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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Clifton Park, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Church, Blue Springs, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Clifton Park, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Church, Blue Springs, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 17/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system to detect misalignment of sensors used in train inspection systems are provided. The method includes receiving inputs from a train inspection sensor that is coupled to a railroad track, determining a position of the train inspection sensor using a motion detector, and identifying the inputs received from the train inspection sensor as at least one of acceptable or not acceptable based on the determined position of the train inspection sensor.