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Train wheel measurement process, and associated system

US11247705B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2019
Grant dateFeb 15, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/2518
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A measurement process, intended for measuring at least one wheel of a train, including an acquisition step, during which a plurality of profiles of at least a part of the wheel are acquired by plurality of optical sensors, as the train moves in front of the optical sensors, a mapping step, during which, for each optical sensor, the profiles acquired by the optical sensor are joined by a control module, to obtain a map of the part of the wheel further transformed into a cloud of points, a rejoining step, during which the clouds of points obtained from the optical sensors are joined to form a three-dimensional image of the wheel, and an analysis step, during which a plurality of reference points and reference distances are measured on the three-dimensional image.

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