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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Vrba, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/04 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/02 (2013.01); B61L 15/0058 (2024.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
Abstract
A method is provided that may include obtaining image data related to a route from a imaging device associated with a vehicle. The method may also include determining an environmental condition based on the image data, and operating the vehicle or communicating an alert signal based on the environmental condition that is determined.