences being representative of a change in the state of one or more features of the railway., 'a data collection and processing ...

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23-03-2017 дата публикации

Rail Track Geometry Measurement

Номер: US20170080960A1
Автор: Moeller Richard B.
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A rail gauge measurement tool includes a frame mounting the tool to a rail vehicle, and an engagement unit that moves relative to the frame. The engagement unit has a first contacting element that maintains contact with a rail as the vehicle moves along a rail track, and a pair of parallel connecting shafts. The tool also includes an air cylinder exerting a biasing force so that the engagement unit maintains contact with the rail as the vehicle travels along the rail track. The tool also includes a linear sensor, separate from the air cylinder, that measures movement of the first rail engagement unit relative to the frame. The linear sensor and the air cylinder are parallel, but in a different plane from the parallel connecting shafts to lend structural support to the tool. 1) A rail gauge measurement tool comprising:a frame configured to mount the rail gauge measurement tool to a rail vehicle,a first rail engagement unit configured contact a first rail of a rail track, the first rail engagement unit being movable relative to the frame and comprising a first rail contacting element and a first plurality of parallel connecting shafts extending along a tool axis;a first air cylinder coupled to the first rail engagement unit and configured to exert a biasing force along the tool axis so that the first rail engagement unit maintains contact with the first rail as the rail gauge measurement tool travels along the rail track; anda first linear sensor configured to measure movement of the first rail engagement unit relative to the frame.2) The rail gauge measurement tool of claim 1 , wherein the first linear sensor and the first air cylinder extend parallel to one another along a first plane claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of parallel connecting shafts extend parallel to one another along a second plane claim 1 , wherein the first plane is not parallel to the second plane.3) The rail gauge measurement tool of claim 2 , wherein the first plane is a horizontal plane ...

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23-03-2017 дата публикации

Wireless communication system, wireless communication device, wireless communication method, movable fence control system, communication device, and movable fence device

Номер: US20170080962A1
Автор: Kenichi Kashima
Принадлежит: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC

One of the first and second wireless communication devices is disposed in a mobile object, and the other is fixed. The first wireless communication device includes a wireless transmission/reception unit that transmits data to the second wireless communication device and performs wireless transmission and reception in order to detect whether the mobile object is stopped. When, in a first mode for transmitting data to the second wireless communication device and determining whether the reception strength of a received signal is equal to or greater than a first value, the first wireless communication device detects that the reception strength is equal to or greater than the first value, the first wireless communication device stops the transmission of data to the second wireless communication device, exits the first mode, and transitions to a second mode for determining whether the mobile object is stopped.

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31-03-2022 дата публикации

LOW MAINTENANCE RAIL MONITORING PROBE

Номер: US20220097739A1
Принадлежит: SCANMASTER SYSTEMS (IRT) LTD.

An ultrasonic probe for non-destructive testing of a rail, said probe comprising a housing; an insert comprising an ultrasonic transducer and a polycarbonate shoe having a face for contacting a rail; and a compressed spring for exerting a downward force on said insert; the system further comprising a plate with a restraining flange around an aperture to prevent the polycarbonate shoe from extending more than a preset fixed amount through the aperture. 1. An ultrasonic probe for non-destructive testing of a rail , said probe comprisinga housing;an insert comprising an ultrasonic transducer and a polycarbonate shoe having a face for contacting a rail;and a compressed spring for exerting a downward force on said insert;the insert being configured such that an upward force on the face of the polycarbonate shoe greater than the downward force exerted by the compressed spring forces the insert up intothe housing,the system further comprising{'b': 30', '30', '10', '20', '20', '1, 'a modified plate ′ with flanges of the modified plate ′ restraining the probe and preventing the shoe from being forced further out of the housing such that an equilibrium is reached wherein the face of the shoe is worn away to conform to the profile of the track around an aperture for preventing the polycarbonate shoe from extending more than a preset fixed amount through the aperture thereby reducing the number of shoe replacements and increasing the distance traveled between shoe replacements than was previously possible, thereby reducing number of shoes required, downtime and maintenance costs.'}2. The ultrasonic probe of claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate shoe is several millimeters thick and the preset amount is less than 1 mm.3. A system for ultrasonic inspection of a railway track comprising the ultrasonic probe of and further comprising a water reservoir for providing a film of water between said face of the shoe and a surface of the rail being inspected.4. The system of further ...

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12-03-2020 дата публикации

NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF ATOMIC REACTIONS TO DETECT STRUCTURAL FAILURE

Номер: US20200080948A1
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The method and device to ensure the safety of people's life and health is based on the measurements of spontaneous electromagnetic radiation caused by the deformation from a structure or device, the nucleation and growth of plant cells and living organisms; calculating energy stored in a portion of the structure or cells based on the measured intensity; performing a comparison of the energy stored with a critical value for the structure and pathological changes in the cells; and indicate potential failure of the structure or the level of pathological changes based on the performed comparison. 1. A method , comprising:using a sensor to measure intensity of electromagnetic signals emitted from a structure;calculating energy stored in a portion of the structure based on the measured intensity;performing a comparison of the energy stored with a critical value for the structure; andindicating potential failure of the structure based on the performed comparison.2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic signals are x-rays.3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is mounted to vehicle that traversing the structure.4. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle is a locomotive or rail car.5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is mounted to the structure.6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the structure is a component of an aircraft.7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the sensor is secured to the sensor of the aircraft by a decal of the aircraft.8. A system claim 6 , comprising:one or more processors; andmemory including executable instructions that, if executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:use a sensor to measure intensity of electromagnetic signals emitted from a structure;calculate energy stored in a portion of the structure based on the measured intensity;perform a comparison of the energy stored with a critical value for the structure;and ...

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25-03-2021 дата публикации

ROBOTIC SERVICE DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD

Номер: US20210086802A1
Принадлежит: Ocado Innovation Limited

A robotic service device for a robotic picking system grid. The robotic service device can be configured for driving to any location on the grid in order to restart malfunctioning robotic load handling devices or to perform maintenance operations or cleaning in situ. Additionally, the service device may be used to rescue robotic load handling devices operational in the picking system. The robotic service device can include a releasable docking mechanism to enable it to dock and latch on to malfunctioning load handling devices. A deployable, releasable electrical connecting device is shaped to conform to a charging, powering, or battery component of one or more of the load handling devices. 1. A service device operating on a storage and robotic picking system having two substantially perpendicular sets of rails forming a grid , the system comprising:a plurality of robotic load handling devices operative on the rails, wherein each of the plurality of robotic load handling devices and the service device includes:a body mounted on two sets of wheels, a first set of the two sets of wheels being arranged to engage with at least two rails of a first set of rails of the perpendicular sets of rails, a second set of the two sets of wheels being arranged to engage with at least two rails of a second set of rails of the perpendicular sets of rails, the first set of wheels being independently moveable and driveable with respect to the second set of wheels such that only one set of wheels will engage with the rails at any one time thereby enabling movement of the plurality of robotic load handling devices and the service device along the rails to any point on the grid by driving only the first or second set of wheels engaged with the rails, wherein the service device further includes:a deployable, releasable electrical connecting means shaped to conform to charging means, powering means or battery means of at least one of the plurality of load handling devices.2. A service device ...

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31-03-2016 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING TRACK CIRCUITS

Номер: US20160090113A1
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A system includes a track system having a first rail and a second rail, a track activity detection circuit electrically connected to each of the first rail and the second rail, a track shunt circuit electrically connected to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the track shunt circuit is configured to selectively electrically connect the first rail and the second rail through a shunt. A method includes receiving an instruction to apply a shunt between a first rail and a second rail of a track system, and electrically connecting the first rail to the second rail through a controllable track shunt circuit. 1. A system comprising:a track activity detection circuit electrically connected to each of a first rail and a second rail of a track system; andat least one track shunt circuit connected to the first and second rails, wherein the at least one track shunt circuit is configured to selectively electrically connect the first rail and the second rail through a shunt.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:the track system includes an electrically isolated track section having a first end and a second end; andwherein the at least one track shunt circuit comprises a first track shunt circuit connected to the first rail and the second rail adjacent the first end of the track section and a second track shunt circuit connected to the first rail and the second rail adjacent the second end of the track section.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track activity detection circuit is configured to detect vehicle presence on the track system by detecting an electrical connection between the first rail and the second rail.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track activity detection circuit comprises a vital relay.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track activity detection circuit comprises a vital relay configured to be in a non-operative state when the first rail is electrically connected to the second rail by a vehicle axle.6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at ...

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21-03-2019 дата публикации

System for Detecting a Break in a Rail

Номер: US20190086364A1
Принадлежит: Technological Resources Pty Ltd

A system for detecting the presence of a rail end in a rail of a railway track includes a support structure mountable to a component of a rail vehicle. At least one magnetic field generator is carried by the support structure to generate a remanent magnetic field in the rail. A sensor arrangement is carried by the support structure in spaced relationship to the magnetic field generator to detect magnetic flux leakage associated with the remanent magnetic field. The sensor arrangement includes at least one pair of longitudinally spaced sensors, each sensor generating a measured signal based on the magnetic flux leakage detected by that sensor. A signal processing module is responsive to the measured signals to calculate a differential signal from the measured signals of the sensors of the at least one pair of sensors. The differential signal is indicative of the presence of a rail end in the rail.

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02-04-2015 дата публикации

TRACK-DATA VERIFICATION

Номер: US20150094885A1
Принадлежит: Herzog Technologies, Inc.

A track-data verification vehicle and method for verifying positive train control (PTC) track data. The vehicle includes a 360° camera and a precision positioning system co-located on a vertical axis on the vehicle. The 360° camera provides a video image with indicators that are useable to align an asset with the positioning system. A second video camera is positioned interior to the vehicle to capture an image of a monitor associated with a train management control (TMC) unit and of operator inputs to the TMC unit; the TMC unit executes a PTC track-data verification application. The process of verifying asset locations is thus recorded and can be reviewed and approved by a Federal Railroad Administration representative without requiring the representative to be physically present within the vehicle during track-data verification. 1. A track-data verification vehicle configured for travel on rails of a railroad rail system comprising:a positive train control (PTC) data-verification unit configured to enable verification of a pre-recorded geographic location of an asset with an actual physical location associated with the asset, the PTC data-verification unit including a visual display of data associated with the asset and an input device;a positioning system associated with the vehicle and in communication with the PTC data-verification unit;a first camera mounted in association with the vehicle and in a known spatial offset relative to the positioning system, the first camera capturing an image of the asset;a display device disposed interior to the vehicle and in communication with the first camera, the display device presenting the image of the asset and displaying an indicator in the image, the indicator indicating a position in the image at which the asset is properly aligned with the positioning system; andan input-capture system that records the provision of inputs provided to the PTC data-verification unit.2. The track-data verification vehicle of claim 1 , ...

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05-05-2022 дата публикации

INSPECTION OF RAIL HEALTH

Номер: US20220135094A1
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A method and system for inspecting a rail by guided waves, the rail being instrumented by sensors. The method comprises the steps of receiving elastic wave measurements from one or more sensors, as a train passes, releasing energy as guided waves into the rail; and of determining a function representative of the impulse response of the rail and the sensors. Developments describe how to determine the existence, position and characterisation of a defect in the rail (e.g. fracture, incipient fracture, etc.), the use of inter-correlation analyses, correlation of the coda of correlations, Passive Inverse Filter, imaging techniques. Other aspects are described for exploring rail defects: sensor position and movement, acquisition time, sampling frequency, frequency filters, amplifications, techniques for learning during successive train passes, signal injection by transducers. Software aspects are described.

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19-03-2020 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING PLATE CUT AND RAIL SEAT ABRASION BASED ON MEASUREMENTS ONLY OF RAIL HEAD ELEVATION AND CROSSTIE SURFACE ELEVATION

Номер: US20200086903A1
Автор: Mesher Darel
Принадлежит: TETRA TECH, INC.

A system and method for inspecting a railway track a calculating plate cut and/or rail seat abrasion (RSA) based on rail head elevation and crosstie surface elevation measurements and an estimate of rail height. 1. A method of calculating rail crosstie wear using only measurements of the top of rail elevation and top of crosstie elevation using a railroad track assessment system moving along a railroad track , the method comprising the steps of:i. obtaining rail head elevation measurements along a railroad track;ii. obtaining crosstie surface elevation measurements along a railroad track;iii. calculating the difference between the obtained rail head elevation measurements and the obtained crosstie surface elevation measurements;iv. determining a running maximum of a difference between the rail head elevation measurements and the crosstie surface elevation measurements for a defined distance of railroad track;v. assigning an estimated rail height reference value as the running maximum calculated elevation measurement calculated in step iv; andvi. calculating crosstie wear values at different locations along the extended distance of railroad track by comparing measured distances between rail head elevations and crosstie surface elevations with the assigned estimated rail height for the defined distance of railroad track.2. The method of further comprising the step of vii checking for false positive crosstie wear calculations by:A. determining a permitted absolute maximum value for the distance between rail head elevation measurements and crosstie surface elevation measurements; andB. comparing the determined permitted absolute maximum value to the assigned total rail height reference value for the defined distance of railroad track.3. The method of wherein step A further comprises the sub steps of:a. scanning the side of a rail along the railroad track;b. analyzing alpha-numeric web markings on a side of a rail being scanned using an optical character recognition ...

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05-04-2018 дата публикации

POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20180093685A1
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A positive train control system and method may comprise one or more switch monitors and/or one or more track monitors providing sensor data relative to one or more switches and/or one or more tracks, respectively, determining whether there is an anomaly of a switch or track, and when there is, providing a message, alert and/or warning, and/or initiating a train control action. Determination of an anomaly may be preformed on a train or at a remote location, e.g., a central facility. 1. A positive train control system for a train movable on a track way comprising:one or more switch monitors disposed at one or more locations along a track way proximate a switch of the track way, or one or more track monitors disposed at one or more locations proximate a track of the track way, or a combination thereof;each of said switch monitors including a sensor providing sensor data relating to a physical condition of one or more switches of the track way proximate to the switch monitor and including a communication device for transmitting the switch monitor sensor data and switch monitor location data representative of the location of the switch monitor;a processor configured to receive and process the switch monitor sensor data and the switch monitor location data to determine when there is an anomaly of the switch and the location thereof;each of said track monitors including a sensor providing sensor data relating to a physical condition of one or more tracks of the track way proximate to the track monitor and including a communication device for transmitting the track monitor sensor data and track monitor location data representative of the location of the track monitor;said processor configured to receive and process the track monitor sensor data and track monitor location data to determine when there is an anomaly of the track and the location thereof;said processor generating a message, alert and/or warning when an anomaly of the switch and/or an anomaly of the track is ...

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12-05-2022 дата публикации

Route inspection system

Номер: US20220144325A1
Принадлежит: Transportation IP Holdings LLC

A system and method obtain first image data of a route at a location of interest from a first optical sensor disposed onboard a vehicle system moving along the route. The first image data depicts the route at the location of interest prior to passage of the vehicle system over the route at the location of interest. Second image data of the route at the location of interest is obtained from a second optical sensor disposed onboard the vehicle system. The second image data depicts the route at the location of interest after passage of the vehicle system over the route at the location of interest. A determination is made as to whether a change in the route has occurred at the location of interest by comparing the first image data with the second image data.

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19-03-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING WORK ASSIGNMENT STATUS INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON A COMPONENT OF A LINEAR ASSET INFRASTRUCTURE

Номер: US20200090084A1
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The invention provides a graphical user interface implemented on a computer including an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure. The graphical user interface also includes a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure. 1. A method for inspecting a railway infrastructure having components selected from the group consisting of track segments and features , the method including: i) rendering a first graphical user interface on a first display of a portable computing device used by an inspector performing the in-field inspection, the graphical user interface having:', '1) a first data input field configured to receive information identifying the condition observed in connection with the first track segment;', '2) a second data input field configured to hold information describing a maintenance activity to be performed to rectify the condition observed in connection with the first track segment;', '3) a third data input field configured to hold information describing a temporary remedial action defining a change in an operational procedure affecting train traffic over the first track segment to be implemented before the maintenance activity to rectify the first condition is completed;', 'ii) providing a database for storing condition records and maintenance activity records associated with components of the railway infrastructure that have been identified via in-field inspections as manifesting conditions that represent deviations from the operational requirements of the components;', 'iii) electronically transmitting the information in the first and second data input fields to the database and creating in the database a new condition record and a new maintenance activity record in connection with the ...

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28-03-2019 дата публикации

Method and System for Transmitting Enforceable Instructions in Positive Train Control Systems

Номер: US20190092361A1
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A method and a system for transmitting enforceable instructions in a positive train control (PTC) system includes receiving, by a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) calculator, at least one enforceable instruction from railroad systems. The CRC calculator calculates at least one enforceable instruction CRC based at least partly on the at least one enforceable instruction and transmits the at least one enforceable instruction CRC to a back office server of the PTC system and/or an on-board system of a locomotive. Methods for cyclic redundancy check (CRC) hazard mitigation in a positive train control (PTC) system and verifying enforceable instruction data on-board a train are also disclosed. 1receiving, by a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) calculator, at least one enforceable instruction from railroad systems;calculating, by the CRC calculator, at least one enforceable instruction CRC based at least partly on the at least one enforceable instruction; andtransmitting, by the CRC calculator, the at least one enforceable instruction CRC to at least one of a back office server of the PTC system and an on-board system of a locomotive.. A method for transmitting enforceable instructions in a positive train control (PTC) system, the method comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/032,710, filed Sep. 20, 2013, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/703,531, filed Sep. 20, 2012, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference.Preferred and non-limiting embodiments are related to positive train control (PTC) systems and, in particular, to a method and system for transmitting enforceable instructions in PTC systems.There are potential hazards associated with conventional designs of a Back Office Server (BOS) segment in conventional positive train control (PTC) systems. For example, various hazards have been identified and are associated with the manner in which conventional PTC systems ...

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06-04-2017 дата публикации

RAILWAY MONITORING SYSTEM

Номер: US20170096152A1
Принадлежит: R.J. Corman, Railroad Group, LLC

A railway monitoring system for detecting degradations, anomalies, changes, and other states of the railway that may indicate an increased probability of derailment, the need for maintenance, or the impedance of railway operation. The railway monitoring system broadly includes a sensor, a data storage component, a data collection and processing component, and a location positioning component. The sensor and other equipment are mounted in a specially designed or modified rail car and cooperatively collect data representative of railway conditions or states and detect changes in the conditions or states by comparing the collected data to previously collected data points. 1. A system for monitoring a condition of a railway , the system comprising:a sensor configured to be positioned in or on a rail car for sensing states of features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway at least a first time and a second time; and receive from the sensor a first set of signals representative of the states of the features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway the first time;', 'receive from the sensor a second set of signals representative of the states of the features of the railway as the rail car traverses the railway the second time;', 'compare the first set of signals with the second set of signals for identifying any differences between the first set of signals and the second set of signals; and', 'generate at least one alert representative of the identified differences, the differences being representative of a change in the state of one or more features of the railway., 'a data collection and processing component configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data collection and processing component transmits alerts representative of the identified differences to a remote computer while the system is operating and moving with the rail car.3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a location determining component configured to generate ...

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