Train defect detecting and enunciating system
    2.
    发明授权
    Train defect detecting and enunciating system 失效
    火车缺陷检测和发声系统

    公开(公告)号:US4491290A

    公开(公告)日:1985-01-01

    申请号:US406021

    申请日:1982-08-06

    申请人: Robert D. Douglas

    发明人: Robert D. Douglas

    摘要: A train monitoring system for detecting hot boxes, dragging equipment and the like at the rail site, determining the location on the train of a monitored defect and annunciating the defect and location from a digital automated voice generator to the train crew as well as along a telephone line to a central location. Recording of the defect with time and date of same is provided. The system also has provision for self check via an external simulated train.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在铁路站检测热箱,拖动设备等的列车监控系统,确定列车上的监控缺陷位置,并将缺陷和位置从数字自动语音发生器通知给火车乘客以及沿着 电话线到中央位置。 提供了具有相同时间和日期的缺陷记录。 该系统还通过外部模拟火车进行自检。

    Railroad car coupler gap analyzer
    3.
    发明授权
    Railroad car coupler gap analyzer 有权
    铁路车辆耦合器间隙分析仪

    公开(公告)号:US07328871B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-12

    申请号:US11105751

    申请日:2005-04-14

    IPC分类号: B61K1/00

    CPC分类号: B61L23/02 B61L1/16

    摘要: In trains a dragging air hose can snag an object on the tracks and break. A broken air hose can lead to an emergency stop or an accident caused by faulty brakes. The present invention mounts a video camera opposite a lit screen, thereby contrasting the air hose profile against a white screen in all weather and lighting conditions. Machine vision algorithms locate the air hose in a captured image from a moving train, and compute its lowest point. An alarm condition is sent to a remote location. An optional car gap detector is laser based. It helps align the car gap with the data capture for the camera. Another subsystem can include a car coupler height detection algorithm.

    摘要翻译: 在火车上,拖着空气软管可以阻挡轨道上的物体并破裂。 破碎的空气软管可能会导致紧急停机或由于制动错误引起的事故。 本发明安装了与点亮屏幕相对的摄像机,从而在所有天气和照明条件下将空气软管形状与白色屏幕进行对比。 机器视觉算法将空气软管定位在来自移动列车的捕获图像中,并计算其最低点。 报警条件发送到远程位置。 可选的车缝检测器是基于激光的。 它有助于将汽车间隙与相机的数据捕获对齐。 另一个子系统可以包括汽车耦合器高度检测算法。

    Railroad car coupler gap analyzer
    5.
    发明申请
    Railroad car coupler gap analyzer 有权
    铁路车辆耦合器间隙分析仪

    公开(公告)号:US20060231685A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-19

    申请号:US11105751

    申请日:2005-04-14

    IPC分类号: B61L3/00

    CPC分类号: B61L23/02 B61L1/16

    摘要: In trains a dragging air hose can snag an object on the tracks and break. A broken air hose can lead to an emergency stop or an accident caused by faulty brakes. The present invention mounts a video camera opposite a lit screen, thereby contrasting the air hose profile against a white screen in all weather and lighting conditions. Machine vision algorithms locate the air hose in a captured image from a moving train, and compute its lowest point. An alarm condition is sent to a remote location. An optional car gap detector is laser based. It helps align the car gap with the data capture for the camera. Another subsystem can include a car coupler height detection algorithm.

    摘要翻译: 在火车上,拖着空气软管可以阻挡轨道上的物体并破裂。 破碎的空气软管可能会导致紧急停机或由于制动错误引起的事故。 本发明安装了与点亮屏幕相对的摄像机,从而在所有天气和照明条件下将空气软管形状与白色屏幕进行对比。 机器视觉算法将空气软管定位在来自移动列车的捕获图像中,并计算其最低点。 报警条件发送到远程位置。 可选的车缝检测器是基于激光的。 它有助于将汽车间隙与相机的数据捕获对齐。 另一个子系统可以包括汽车耦合器高度检测算法。