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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2024
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Atlanta, GA (US);
Colin Usher, Atlanta, GA (US);
Alex Samoylov, Atlanta, GA (US);
Howard Taylor-Bryce Darling, Atlanta, GA (US);
Brian Thomas Yeager, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Samuel Fox, Atlanta, GA (US);
Norfolk Southern Corporation & Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for gathering data on passing vehicles can comprise a support structure spanning across a railroad track; an overhead inspection system attached to the support structure and comprising one or more cameras for gathering data on the top portion of the passing railcar; a first side inspection system and a second side inspection system attached to the support structure, and each comprising one or more cameras and one or more lights and configured to capture images of opposing sides of a railcar; an undercarriage inspection system comprising one or more undercarriage inspection assemblies, each of which can comprise one or more cameras and one or more lights; and one or more tie-mounted inspection assemblies comprising one or more cameras and one or more lights.