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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Bnsf Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Mitchell Beard, Shawnee, KS (US);
Assignee:
BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/04 (2006.01); G01C 9/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); B61L 1/20 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/041 (2013.01); B61L 1/20 (2013.01); G01C 9/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.