Railroad car sensing system
US5924654A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61K9/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A railroad car sensing system for monitoring car performance by detecting vertical, transverse and/or longitudinal car truck movements, which includes one or more accelerometers mounted on a plastic brake beam guide for generating and sensing car truck movement signals to a computer for processing.
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