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Rail and train monitoring system and method

US6951132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateOct 4, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61L1/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for determining at least one parameter related to a train traversing on a railway track is provided. The system comprises a sensor coupled to a detection location and configured for sensing acoustic signals at the detection location on the railway track and a processor coupled to the sensor and configured for analyzing a temporal progression of a frequency spectrum corresponding to the acoustic signals

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