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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Benjamin Paul Church, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Benjamin Paul Church, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Progress Rail Services Corp., Albertville, AL (US);
Abstract
A system to facilitate reducing false train stops includes an infrared sensor that is coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit is programmed to receive inputs from the sensor, generate a bearing profile using the received inputs, classify the bearing profile as at least one of a typical bearing profile and an atypical bearing profile, and if the bearing profile is classified as a typical bearing profile, analyze the typical bearing profile to determine if at least a portion of the typical bearing profile meets the alarm criteria. A method of reducing train stops and generating maintenance alerts are also described herein.