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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Boris Nejikovsky, Falls Church, VA (US);
Christian Diaz, Falls Church, VA (US);
Gary A. Carr, Falls Church, VA (US);
Toofan Parniani, Falls Church, VA (US);
Boris Nejikovsky, Falls Church, VA (US);
Christian Diaz, Falls Church, VA (US);
Gary A. Carr, Falls Church, VA (US);
Toofan Parniani, Falls Church, VA (US);
Ensco, Inc., Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A video inspection system and method for facilitating inspection of a rail component while traveling on the railroad track. The system includes a light source that provides illumination to a rail of the railroad track, a triggering device for automatically providing a trigger signal, a camera adapted to provide an image of the illuminated rail component, and a computing device adapted to capture the image provided by the camera based on the trigger signal. A method for inspecting rail components is also provided, the method including the steps of illuminating a rail of the railroad track, automatically providing a trigger signal, providing a camera adapted to provide an image of the rail component, and capturing the image of the rail component that is provided by the camera based on the trigger signal.