Derailment mitigation device for railroads and rail tracks
AssigneePB Innovations, LLC
InventorsPeter M. Bartek, Michael S. Davis
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Abstract
A portable, single-fixation, magnetic derailment mitigation device may be fixed on a rail track for measuring the deflection of the rail track. The magnetically fixing device is used for measuring vertical track deflection (sleeper voids), horizontal track deflection, ambient and rail temperature, rail angle, vibration, displacement, and location. The derailment mitigation device sends digital notifications and/or alarms during the live train and/or freight operations to help prevent derailments, rail buckles, breaks, and pull apart. The measured data and/or all events obtained from the derailment mitigation device is stored in the data storage such as cloud storage and viewed from any smart devices.
Claims24
A portable device that is fixed onto a single rail of a rail track for measuring track deflection, comprising:
- an attaching mechanism for fixing the device onto the single rail;
- a plurality of lasers for measuring a vertical track deflection and a horizontal track deflection;
- a temperature sensing device for measuring a temperature of an ambient temperature and a rail temperature;
- an angle sensing device for measuring an angle of the rail track;
- a vibration sensing device for measuring a vibration of the single rail during a train movement on the rail track;
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- a location sensing device for determining a location of the device.
A portable derailment mitigation device that is fixed onto a single rail of a rail track for measuring track deflection, comprising:
- a base that includes a control panel for controlling an operation of the portable derailment mitigation device, the control panel comprising:
- an angle sensing device for measuring an angle of the rail track,
- a temperature sensing device for measuring a temperature of an ambient temperature and a rail temperature,
- a location sensing device for determining a location of the portable derailment mitigation device, and
- a solar panel for providing continuous power to the portable derailment mitigation device;
- an attachment portion adjacent to the base that includes one or more attachment mechanisms for fixing the portable derailment mitigation device onto the single rail;
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- a laser portion with a plurality of lasers that comprise:
- a first laser for measuring a horizontal track deflection, and
- a second laser for measuring a vertical track deflection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.