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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2023
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Alan Bray, Elkhorn, NE (US);
Vinodhkumar Somavar Muniappan, Redmond, WA (US);
Divya Natarajan, Mt. Juliet, TN (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Gurjinder Singh Dhami, Auburn, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for wheel wear monitoring systems for shuttles powered by linear synchronous motors. An example system may include a first rail segment that forms a first side of the track, the first rail segment having a first aperture, a second rail segment that forms a second side of the track, the second rail segment having a second aperture, and a first camera disposed adjacent to the first aperture. The system may include a second camera disposed adjacent to the second aperture, and a controller configured to determine a first set of images of a first wheel of the shuttle using the first camera, determine a second set of images of a second wheel of the shuttle using the second camera, and determine a wear status of the first wheel based at least in part on the first set of images.