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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Konecranes, Inc., Springfield, OH (US);
Inventor:
Johnny Glenn Curtis, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
KONECRANES, INC., Springfield, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01S 13/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 99/008 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01S 13/08 (2013.01); G01S 15/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A travelling device may travel along a heavy machinery rail. The traveling device may collect positioning data to assess rail condition and/or installation. The positioning data may be collected using self-contained positioning sensors. Positional deviations indicating an elevated portion, a skewed portion, and/or a twisted portion of the heavy machinery rail may indicate issues with rail condition and/or installation.