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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joshua M. Bramucci, Elkridge, MD (US);
Benjamin Henniges, Mt. Airy, MD (US);
Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael Bratcher, Azle, TX (US);
Kristofer M. Ruhland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Karen A. Shaw, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James L. Fenske, Marion, IA (US);
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system is provided that include at least one positioning system that can detect a location or position of a vehicle or a portion of a vehicle group that includes the vehicle, at least one sensor positioned on or associated with the vehicle that can generate sensor data of a determined parameter or condition, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning system. The controller can determine that a hazard event has occurred based at least partially on sensor data, and can communicate a hazard event notification based at least in part on the location data and the sensor data to a remote server.