System, method and apparatus for monitoring the health of railcar wheelsets
US11385137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the operating condition of a wheelset on a railcar comprising a sealed unit mounted on or near a wheelset of the railcar for collecting data from the wheelset and performing AI analyses on the collected data to determine the operational condition and predict failure modes for the wheelset. Results are communicated off-railcar wirelessly via one or more of several different methods.
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