A railroad crossing signal test system includes a power source, a timer device configured to provide periodic electrical pulses, and first and second relays. The first relay can be configured to alternately provide the periodic electrical pulses to a left and right light of the railroad crossing signal. The second relay can be configured to alternately change a polarity of a common connection between the left light and the right light of the railroad crossing signal. The test system also includes a first switch configured to test a bell of the railroad crossing signal, a second switch configured to enable flashing of the left light according to the periodic electrical pulses, and a third switch configured to enable flashing of the right light according to the periodic electrical pulses. The system also includes test leads for electrically coupling the test system to test terminals of the railroad crossing signal.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
A railroad crossing signal test system includes a power source, a timer device configured to provide periodic electrical pulses, and first and second relays. The first relay can be configured to alternately provide the periodic electrical pulses to a left and right light of the railroad crossing signal. The second relay can be configured to alternately change a polarity of a common connection between the left light and the right light of the railroad crossing signal. The test system also includes a first switch configured to test a bell of 'the railroad crossing signal, a second switch configured to enable flashing o f the left light according to the periodic electrical pulses, and a third switch configured to enable flashing of the right light according to the periodic electrical pulses. The system also includes test leads for electrically coupling the test system to test terminals of the railroad crossing signal
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
B61L 29/28 - Dispositifs pour avertir le trafic routier que la barrière est fermée ou va se fermer ou que le train approche, p.ex. par avertisseurs visibles ou sonores par moyens électriques
B61L 29/30 - Surveillance, p.ex. aménagements du contrôle
3.
Grounded Operations Management System and Method Therefor
A grounded operations facilities management system is disclosed that can facilitate communications in grounded operations facilities. Specifically, a method is provided for managing and supervising trucks as they park in truck spots to await freight deposits. Check-in instances reflecting, among other things, the actual truck spot a fleet vehicle is parked in can be retrieved by a client from a server or database in operable communication with the client, and upon instantiation and execution of several processes, the check-in instance can be updated and retrieved/served as needed throughout the system. The system can be managed and controlled via a geofence, such that fleet vehicle operators can only check-in to particular truck spots when located within the geofence.
A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
G01F 23/02 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p.ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par tubes de niveau ou autres appareils impliquant une fenêtre ou un tube transparent pour observer directement le niveau à mesurer ou celui d'une colonne de liquide de communication libre avec la cuve principale du liquide
B67D 7/04 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour transférer des liquides à partir de récipients ou de réservoirs de stockage en vrac vers des véhicules ou des récipients portables, p.ex. pour la vente au détail pour transférer des carburants, des lubrifiants ou leurs mélanges
B67D 7/12 - Aménagements des dispositifs pour commander, indiquer, mesurer ou enregistrer la quantité ou le prix du liquide transféré actionnés par le mouvement du tuyau ou de l'orifice de distribution ou par des dispositifs qui leur sont associés
B67D 7/32 - Aménagements des dispositifs de sécurité ou d'alarme; Moyens pour empêcher un débit non autorisé du liquide
5.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION
A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
G01F 23/02 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p.ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par tubes de niveau ou autres appareils impliquant une fenêtre ou un tube transparent pour observer directement le niveau à mesurer ou celui d'une colonne de liquide de communication libre avec la cuve principale du liquide
B67D 7/04 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour transférer des liquides à partir de récipients ou de réservoirs de stockage en vrac vers des véhicules ou des récipients portables, p.ex. pour la vente au détail pour transférer des carburants, des lubrifiants ou leurs mélanges
B67D 7/12 - Aménagements des dispositifs pour commander, indiquer, mesurer ou enregistrer la quantité ou le prix du liquide transféré actionnés par le mouvement du tuyau ou de l'orifice de distribution ou par des dispositifs qui leur sont associés
B67D 7/32 - Aménagements des dispositifs de sécurité ou d'alarme; Moyens pour empêcher un débit non autorisé du liquide
Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for automated inventory control are provided. In embodiments, an operational workflow for providing automated inventory control includes automated data collection and automated image data analysis. The automated data collection includes capturing image data for a storage facility by a capturing device (e.g., an unmanned aerial system (UAS)). The automated image data analysis includes functionality to detect objects (e.g., containers, trailers, empty slots, and/or other objects) appearing in the image data (e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model), to identify the objects in the image data (e.g., using the ML model), to inspect the objects (e.g., including determining a condition and/or location of the objects) based on the collected image data and metadata associated with the image capturing device and correlated to the image data (e.g., using an advance mathematical rule-based analysis), and/or to generate results that may be used by an inventory management system.
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
G06Q 10/087 - Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks, p.ex. exécution des commandes, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/70 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique
G06V 20/17 - Scènes terrestres transmises par des avions ou des drones
G06V 20/40 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteurs; Montage des injecteurs
8.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD DIRECTIVE MANAGEMENT
A system for railroad directive management is presented. The system can receive a myriad of data related to a directive, track segments, and/or vehicle events on the track and/or track segments. Vehicle- and/or event-specific data can be compared with one or more thresholds, including force thresholds, temporal thresholds, environmental thresholds, and/or event thresholds to determine whether and what kind of directive modification should be instantiated. Specialized algorithms can be implemented to trace vehicle paths along the track to determine whether directive-related segments are traversed, and specialized clustering algorithms can be utilized to cluster data unique to a particular segment on a per-segment basis. The system can be integrated with existing track infrastructure and can further generate alerts to notify coupled systems and/or personnel of directives and/or modification thereof.
A method for assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard includes determining, using a first optimization model and outbound train schedule data, a first list of train block assignments for a planning horizon. The method further includes determining whether an unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero. The method further includes displaying the first list of train block assignments generated by the first optimization model on an electronic display in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is not greater than zero. The method further includes, in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero: determining and then displaying on the electronic display a second list of train block assignments for the planning horizon using a second optimization model and the outbound train schedule data.
A Railroad Tie Management System is disclosed that can provide an efficient and organized method of inspecting and auditing ties in a rail system. Tie mark files can be retrieved by a client from a server or database in operable communication with the client, and upon instantiation of an inspection process governed by the system, an inspection information table and tie grid can be generated. The tie grid can operable to receive commands from a user, and the inspection information table is operable to automatically increment and decrement fields contained within in response to changes within the tie grid. The tie grid can also be configured to incorporate data from tie scans and serve the data to the client in a useful and user-friendly manner.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
11.
Multi-objective systems and methods for optimally assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard
A method for assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard includes determining, using a first optimization model and historical train block volume data, a first list of train block assignments for a plurality of train blocks and a plurality of classification tracks of a classification bowl. The method further includes displaying the first list of train block assignments generated by the first optimization model if the volume of the train blocks is not greater than the total available track length of the classification tracks. The method further includes determining and displaying, using a second optimization model and the historical train block volume data, a second list of train block assignments for the plurality of train blocks and the plurality of classification tracks of the classification bowl if the volume of the plurality of train blocks is greater than the total available track length of the plurality of classification tracks.
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data associated with a railroad environment, extracting an asset from the first LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment, and superimposing the asset into a spatial model. The method also includes receiving a field indication associated with a modification to the railroad environment and modifying the spatial model in response to receiving the field indication associated with the modification to the railroad environment. The method further includes receiving second LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment and comparing the second LiDAR data to the modified spatial model.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 25/06 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position des appareils de la voie, p.ex. des aiguillages, des signaux
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G06Q 50/40 - Procédés d’affaires s’appliquant à l’industrie du transport (expédition G06Q 10/83)
A system and methods for mobile reporting of railroad operations. The system can estimate a current geographic location of railway assets, defects, and projects based on input from at least a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a graphical user interface (GUI). The system can display a geographic region of interest and estimate a location of a client device of the user based on geo-coded information. In this way, a network of users can determine a location of the railway assets, defects, and project locations and corresponding updates in real-time.
A system and methods for mobile reporting of railroad operations. The system can estimate a current geographic location of railway assets, defects, and projects based on input from at least a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a graphical user interface (GUI). The system can display a geographic region of interest and estimate a location of a client device of the user based on geo-coded information. In this way, a network of users can determine a location of the railway assets, defects, and project locations and corresponding updates in real-time.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 27/10 - Opérations, p.ex. planification ou emplois du temps
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
G06Q 50/40 - Procédés d’affaires s’appliquant à l’industrie du transport (expédition G06Q 10/83)
17.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL BLOCK OPERATIONAL STATUS CONTROL WITH LONG BLOCK TIME DELAY
A system and method for virtual block operational status control with long block time delay is presented. The present disclosure can advantageously increase the capacity and safety of the existing railroad track infrastructure used by the railroads by determining whether a virtual block is healthy or unhealthy. The long block mode can provide a coarse granularity on the presence of a train. In virtual block mode, the system can implement a finer granularity so the virtual aspects of the sub blocks can be realized. The present disclosure provides a long block mode that can provide the system an opportunity to analyze the potential tradeoffs between granularity and reliability by determining which mode (virtual block or long block) is best utilized in a given situation. The system can operate by default in long block mode and ignore the virtual block capabilities until absolutely needed.
B61L 23/18 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour commander le trafic dans une direction uniquement à commande automatique spécialement adaptés pour maintenir une distance de sécurité entre les véhicules ou les trains en fonction de la vitesse ou de la densité du trafic
B61L 27/40 - Traitement de rapports de position ou de données relatives aux véhicules côté voie
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
B61L 23/16 - Circuits de voie spécialement adaptés pour protéger des sections de la voie
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/00 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs
B25B 27/02 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
A system and method for providing virtual approach signaling between physical signaling components. The system and method can generate virtual approach signal indicators to increase an efficiency along a segment of track. The system can provide a signal for the locomotive to increase the speed at which the locomotive can travel along the segment of track based on the virtual approach signal indicators, rather than physical signal components. The system can provide enhanced safety along the segment of track by automating the virtual approach signal indicators for the locomotive. The system and method can provide a reduced cost through the efficiency gains along the railway by upgrading the virtual approach signal to an all-clear indication removing any speed restrictions previously binding the locomotive. The system and method can provide a modular signaling ability to enhance a capacity along the segment of track.
B61L 3/12 - Dispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p.ex. pour relâcher les freins, pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur à des endroits choisis le long de la voie, p.ex. à commande intermittente à commande électrique utilisant des ondes radio
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
B61L 27/20 - Commande côté voie de la sécurité du déplacement d'un véhicule ou d'un train , p.ex. calcul des courbes de freinage
A system and method for providing virtual approach signaling between physical signaling components. The system and method can generate virtual approach signal indicators to increase an efficiency along a segment of track. The system can provide a signal for the locomotive to increase the speed at which the locomotive can travel along the segment of track based on the virtual approach signal indicators, rather than physical signal components. The system can provide enhanced safety along the segment of track by automating the virtual approach signal indicators for the locomotive. The system and method can provide a reduced cost through the efficiency gains along the railway by upgrading the virtual approach signal to an all-clear indication removing any speed restrictions previously binding the locomotive. The system and method can provide a modular signaling ability to enhance a capacity along the segment of track.
Methods and systems for providing automated asset management are provided. In embodiments, an asset data collector is configured to automatically collect asset data associated with assets in an intermodal facility according to a mission plan. An automated data collection configurator is configured to configure the mission plan based on one or more parameters and to instantiate the asset data collector to initiate collection of the asset data according to the mission plan. An automated asset data analyzer is configured to identify data in which one or more assets appear, to identify the one or more assets detected in the set of data, to inspect, based on the set of data in which the one or more assets are detected, the one or more assets to determine a condition of the one or more assets, and to output the condition of the one or more assets.
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
23.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
24.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
25.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a "restricting" indication to an "approach" or "clear and accelerate" indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 27/20 - Commande côté voie de la sécurité du déplacement d'un véhicule ou d'un train , p.ex. calcul des courbes de freinage
B61L 23/18 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour commander le trafic dans une direction uniquement à commande automatique spécialement adaptés pour maintenir une distance de sécurité entre les véhicules ou les trains en fonction de la vitesse ou de la densité du trafic
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteurs; Montage des injecteurs
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteurs; Montage des injecteurs
28.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
29.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD SMART FLASHER LAMPS
A smart lamp system and method for monitoring a status of LEDs. The system can provide LED status monitoring using a logic controller communicating with at least one strip of LEDs. The system can utilize the logic controller to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the at least one strip of LEDs based on a physical position of a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches incorporated within a smart lamp housing. The system can provide a hardware architecture to interface the logic controller with a power-line communication (PLC) transceiver. The system can establish a communication protocol between the PLC transceiver and a PLC receiver to efficiently communicate the statuses of the LEDs. The logic controller can generate a payload including a binary representation of the unique ID of the smart lamp and the statuses of the LEDs and transmit the payload to the PLC transceiver.
H05B 45/58 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LED; Circuits de protection impliquant la détection de fin de vie des LED
H05B 45/46 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] - Détails des circuits de charge à LED avec un contrôle actif à l'intérieur d'une matrice de LED les diodes étant disposées parallèlement
H05B 45/52 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LED; Circuits de protection dans un ensemble parallèle de LED
H05B 45/54 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LED; Circuits de protection dans un ensemble sériel de LED
30.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WEAR DETECTION OF RAILROAD VEHICLE WHEELS
A railroad wheel impact load detection test panel includes a secondary instrumentation rail proximate a field side of a primary or running rail of a section of railroad track, and elevated a prescribed distance so that the wheels of a rail car traverse the instrumentation rail within the test panel. The instrumentation rail includes an optical strain gauge to sense the wheel impact load. The sensed impact data is correlated with wheel damage signatures to identify wheels to be restored or replaced before failure occurs.
B61K 9/12 - Mesure ou surveillance des jantes des roues
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
G01L 5/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour la mesure des forces, du travail, de la puissance mécanique ou du couple, spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuées; Architectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
32.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL DEFICIENCIES IN RAILWAY ENVIRONMENT OBJECTS
In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a machine vision device, an image of an object in a railway environment. The machine vision device is attached to a first train car that is moving in a first direction along a first railroad track of the railway environment. The method also includes analyzing, by the machine vision device, the image of the object using one or more machine vision algorithms to determine a value associated with the object. The method further includes determining, by the machine vision device, that the value associated with the object indicates a potential deficiency of the object and communicating, by the machine vision device, an alert to a component external to the first train car. The alert comprises an indication of the potential deficiency of the object.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/00 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains
B61L 27/40 - Traitement de rapports de position ou de données relatives aux véhicules côté voie
33.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PRUNING VIA DYNAMIC PARTITION MANAGEMENT
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuées; Architectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
34.
ON-BOARD THERMAL TRACK MISALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
An on-board thermal track misalignment detection system method therefor is presented. The system can use on-board locomotive sensors attached to an end-of-train device to detect (on the edge), signs and symptoms of thermal misalignments of the track. Once detected an alert can be transmitted to prevent potential derailments. The system can also include a forward-facing and rearward-facing imaging sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR sensor, etc). The system can wirelessly communicate (e.g., via radio) with a leading locomotive to ensure proper air pressure and location. The system can be powered by an on-board battery and/or air pressure device. Advantageously, the system can calculate whether any rail deviation is significant (e.g., via one or more threshold values). The system can also leverage image processing functionality, executed by one or more processors) to find the centerline and the distance between the tracks.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
Methods and systems for filtering a trigger signal from an encoder (120) for triggering an image capturing device (140). In embodiments, a trigger signal may be received as an input signal from an encoder (120) including a sequence of pulses for triggering the image capturing device (140). In embodiments, an average pulse frequency of the trigger signal over a period of time may be determined based on sampling a number of pulses in the trigger signal over the period of time, and frequency restrictions may be applied to the average pulse frequency to generate a trigger frequency. In embodiments, an output frequency may be determined based on the trigger frequency, and a pulse width modulation, PWM, signal having a frequency based on the output frequency may be determined for triggering the image capturing device.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61K 9/10 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie pour détecter les fissures dans les rails ou dans leurs soudures
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
H03K 5/1252 - Suppression ou limitation du bruit ou des interférences
36.
SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LADING MEASUREMENT IN A RAIL CAR
A rail vehicle includes a truck having wheels for engaging a railroad track, a bolster supported by the truck, and a tank supported by the bolster for storing a lading. A measurement system measures the level of the lading within the tank and includes gauges and a controller. The gauges are disposed at selected points on the bolster for sensing at least one of lateral and longitudinal localized displacement experienced by the bolster during motion of the rail vehicle. The controller calculates the level of the lading within the tank and compensates for changes in the level of the lading during motion of the rail vehicle in response to signals generated by the gauges.
G01F 23/20 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p.ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par mesurage du poids, p.ex. pour déterminer le niveau d'un gaz liquéfié stocké
G01F 23/00 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p.ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme
G01F 25/20 - Test ou étalonnage des appareils pour la mesure du volume, du débit volumétrique ou du niveau des liquides, ou des appareils pour compter par volume des appareils pour mesurer le niveau des liquides
G01G 19/04 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser des objets à roues ou roulants, p.ex. des véhicules pour peser des véhicules de chemin de fer
G01N 3/08 - Recherche des propriétés mécaniques des matériaux solides par application d'une contrainte mécanique par application d'efforts permanents de traction ou de compression
G01N 27/90 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault
37.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PRUNING VIA DYNAMIC PARTITION MANAGEMENT
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuées; Architectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
38.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PRUNING VIA DYNAMIC PARTITION MANAGEMENT
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuées; Architectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
39.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING IMAGE CAPTURING MODULES
In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a camera of an image capturing module, a first image of a target. The image capturing module and a drum are attached to a fixture and the target is attached to the drum. The method also includes determining a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target, determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels, and determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size. The drum encoder rate is programmed into a drum encoder. The method further includes capturing, by the camera, a second image of the target while the target is rotated about an axis of the drum, determining a number of longitudinal pixels in a longitudinal pitch distance of the second image, and comparing the number of lateral pixels to the number of longitudinal pixels.
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
G01C 25/00 - Fabrication, étalonnage, nettoyage ou réparation des instruments ou des dispositifs mentionnés dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
A system and method for automating workflow and performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
A smart lamp system and method for monitoring a status of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The system can provide LED status monitoring using a logic controller communicating with at least one strip of LEDs. The system can utilize the logic controller to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the at least one strip of LEDs based on a physical position of a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches incorporated within a smart lamp housing. The system can provide a hardware architecture to interface the logic controller with a power-line communication (PLC) transceiver. The system can establish a communication protocol between the PLC transceiver and a PLC receiver to efficiently communicate the statuses of the LEDs. The logic controller can generate a payload including a binary representation of the unique ID of the smart lamp and the statuses of the LEDs and transmit the payload to the PLC transceiver.
Methods and systems for selection of a control speed for a remote-controlled vehicle based on rulesets applied to control nodes within a viewing window. In embodiments, a viewing window including control nodes, each having a having ruleset defining operating conditions associated therewith, may be determined. The ruleset for a control node may define operating limitations (e.g., speed limitations, orientation limitations, etc.) at the control node. In embodiments, a control speed plan for the viewing window may be generated based on the operating conditions for each control node within the current viewing window based on the limitations associated with each control node. The control speed plan may include an optimal control speed at each control node within the viewing window and a speed profile indicating an acceleration or deceleration curve to be followed through each of the optimal control speeds in the control speed plan when executing the control speed plan.
Methods and systems for selection of a control speed for a remote-controlled vehicle based on rulesets applied to control nodes within a viewing window. In embodiments, a viewing window including control nodes, each having a having ruleset defining operating conditions associated therewith, may be determined. The ruleset for a control node may define operating limitations (e.g., speed limitations, orientation limitations, etc.) at the control node. In embodiments, a control speed plan for the viewing window may be generated based on the operating conditions for each control node within the current viewing window based on the limitations associated with each control node. The control speed plan may include an optimal control speed at each control node within the viewing window and a speed profile indicating an acceleration or deceleration curve to be followed through each of the optimal control speeds in the control speed plan when executing the control speed plan.
An apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium provide for intelligently managing distribution of certificates of transportations (COTs). In embodiments, an application server is configiured to execute an algorithmic distribution application configured to manage distribution of available COTs based on a plurality of bid requests received from bidders. The algorithmic distribution application may not merely determine a winner of an online auction by determining a bidder that placed the largest bid, but may include functionality to intelligently determine whether all available COTs have been requested or not, and to adjust the allocation of the available COTs to the requesting bidders according to the availability of the COTs, as well as to dynamically determine a price of the allocated COTs, which may not always be a maximum bid of the winning but may be adjusted based on the allocation of the available COTs to the requested bids.
A method for switching railcars at a railroad yard includes accessing a list of selected railcars for an outgoing train. The method further includes generating a plurality of train consists that each comply with a set of train rules. The method further includes displaying indications of the generated train consists and their associated number of railyard switch moves on an electronic display. The method further includes receiving a user selection of a desired train consist from the plurality of displayed train consists. The method further includes generating a plurality of switch lists according to the desired train consist and a current inventory of railcars in the railyard. The switch lists include instructions about how to form the desired train consist in the railyard. The method further includes displaying the plurality of switch lists on the electronic display.
A system and method for calibrating a machine vision system on the undercarriage of a rail vehicle while the rail vehicle is in the field is presented. The system enables operators to calibrate the machine vision system without having to remove the machine vision system from the undercarriage of the rail vehicle. The system can capture, by a camera of an image capturing module, a first image of a target. The image capturing module and a drum can be attached to a fixture and the target can be attached to the drum. The system can also determine a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target, determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels, and determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size. The drum encoder rate can be programmed into a drum encoder.
A system and method for monitoring a roadway by comparing captured images to image inconsistencies caused by lost or unnecessary motion and for minimizing lost or unnecessary motion of an axle of a vehicle and filtering erroneous pulses of an electrical signal to generate a trigger signal to capture images is presented. The system enables the minimization of image artifacts causing distortion in an image. The system can take images of a target, compute an object pixel size of the image to ensure calibration of longitudinal measurements, and calibrate the rotary encoder with the camera of the machine vision system. The system can enable calibration of the locomotive components in the field to compensate for the misalignment of the machine vision system and provide safe travels.
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
51.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING TRACK MAINTENANCE
In one embodiment, a method includes generating a first visual representation of a location of a railroad station in relation to a railroad track, receiving a request for a first maintenance window, and determining that the first maintenance window is associated with the railroad station. The method further includes determining a first time period and generating a second visual representation of information associated with the railroad station during the first time period. The information includes an indication of a time that a train is scheduled to cross the railroad station during the time period. The information also includes an indication of a time duration for a second maintenance window that has been requested during the time period.
G06Q 10/0631 - Planification, affectation, distribution ou ordonnancement de ressources d’entreprises ou d’organisations
E01B 37/00 - Pose, entretien, renouvellement ou enlèvement du ballast ou de la voie, non prévus dans un seul des groupes
G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
A smart lamp system and method for monitoring a status of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The system can provide LED status monitoring using a logic controller communicating with at least one strip of LEDs. The system can utilize the logic controller to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the at least one strip of LEDs based on a physical position of a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches incorporated within a smart lamp housing. The system can provide a hardware architecture to interface the logic controller with a power-line communication (PLC) transceiver. The system can establish a communication protocol between the PLC transceiver and a PLC receiver to efficiently communicate the statuses of the LEDs. The logic controller can generate a payload including a binary representation of the unique ID of the smart lamp and the statuses of the LEDs and transmit the payload to the PLC transceiver.
A wedge driver and method therefor is presented. A wedge driver can be operably coupled to different ends of a link joiner to drive a wedge therebetween to form a single link. The wedge driver can also drive the wedge out of the link joiner. The present disclosure provides the benefit of allowing the safe and effective removal of the link joiner by preventing violent or forceful decoupling of a link joiner. The wedge driver can include a trunk, a first prong, a second prong, a bolt, and a driver. The driver can be spring enabled, such that the driver can recede into the trunk as the bolt egresses the trunk. A bolt of the wedge driver can push a driver out of the trunk to axially drive the wedge into (or out of) a link joiner without rotating the wedge.
B21L 1/00 - Fabrication de chaînes ou de maillons de chaînes par cintrage de barres, fils ou bandes pour former des maillons de forme ovale ou d'une autre forme simple
B21L 21/00 - Outils ou ustensiles pour la réparation des chaînes, par des opérations de travail des métaux, p.ex. pour retirer les maillons de chaînes déformés
54.
AUTOMATED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EVENT DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS ENGINE FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF UNSTRUCTURED DATA
A system and method for performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can enable accurate detection of the enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events using an automation workflow engine. The system can perform root cause analysis based on at least one analysis model. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data points characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data points to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event.
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuées; Architectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - Indexation; Structures de données à cet effet; Structures de stockage
56.
DEVICES AND TOOLING SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF DYNAMIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON RAILROAD VEHICLES
Devices and/or tooling systems for performing maintenance of dynamic weight management (DWM) systems on railroad vehicles are provided. In embodiments, the devices may include specialized devices or tools configured for removing and/or installing various DWM components. In embodiments, the removal/installation devices may include a DWM cover plate removal device, a DWM crank and shaft removal device, and/or a DWM bushing maintenance device. In embodiments, the DWM cover plate removal device may be configured to remove a cover plate of a DWM system attached to a frame of a truck assembly of a railroad vehicle, the DWM crank and shaft removal device may be configured to remove a DWM main shaft and/or a DWM chain crank from a DWM system, and the DWM bushing maintenance device may be configured to install and/or remove a frame bushing from and/or into a frame bushing opening within a frame of a DWM system.
B61F 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
B61C 15/04 - Maintien ou augmentation de la force de démarrage ou de freinage par des dispositifs et des mesures auxiliaires; Mesures contre le patinage des roues; Commande de la distribution de l'effort de traction entre les roues motrices par commande de l'adhérence des roues, p.ex. par des poids mobiles, des parties pesantes ou par des dispositifs magnétiques
57.
DEVICES AND TOOLING SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF DYNAMYIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON RAILROAD VEHICLES
Devices and/or tooling systems for performing maintenance of dynamic weight management (DWM) systems on railroad vehicles are provided. In embodiments, the devices may include specialized devices or tools configured for removing and/or installing various DWM components. In embodiments, the removal/installation devices may include a DWM cover plate removal device, a DWM crank and shaft removal device, and/or a DWM bushing maintenance device. In embodiments, the DWM cover plate removal device may be configured to remove a cover plate of a DWM system attached to a frame of a truck assembly of a railroad vehicle, the DWM crank and shaft removal device may be configured to remove a DWM main shaft and/or a DWM chain crank from a DWM system, and the DWM bushing maintenance device may be configured to install and/or remove a frame bushing from and/or into a frame bushing opening within a frame of a DWM system.
B23P 19/027 - Machines effectuant simplement l'assemblage ou la séparation de pièces ou d'objets métalliques entre eux ou des pièces métalliques avec des pièces non métalliques, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation; Outils ou dispositifs à cet effet dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas prévus dans d'autres classes pour le montage d'objets à la presse, ou pour le démontage de ces objets utilisant des moyens hydrauliques ou pneumatiques
B61F 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
58.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING LOST MOTION OF AN AXLE OF A VEHICLE AND FILTERING ERRONEOUS ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
A system and method for monitoring a roadway by comparing captured images to image inconsistencies caused by lost or unnecessary motion and for minimizing lost or unnecessary motion of an axle of a vehicle and filtering erroneous pulses of an electrical signal to generate a trigger signal to capture images is presented. The system enables the minimization of image artifacts causing distortion in an image. The system can take images of a target, compute an object pixel size of the image to ensure calibration of longitudinal measurements, and calibrate the rotary encoder with the camera of the machine vision system. The system can enable calibration of the locomotive components in the field to compensate for the misalignment of the machine vision system and provide safe travels.
A locked-axle spring compression system and method configured to raise a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the raised wheel along a rail is presented. In one embodiment, the present disclosure discloses a system that can raise the locked-axle rail wheel (110) off the rail and allowing the locked-axle train to be transported off the main line. One or more coil springs (104) can be disposed between the truck frame (702) and the journal box (102) to distribute the weight of the train and forces acting thereon. The present disclosure provides a technological solution missing from conventional systems by at least providing a platform for an actuator configured to exert a force on one or more train elements to compress the coil springs (104) and allow the locked-axle wheel (110) to be raised off a surface (e.g., railroad track rail), by overcoming the coil spring pressure to raise the wheel off the rail.
B61K 5/02 - Dispositifs fixés sur les véhicules; Plaques tournantes incorporées aux véhicules
B61F 5/30 - Boîtes d'essieux montées mobiles sur ressorts dans le châssis des véhicules ou des bogies
B60S 9/10 - Dispositifs sur les véhicules, venant en contact avec le sol, pour supporter, soulever ou manœuvrer le véhicule, entièrement ou en partie, p.ex. crics incorporés pour uniquement soulever ou supporter par pression d'un fluide
B60S 9/22 - Moyens de fixation aux véhicules des dispositifs de levage, de support ou de manœuvre
A crane-less locked axle cradle system configured to lift a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the lifted wheel along a rail is presented. The present disclosure discloses a system that can lift the locked-axle wheel off the rail with no crane thereby allowing the train with a locked axle to be transported off the mainline in a shorter period of time. A cradle system can have two parts (male and female members with wedges and rail wheels) that can be mated with each other around a rail wheel. As the male and female members are pulled together, locked wheel engagers can couple with different portions of the locked-axle wheel, causing the locked-axle wheel to lift off the rail given the gradient of the wedge or rotation of the wheel. In another embodiment, the wheel lifting can be assisted by an air bag, hydraulic cylinder, jack, or other.
Methods and systems for in-service inspection of freight car axles are provided. A camber angle of a wheel attached to a target axle is measured at one or more points in a revolution of the wheel. A determination of whether a defect is present in the target axle is made based on the measured camber angle at the one or more points in the revolution of the wheel. A determination that a defect is present in the target axle is made when a camber angle of the wheel at one or more points in the revolution of the wheel exceeds a threshold, and/or a determination that a defect is not present is made when no camber angle of the wheel at any point in the revolution of the wheel exceeds the predetermined threshold. An alert is generated in response to determining that a defect is present.
G01B 11/275 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour tester l'alignement des axes pour tester l'alignement des roues
A locked-axle spring compression system and method configured to raise a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the raised wheel along a rail is presented. In one embodiment, the present disclosure discloses a system that can raise the locked-axle rail wheel off the rail and allowing the locked-axle train to be transported off the main line. One or more coil springs can be disposed between the truck frame and the journal box to distribute the weight of the train and forces acting thereon. The present disclosure provides a technological solution missing from conventional systems by at least providing a platform for an actuator configured to exert a force on one or more train elements to compress the coil springs and allow the locked-axle wheel to be raised off a surface (e.g., railroad track rail), by overcoming the coil spring pressure to raise the wheel off the rail.
A locked-axle spring compression system and method configured to raise a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the raised wheel along a rail is presented. In one embodiment, the present disclosure discloses a system that can raise the locked-axle rail wheel off the rail and allowing the locked-axle train to be transported off the main line. One or more coil springs can be disposed between the truck frame and the journal box to distribute the weight of the train and forces acting thereon. The present disclosure provides a technological solution missing from conventional systems by at least providing a platform for an actuator configured to exert a force on one or more train elements to compress the coil springs and allow the locked-axle wheel to be raised off a surface (e.g., railroad track rail), by overcoming the coil spring pressure to raise the wheel off the rail.
A crane-less locked axle cradle system configured to lift a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the lifted wheel along a rail is presented. The present disclosure discloses a system that can lift the locked-axle wheel off the rail with no crane thereby allowing the train with a locked axle to be transported off the mainline in a shorter period of time. A cradle system can have two parts (male and female members with wedges and rail wheels) that can be mated with each other around a rail wheel. As the male and female members are pulled together, locked wheel engagers can couple with different portions of the locked-axle wheel, causing the locked-axle wheel to lift off the rail given the gradient of the wedge or rotation of the wheel. In another embodiment, the wheel lifting can be assisted by an air bag, hydraulic cylinder jack, or other.
Methods and systems for detecting and measuring physical conditions of a railroad track based on image-based distance measurements are provided. In embodiments, at least one object associated with a condition of a railroad track is detected in at least one image. A first point and a second point on the at least one object is detected. A pixel distance between the first point and the second point is measured, and a physical distance-based measurement of the condition of the railroad track is determined, using a conversion model, based on the pixel distance between the first point and the second point. An alert is generated when the physical distance-based measurement of the condition of the railroad track exceeds a predetermined threshold.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
66.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD TRACK GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT
Methods and systems for detecting and measuring physical conditions of a railroad track based on image-based distance measurements are provided. In embodiments, at least one object associated with a condition of a railroad track is detected in at least one image. A first point and a second point on the at least one object is detected. A pixel distance between the first point and the second point is measured, and a physical distance-based measurement of the condition of the railroad track is determined, using a conversion model, based on the pixel distance between the first point and the second point. An alert is generated when the physical distance-based measurement of the condition of the railroad track exceeds a predetermined threshold.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
G01M 5/00 - Examen de l'élasticité des structures ou ouvrages, p.ex. fléchissement de ponts ou d'ailes d'avions
A precipitation shield device, and/or methods of manufacturing and/or using the shield device are provided. The shield device of embodiments includes functionality to prevent accumulation of precipitation over an imaging sensor. In embodiments, the shield device includes a base that enables the shield device to be mounted onto an imaging sensor. A shield body may be defined by two end walls and two lateral walls disposed around a central opening of the shield body. During operation, the central opening is aligned with a window of the imaging sensor. In embodiments, the end walls may have a surface configured to control an airflow flowing over the shield device to create a vortex over the central opening of the shield device. In embodiments, the vortex created over the central opening may deflect precipitation away from the central opening and may prevent the precipitation from accumulating over the window of the imaging sensor.
B60S 1/56 - Nettoyage des pare-brise, fenêtres ou dispositifs optiques spécialement adaptés pour nettoyer d'autres parties ou dispositifs que les fenêtres avant ou les pare-brise
B60S 1/54 - Nettoyage des pare-brise, fenêtres ou dispositifs optiques utilisant un gaz, p.ex. air chaud
68.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AXLE BODY AND FILET CRACKS IN RAIL VEHICLES
Methods and systems for in-service inspection of freight car axles are provided. A camber angle of a wheel attached to a target axle is measured at one or more points in a revolution of the wheel. A determination of whether a defect is present in the target axle is made based on the measured camber angle at the one or more points in the revolution of the wheel. A determination that a defect is present in the target axle is made when a camber angle of the wheel at one or more points in the revolution of the wheel exceeds a threshold, and/or a determination that a defect is not present is made when no camber angle of the wheel at any point in the revolution of the wheel exceeds the predetermined threshold. An alert is generated in response to determining that a defect is present.
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
G01B 11/275 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour tester l'alignement des axes pour tester l'alignement des roues
69.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SENSOR PRECIPITATION AND DEBRIS DEFLECTION
A precipitation shield device, and/or methods of manufacturing and/or using the shield device are provided. The shield device of embodiments includes functionality to prevent accumulation of precipitation over an imaging sensor. In embodiments, the shield device includes a base that enables the shield device to be mounted onto an imaging sensor. A shield body may be defined by two end walls and two lateral walls disposed around a central opening of the shield body. During operation, the central opening is aligned with a window of the imaging sensor. In embodiments, the end walls may have a surface configured to control an airflow flowing over the shield device to create a vortex over the central opening of the shield device. In embodiments, the vortex created over the central opening may deflect precipitation away from the central opening and may prevent the precipitation from accumulating over the window of the imaging sensor.
G03B 11/04 - Parasoleils ou couvercles pour évincer la lumière indésirable sur les objectifs, viseurs ou auxiliaires de mise au point
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
70.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS WELDED RAIL RISK MODELING
A system for modeling risk of rail buckling in railroad infrastructure is presented. The system can receive a myriad of data related to railroad tracks and/or railroad operations, and weight the data using specially-designed weighting factors that can be unique to each data type. The weighted data can be transformed via specialized algorithms to generate location scores reflective of a risk isolated to a particular area. The system can further utilize additional specialized algorithms to elucidate how such isolated risk can be extrapolated from one location to another. The system can implement a multilayer approach, formulating one or more layers of risk models and aggregating such models into an overarching risk model that can more-accurately forecast risk of rail buckling in a railroad track.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for automated inventory control are provided. In embodiments, an operational workflow for providing automated inventory control includes automated data collection and automated image data analysis. The automated data collection includes capturing image data for a storage facility by a capturing device (e.g., an unmanned aerial system (UAS)). The automated image data analysis includes functionality to detect objects (e.g., containers, trailers, empty slots, and/or other objects) appearing in the image data (e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model), to identify the objects in the image data (e.g., using the ML model), to inspect the objects (e.g., including determining a condition and/or location of the objects) based on the collected image data and metadata associated with the image capturing device and correlated to the image data (e.g., using an advance mathematical rule-based analysis), and/or to generate results that may be used by an inventory management system.
G06Q 10/087 - Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks, p.ex. exécution des commandes, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G01S 5/16 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant des ondes électromagnétiques autres que les ondes radio
G06V 10/22 - Prétraitement de l’image par la sélection d’une région spécifique contenant ou référençant une forme; Localisation ou traitement de régions spécifiques visant à guider la détection ou la reconnaissance
G06V 20/17 - Scènes terrestres transmises par des avions ou des drones
G06V 20/40 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p.ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
B64U 101/26 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques à la fabrication ou à l’entretien à la fabrication, à l’inspection ou à la réparation
72.
UNMANNED VEHICLE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION AND ANALYSING OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSETS
Methods and systems for providing automated asset management are provided. In embodiments, an asset data collector is configured to automatically collect asset data associated with assets in an intermodal facility according to a mission plan. An automated data collection configurator is configured to configure the mission plan based on one or more parameters and to instantiate the asset data collector to initiate collection of the asset data according to the mission plan. An automated asset data analyzer is configured to identify data in which one or more assets appear, to identify the one or more assets detected in the set of data, to inspect, based on the set of data in which the one or more assets are detected, the one or more assets to determine a condition of the one or more assets, and to output the condition of the one or more assets.
G06Q 10/063 - Recherche, analyse ou gestion opérationnelles
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
B64U 101/26 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques à la fabrication ou à l’entretien à la fabrication, à l’inspection ou à la réparation
B64U 101/31 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques à l’imagerie, à la photographie ou à la vidéographie à la surveillance
73.
Railroad operations image detection and identification system and method therefor
Methods and systems for providing automated asset management are provided. In embodiments, an asset data collector is configured to automatically collect asset data associated with assets in an intermodal facility according to a mission plan. An automated data collection configurator is configured to configure the mission plan based on one or more parameters and to instantiate the asset data collector to initiate collection of the asset data according to the mission plan. An automated asset data analyzer is configured to identify data in which one or more assets appear, to identify the one or more assets detected in the set of data, to inspect, based on the set of data in which the one or more assets are detected, the one or more assets to determine a condition of the one or more assets, and to output the condition of the one or more assets.
Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for automated inventory control are provided. In embodiments, an operational workflow for providing automated inventory control includes automated data collection and automated image data analysis. The automated data collection includes capturing image data for a storage facility by a capturing device (e.g., an unmanned aerial system (UAS)). The automated image data analysis includes functionality to detect objects (e.g., containers, trailers, empty slots, and/or other objects) appearing in the image data (e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model), to identify the objects in the image data (e.g., using the ML model), to inspect the objects (e.g., including determining a condition and/or location of the objects) based on the collected image data and metadata associated with the image capturing device and correlated to the image data (e.g., using an advance mathematical rule-based analysis), and/or to generate results that may be used by an inventory management system.
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
G06Q 10/087 - Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks, p.ex. exécution des commandes, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/70 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique
G06V 20/17 - Scènes terrestres transmises par des avions ou des drones
G06V 20/40 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
In one embodiment, a probe includes a first facet associated with a first pressure port operable to measure a first wind pressure, a second facet associated with a second pressure port operable to measure a second wind pressure, and a third facet associated with a third pressure port operable to measure a third wind pressure. The second facet is adjacent to the first facet and the third facet adjacent to the second facet. The probe further includes a fourth facet adjacent to the third facet and a fifth facet adjacent to the fourth facet and to the first facet. The first facet, the second facet, the third facet, the fourth facet, and the fifth facet are located between a first end portion and a second end portion of the probe.
G01P 5/14 - Mesure de la vitesse des fluides, p.ex. d'un courant atmosphérique; Mesure de la vitesse de corps, p.ex. navires, aéronefs, par rapport à des fluides en mesurant les différences de pression dans le fluide
B61L 23/00 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains
G01P 13/02 - Indication de la direction uniquement, p.ex. par une girouette
Methods, systems, and devices for determining the integrity of an engine harness are provided. In embodiments, an engine harness tester may include a power source providing an input voltage, a voltage regulator configured to convert an input voltage to an operating voltage, which may be applied to individual circuits that include segments of the engine harness routed through corresponding injectors, and a display for displaying the condition of each segment of the engine harness. In embodiments, the condition of a respective segment may include the condition of the electrical continuity of the individual circuit including the respective individual segment. The display of the engine harness tester may include a plurality of status indicators, each status indicator configured to display the condition of a respective individual segment of the engine harness.
G01R 31/00 - Dispositions pour tester les propriétés électriques; Dispositions pour la localisation des pannes électriques; Dispositions pour tests électriques caractérisées par ce qui est testé, non prévues ailleurs
G01R 19/165 - Indication de ce qu'un courant ou une tension est, soit supérieur ou inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée, soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'une plage de valeurs prédéterminée
Methods, systems, and devices for determining the integrity of an engine harness are provided. In embodiments, an engine harness tester may include a power source providing an input voltage, a voltage regulator configured to convert an input voltage to an operating voltage, which may be applied to individual circuits that include segments of the engine harness routed through corresponding injectors, and a display for displaying the condition of each segment of the engine harness. In embodiments, the condition of a respective segment may include the condition of the electrical continuity of the individual circuit including the respective individual segment. The display of the engine harness tester may include a plurality of status indicators, each status indicator configured to display the condition of a respective individual segment of the engine harness.
G01R 31/00 - Dispositions pour tester les propriétés électriques; Dispositions pour la localisation des pannes électriques; Dispositions pour tests électriques caractérisées par ce qui est testé, non prévues ailleurs
G01R 31/58 - Test de lignes, de câbles ou de conducteurs
G01R 31/60 - Identification des fils dans un câble multiconducteur
G01R 31/08 - Localisation de défauts dans les câbles, les lignes de transmission ou les réseaux
In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by an auxiliary power controller, a first selection of one or more power input sources from a plurality of power input sources. The method also includes determining, by the auxiliary power controller, a first selection of one or more power consuming devices from a plurality of power consuming devices. The method further includes managing, by the auxiliary power controller, transfer of auxiliary power from the first selection of the one or more power input sources to the first selection of the one or more power consuming devices.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
Produits et services
(1) Downloadable mobile applications for facilitating the transfer of shipments at an intermodal facility. (1) Freight management services, namely, shipment and transportation logistics; transportation management services for intermodal facilities.
(2) Intermodal transportation operation services.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
Produits et services
(1) Downloadable mobile applications for facilitating the transfer of shipments at an intermodal facility. (1) Freight management services, namely, shipment and transportation logistics; transportation management services for intermodal facilities.
(2) Intermodal transportation operation services.
In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by an auxiliary power controller, a first selection of one or more power input sources from a plurality of power input sources. The method also includes determining, by the auxiliary power controller, a first selection of one or more power consuming devices from a plurality of power consuming devices. The method further includes managing, by the auxiliary power controller, transfer of auxiliary power from the first selection of the one or more power input sources to the first selection of the one or more power consuming devices.
A method of railroad track control includes partitioning a physical track block into a plurality of virtual track blocks, the physical track block defined by first and second insulated joints disposed at corresponding first and second ends of a length of railroad track. The presence of an electrical circuit discontinuity in one of the plurality of virtual track blocks; is detected and in response a corresponding virtual track block position code indicating the presence of the discontinuity in the one of the plurality of virtual track blocks is generated.
B61L 11/08 - Manœuvre des aiguillages à partir du véhicule ou par le passage du véhicule utilisant l'action réciproque électrique ou magnétique entre véhicule et voie
Methods and systems for selection of a control speed for a remote-controlled vehicle based on rulesets applied to control nodes within a viewing window. In embodiments, a viewing window including control nodes, each having a having ruleset defining operating conditions associated therewith, may be determined. The ruleset for a control node may define operating limitations (e.g., speed limitations, orientation limitations, etc.) at the control node. In embodiments, a control speed plan for the viewing window may be generated based on the operating conditions for each control node within the current viewing window based on the limitations associated with each control node. The control speed plan may include an optimal control speed at each control node within the viewing window and a speed profile indicating an acceleration or deceleration curve to be followed through each of the optimal control speeds in the control speed plan when executing the control speed plan.
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an object reconstruction module, a first image and a second image. The first image includes a first region of an object and the second image comprises a second region of the object. The method also includes identifying, by the object reconstruction module, a transitional image. The transitional image includes the first region of the object and the second region of the object. The method further includes determining, by the object reconstruction module, that the first region of the object in the transitional image and the first region of the object in the first image are equivalent regions and generating, by the object reconstruction module, a reconstruction of the object using the first image and the transitional image. The reconstruction of the object includes the first region of the object and the second region of the object and excludes equivalent regions.
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
G06T 7/50 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
86.
On-board thermal track misalignment detection system and method therefor
An on-board thermal track misalignment detection system method therefor is presented. The system can use on-board locomotive sensors attached to an end-of-train device to detect (on the edge), signs and symptoms of thermal misalignments of the track. Once detected an alert can be transmitted to prevent potential derailments. The system can also include a forward-facing and rearward-facing imaging sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR sensor, etc). The system can wirelessly communicate (e.g., via radio) with a leading locomotive to ensure proper air pressure and location. The system can be powered by an on-board battery and/or air pressure device. Advantageously, the system can calculate whether any rail deviation is significant (e.g., via one or more threshold values). The system can also leverage image processing functionality, executed by one or more processors) to find the centerline and the distance between the tracks.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
H04N 23/54 - Montage de tubes analyseurs, de capteurs d'images électroniques, de bobines de déviation ou de focalisation
H04N 23/90 - Agencement de caméras ou de modules de caméras, p. ex. de plusieurs caméras dans des studios de télévision ou des stades de sport
87.
ON-BOARD THERMAL TRACK MISALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
An on-board thermal track misalignment detection system method therefor is presented. The system can use on-board locomotive sensors attached to an end-of-train device to detect (on the edge), signs and symptoms of thermal misalignments of the track. Once detected an alert can be transmitted to prevent potential derailments. The system can also include a forward-facing and rearward-facing imaging sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR sensor, etc). The system can wirelessly communicate (e.g., via radio) with a leading locomotive to ensure proper air pressure and location. The system can be powered by an on-board battery and/or air pressure device. Advantageously, the system can calculate whether any rail deviation is significant (e.g., via one or more threshold values). The system can also leverage image processing functionality, executed by one or more processors) to find the centerline and the distance between the tracks.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
88.
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
89.
APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, & METHODS FOR ENGINE DOWEL INSTALLATION
A drill jig apparatus configured to be coupled to a locomotive bedplate is presented. The apparatus can include a first member and a second member. The first member can be configured to attach a drill to provide stability while drilling, and the second member can be operably coupled to a locomotive, such as to an engine and bedplate of a locomotive. An engine dowel drilling system is also presented, which can include a drill jig member and a bushing member, and the members can be operably coupled with one another. A method of drilling holes in a locomotive bedplate can include using a drill jig and a bushing to facilitate drilling, and the drill jig can be a conductor-side jig or an engineer-side jig. A kit is also presented for engine dowel installation that can standardize dowels and dowel holes.
B23B 41/12 - Machines ou dispositifs à aléser ou à percer spécialement adaptés à un travail particulier; Accessoires spécialement conçus à cet effet pour former les surfaces de travail des cylindres, des paliers, p.ex. dans les têtes de bielles motrices, ou autres pièces de moteurs
90.
POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
A system and method for simulating positive train control (PTC) systems in a local and controlled environment using software and hardware. The system can simulate various functionalities of the PTC system in the environment using software and hardware components. The system can instruct the software of a train management computer (TMC) to control electromechanical valves to simulate air compression on brake pipes in response to the PTC system executing a penalty on the locomotive. The system can display statuses of various systems on the locomotive to a user using a cab display unit (CDU). The system can control the software and hardware components to simulate warnings and actions from the PTC system allowing locomotive engineers and conductors to experience the PTC system for optimum training.
G09B 9/04 - Simulateurs pour l'enseignement ou l'entraînement pour l'enseignement de la conduite des véhicules ou autres moyens de transport pour l'enseignement de la conduite des véhicules terrestres
B60T 17/18 - Dispositifs de sécurité; Surveillance
A railroad wheel impact load detection test panel includes a secondary instrumentation rail proximate a field side of a primary or running rail of a section of railroad track, and elevated a prescribed distance so that the wheels of a rail car traverse the instrumentation rail within the test panel. The instrumentation rail includes an optical strain gauge to sense the wheel impact load. The sensed impact data is correlated with wheel damage signatures to identify wheels to be restored or replaced before failure occurs.
B61K 9/12 - Mesure ou surveillance des jantes des roues
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
G01L 5/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour la mesure des forces, du travail, de la puissance mécanique ou du couple, spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
A system and method for automating workflow and performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
B61L 3/00 - Dispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p.ex. pour relâcher les freins, pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur
B60T 8/17 - Utilisation de moyens de régulation électriques ou électroniques pour la commande du freinage
94.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING LOST VEHICLE AXEL MOTION AND FILTERING ERRONEOUS ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN A ROTARY ENCODER
A system and method for monitoring a roadway by comparing captured images to image inconsistencies caused by lost or unnecessary motion and for minimizing lost or unnecessary motion of an axel of a vehicle and filtering erroneous pulses of an electrical signal to generate a trigger signal to capture images is presented. The system enables the minimization of image artifacts causing distortion in an image. The system can take images of a target, compute an object pixel size of the image to ensure calibration of longitudinal measurements, and calibrate the rotary encoder with the camera of the machine vision system. The system can enable calibration of the locomotive components in the field to compensate for the misalignment of the machine vision system and provide safe travels.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
G01D 5/244 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible; Moyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminé; Transducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens électriques ou magnétiques produisant des impulsions ou des trains d'impulsions
G01P 21/02 - Essai ou étalonnage d'appareils ou de dispositifs couverts par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe de tachymètres
95.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RAILROAD TRACK DATA AGGREGATION AND ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINING INSPECTION FREQUENCY
A system and method for minimizing safety hazards along a railroad track by optimizing visual railroad inspection frequency based on acquired data relating to railroad safety maintenance. The system and method can provide various rating systems for the railroad assets to optimize railroad inspections by focusing the inspections to railroad assets experiencing suboptimal conditions. The ratings of the railroad assets are based on various data collected from physical factors impacting the life of the railroad assets, such as an amount of rainfall, locomotive weight and frequency of passing, and manually detected defects. The system and method can focus the railroad inspection efforts to the railroad assets requiring increased attention in response to the suboptimal conditions. The focused inspections can result in longer lifespan of the railroad assets, efficient inspections, and safer railroads.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
96.
Automated positive train control event data extraction and analysis engine for performing root cause analysis of unstructured data
A system and method for performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can enable accurate detection of the enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events using an automation workflow engine. The system can perform root cause analysis based on at least one analysis model. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data points characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data points to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event.
A system and method for minimizing safety hazards along a railroad track by optimizing visual railroad inspection frequency based on acquired data relating to railroad safety maintenance. The system and method can provide various rating systems for the railroad assets to optimize railroad inspections by focusing the inspections to railroad assets experiencing suboptimal conditions. The ratings of the railroad assets are based on various data collected from physical factors impacting the life of the railroad assets, such as an amount of rainfall, locomotive weight and frequency of passing, and manually detected defects. The system and method can focus the railroad inspection efforts to the railroad assets requiring increased attention in response to the suboptimal conditions. The focused inspections can result in longer lifespan of the railroad assets, efficient inspections, and safer railroads.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
98.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RAILROAD TRACK DATA AGGREGATION AND ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINING INSPECTION FREQUENCY
A system and method for minimizing safety hazards along a railroad track by optimizing visual railroad inspection frequency based on acquired data relating to railroad safety maintenance. The system and method can provide various rating systems for the railroad assets to optimize railroad inspections by focusing the inspections to railroad assets experiencing suboptimal conditions. The ratings of the railroad assets are based on various data collected from physical factors impacting the life of the railroad assets, such as an amount of rainfall, locomotive weight and frequency of passing, and manually detected defects. The system and method can focus the railroad inspection efforts to the railroad assets requiring increased attention in response to the suboptimal conditions. The focused inspections can result in longer lifespan of the railroad assets, efficient inspections, and safer railroads.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
99.
AUTOMATED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EVENT DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS ENGINE AND METHOD THEREFOR
A system and method for automating workflow and performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
B61L 3/00 - Dispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p.ex. pour relâcher les freins, pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur
B60T 8/17 - Utilisation de moyens de régulation électriques ou électroniques pour la commande du freinage
100.
AUTOMATED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EVENT DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS ENGINE FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF UNSTRUCTURED DATA
A system and method for performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can enable accurate detection of the enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events using an automation workflow engine. The system can perform root cause analysis based on at least one analysis model. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data points characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data points to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event.
B61L 3/00 - Dispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p.ex. pour relâcher les freins, pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p.ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p.ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
B60T 8/17 - Utilisation de moyens de régulation électriques ou électroniques pour la commande du freinage
