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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Rail Automation Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Inventor:
Stephen Baker, Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd., Bayswater, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 35/12 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 35/12 (2013.01); B61L 23/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monitoring and warning system is provided that measures a track displacement as an indication of an operational condition of railway tracks and a rail track structure. The system comprises a sensor and a device coupled to the sensor. In response to a physical measurement of a vertical displacement of a railway track in a down direction by the sensor, the device is configured to provide a warning signal indicative of a possible future failure of the railway track or the rail track structure for proactive track maintenance purposes.