Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image-based monitoring and detection of track/rail faults
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Application No.: US17119067Application Date: 2020-12-11
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Publication No.: US11433931B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Kevin Kwong-Tai Chung , Yulin Huang , Dexi Zhu , Victor Dong , Xinjun Dong
- Applicant: Avante International Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Princeton Junction
- Assignee: Avante International Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Avante International Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Princeton Junction
- Agency: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman, PC
- Agent Clement A. Berard, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F16/587
- IPC: G06F16/587 ; B61L23/04 ; B61K9/10 ; B61L25/02 ; H04N5/247 ; H04N5/225 ; G06F16/51 ; G06T7/00 ; B61L15/00 ; G01N21/88 ; H04W4/18 ; B61L27/40 ; B61L27/57 ; B61L27/70

Abstract:
A system and method for monitoring a track and/or rail employs one or more distance measuring imagers mounted to a railcar and directed to image the track and/or rails wherein the images are geo-tagged with location data. Geo-tagged distance measurements are processed to determine at least track gauge and/or at least rail fastener integrity. The system and method may also determine other track and/or rail integrity issues including, e.g., rail profile, rail alignment, center point dip, cross level, rail cant, wheel wear, wheel integrity, rail wear, rail defects, and/or rail temperature. The system and method may also determine when inspection and/or maintenance of the track is indicated, and provide selected records of where and/or when such inspection and/or maintenance is indicated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210114637A1 IMAGE-BASED MONITORING AND DETECTION OF TRACK/RAIL FAULTS Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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