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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Marc Miller, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Chad A. Moore, Kyle, TX (US);
Lawrence A. Mianzo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mike Hoffelder, Norwich, NY (US);
Darrell Cantrell, Shawnee, KS (US);
Derrill J. Koelz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Narayana G. Nadukuru, Sewickley, PA (US);
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for detecting buckled rail and for predicting a risk for rail buckling is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving data from a camera mounted on locomotive traveling on the railroad track. The data may include images of the buckled rail and dimensions of the buckled rail when the camera detects the buckled rail. The data may further include images of the ballast and condition of the ballast. The method may further comprise receiving data from a thermal camera mounted to the locomotive indicating the temperature of the rails. The method may further comprise transmitting an alarm signal to a display interface of a remote unit if the dimensions of the buckled rail meet a predetermined threshold, and predicting a risk for rail buckling based at least on the temperature of the rails and the condition of the ballast.