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Abrasion inspection apparatus, abrasion inspection method, and program

US10458776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2015
Grant dateOct 29, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M17/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An abrasion inspection apparatus includes: a first imaging unit installed on a track along which a vehicle is traveling, a guide wheel installed on the vehicle, the first imaging unit imaging an inside of the track; a second imaging unit installed on the track in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the first imaging unit and imaging the inside of the track; an image acquisition unit acquiring a first image of a boundary of the guide wheel captured by the first imaging unit on a first direction side in the vehicle traveling direction, and a second image of the boundary of the guide wheel captured by the second imaging unit at the same time on an opposite side to the first direction side; and a guide wheel detection unit detecting an abrasion situation of the guide wheel according to a position of a boundary indicated in the acquired images.

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