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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Balanced Engineering Solution, Llc, Towson, MD (US);
Inventors:
Stephen T. Buchanan, Landenberg, PA (US);
Eric L. Canfield, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC, Towson, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61F 15/20 (2006.01); B61K 9/08 (2006.01); G01M 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0081 (2013.01); B61F 15/20 (2013.01); B61K 9/08 (2013.01); G01M 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel-mounted sensor ring is configured to be removably attachable to a hub portion of a railcar wheel of a railcar wheelset for use in determining anomalies associated with the railcar wheel, or a railcar bogie assembly that the railcar wheelset is part of, or a track, during motion of the railcar wheelset on a track. The sensor ring includes one or more sensors, such as inertial measurement units (IMU's), mounted thereto to measure parameters that are used for determining the anomalies during motion of the railcar wheel on the track.