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Patent No.:

US 12365373 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2024

Undercarriage inspection assemblies and systems

Applicants:

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);

Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Atlanta, GA (US);

Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Atlanta, GA (US);

Colin Usher, Atlanta, GA (US);

Alex Samoylov, Atlanta, GA (US);

John Hoang, Atlanta, GA (US);

Sean Thomas, Atlanta, GA (US);

Parth Mandrekar, Atlanta, GA (US);

Brian Thomas Yeager, Atlanta, GA (US);

Thomas Samuel Fox, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Norfolk Southern Corporation & Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorneys:

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Daniel E. Sineway, Esq.

Primary Examiner:

Masum Billah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01); B61L 27/57 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); G01M 17/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/62 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01); B61L 27/57 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); G01M 17/10 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/63 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01);
Abstract

Assemblies, systems, and methods for inspecting vehicles are disclosed. An assembly can comprise a first angled camera, a second angled camera, an upright camera, lights, and a housing configured to attach to a railway between opposing rails. The first angled camera can be oriented at least partially in a vertical direction and at least partially in a first horizontal direction, and directed to a first target region from a first viewpoint. The second angled camera can be oriented at least partially in the vertical direction and at least partially in a second horizontal direction that is substantially opposite the first horizontal direction, and directed to a second target region from a second viewpoint. The upright camera can be oriented substantially in a vertical direction, and configured to capture images of a third target region from a third viewpoint.

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