Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring moving vehicles

A method comprising:

• receiving detection data from one or more wheel detection sensors, the detection data indicating detection of a train;
• determining, based at least in part on the detection data, a first estimated speed of a first railcar of the train;
• determining a plurality of first trigger timings, each first trigger timing of the plurality of first trigger timings corresponding to a respective imaging device of a plurality of imaging devices, wherein each first trigger timing is based at least in part on, for each imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices:
• a distance offset for the imaging device;
• a trigger latency for the imaging device;
• and
• the first estimated speed;
• outputting first capture instructions for each of the plurality of imaging devices to capture images of the first railcar according to a first trigger timing specific to each of the plurality of imaging devices, the first capture instructions comprising, for each corresponding imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices, first burst instructions indicating a first particular number of images to be captured and a first particular capture rate for capturing the first particular number of images;
• determining, based at least in part on the detection data, a second estimated speed of a second railcar of the train;
• determining a plurality of second trigger timings, each second trigger timing of the plurality of second trigger timings corresponding to a respective imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices, wherein each second trigger timing is based at least in part on, for each imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices:
• the distance offset for the imaging device;
• the trigger latency for the imaging device;
• and
• the second estimated speed;
• and
• outputting second capture instructions for each of the plurality of imaging devices to capture images of the second railcar according to a second trigger timing specific to each of the plurality of imaging devices, the second capture instructions comprising, for each corresponding imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices, second burst instructions indicating a second particular number of images to be captured and a second particular capture rate for capturing the second particular number of images.

A non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or processors, causes a computing system to:

• receive detection data from one or more wheel detection sensors, the detection data indicating detection of a train;
• determine, based at least in part on the detection data, a first estimated speed of a first passing railcar of the train;
• determine a plurality of first trigger timings, each first trigger timing of the plurality of first trigger timings corresponding to a respective imaging device of a plurality of imaging devices, wherein each first trigger timing is based at least in part on, for each imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices:
• a distance offset for the imaging device;
• a trigger latency for the imaging device;
• and
• the first estimated speed;
• output first capture instructions for each of the plurality of imaging devices to capture three or more first images of the first passing railcar according to a first trigger timing specific to each of the plurality of imaging devices, the three or more first images comprising:
• a first central image capture in which a target region of the first passing railcar is positioned in an inner portion of a field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices;
• a first leading image capture in which the target region of the first passing railcar is located between the inner portion and a leading edge of the field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices;
• and
• a first lagging image capture in which the target region of the first passing railcar is located between the inner portion and a trailing edge of the field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices;
• determine, based at least in part on the detection data, a second estimated speed of a second passing railcar of the train;
• determine a plurality of second trigger timings, each second trigger timing of the plurality of second trigger timings corresponding to a respective imaging device of a plurality of imaging devices, wherein each second trigger timing is based at least in part on, for each imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices:
• the distance offset for the imaging device;
• the trigger latency for the imaging device;
• and
• the second estimated speed;
• and
• output second capture instructions for each of the plurality of imaging devices to capture three or more second images of the second passing railcar according to a second trigger timing specific to each of the plurality of imaging devices, the three or more second images comprising:
• a second central image capture in which a target region of the second passing railcar is positioned in an inner portion of a field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices;
• a second leading image capture in which the target region of the second passing railcar is located between the inner portion and a leading edge of the field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices;
• and
• a second lagging image capture in which the target region of the second passing railcar is located between the inner portion and a trailing edge of the field of view of the corresponding image device of the plurality of imaging devices.