Sensor-enabled system and method for monitoring the health, condition, and/or status of rail track infrastructure
US12228397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/885
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor-enabled geogrid system for and method of monitoring the health, condition, and/or status of rail track infrastructure is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor-enabled geogrid system includes a sensor-enabled geogrid that further includes a geogrid holding an arrangement of one or more sensors. The sensor-enabled geogrid system further includes a communication means or network for collecting information and/or data from the sensor enabled geogrid about the health, condition, and/or status of rail track infrastructure. Further, a method of using the presently disclosed sensor-enabled geogrid system for monitoring the health, condition, and/or status of rail track infrastructure is provided.
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