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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Wolfgang Daum, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Christopher Mcnally, Girard, PA (US);
Wolfgang Daum, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Glenn Robert Shaffer, Erie, PA (US);
Christopher McNally, Girard, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A route defect detection system for a powered system, the route defect detection system including a control system connected to the powered system for application of tractive effort, and a processor to determine an unplanned change in the application of tractive effort and/or otherwise associated with the tractive effort of the powered system. Based on the unplanned change, the processor determines a type of defect encountered along a mission route. A method and computer software code stored on a computer readable media and executable with a processor are also disclosed for a powered system to detect a defect along a mission route.