Canadian National Railway Company
Wheel integrity monitoring system
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Abstract:
A wheel integrity monitoring system for monitoring the integrity of a railcar wheel in an automated manner while the railcar is in operation (i.e., traveling) and comprising a light source that projects light onto the wheel and a light detector that detects the light reflected by the wheel. The wheel integrity monitoring system is configured to analyze the reflected light to determine if the wheel is defective.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
7 Apr 2017
Issue date:
15 Dec 2020