Track monitoring system
US12337883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/86
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A track monitoring system (and a method thereof) for mounting to a vehicle on a track comprising at least one rail is provided. The track monitoring system comprises a position and attitude measurement unit configured to determine a geographical position and attitude of the system during at least one pass of the vehicle on the track, a storage medium for storing track geometry data, a laser imaging and/or scanning unit configured to determine a position of the at least one rail relative to the track monitoring system, and a position of the at least one rail and surroundings relative to the track monitoring system during the at least one pass, a processor configured to determine, in the at least one pass, a first geographically referenced rail position based on the geographical position and attitude of the rail monitoring system and the position of the at least one rail relative to the system, determine, in the at least one pass, a second geographically referenced rail position based on the geographical position and attitude of the rail monitoring system and the position of the at least one rail and surroundings relative to the rail monitoring system, determine a third geographicall…
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