Railway monitoring system

US9533698B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Bartlett & West, Inc. · US
• R.J. Corman, Railroad Group, LLC · US

Inventors

• Keith Warta · Topeka, US
• Doug Morrison · Lawrence, US
• Chris Cobb · Shawnee, US
• Korey Colyer · Nicholasville, US
• Craig King · Lexington, US
• Mike Wilson · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B61L2205/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A railway monitoring system for detecting degradations, anomalies, changes, and other states of the railway that may indicate an increased probability of derailment, the need for maintenance, or the impedance of railway operation. The railway monitoring system broadly includes a sensor, a data storage component, a data collection and processing component, and a location positioning component. The sensor and other equipment are mounted in a specially designed or modified rail car and cooperatively collect data representative of railway conditions or states and detect changes in the conditions or states by comparing the collected data to previously collected data points.