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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Mark J. Bartonek, Independence, MO (US);
Donald J. Arndt, Napoleon, MO (US);
Roland F. O'Connell, Lone Jack, MD (US);
Assignee:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K 9/04 (2006.01); B61K 9/06 (2006.01); B61K 9/12 (2006.01); G01N 25/72 (2006.01); B61F 15/20 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/72 (2013.01); B61F 15/20 (2013.01); B61K 9/04 (2013.01); B61K 9/06 (2013.01); B61K 9/12 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G01J 5/08 (2013.01); B61L 27/0094 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car. The method may include detecting a size and a location of the wheel bearing. The method may also include detecting a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the size and the location of the wheel bearing. The method may further include determining a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature.