公开(公告)号：US20180163348A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15890808

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: Encore Rail Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Douglas Delmonico ,  Stephen R. Epps ,  Brandon H. Long ,  Jacob Schmidt

IPC: E01B31/26 ,  B05B13/06 ,  B05C1/16

CPC classification number: E01B31/26 ,  B05B13/06 ,  B05C1/16

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.

公开(公告)号：US10975527B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US15890808

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: Encore Rail Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Douglas Delmonico ,  Stephen R. Epps ,  Brandon H. Long ,  Jacob Schmidt

IPC: B05C11/10 ,  E01B31/26 ,  B05B13/06 ,  B05C1/16

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.