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Radar enabled determination of presence, axle count, speed, and direction of a rail car

US11529977B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 2021
Grant dateDec 20, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 12, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/58
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention comprises radar detection of rail car truck assembly features to determine the presence of a rail vehicle comprising a car, axle count of the vehicle, and the travel direction of and speed of a rail car.

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