Method and system for monitoring structural status of railcar draft gear
AssigneeJiaxing Broadsens Technology, Ltd.
InventorsChang Zhang, Lei Liu
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for monitoring status of a railcar draft gear in an assembly. The assembly comprises the draft gear and a coupler. At least one accelerometer or strain sensor is installed. The at least one accelerometer is configured to measure acceleration or deceleration of the coupler. The at least one strain sensor is configured to measure strain exerted on the coupler. Data collected on the acceleration or deceleration, or the strain is analyzed by algorithms to ascertain status of the draft gear.
Claims14
A method for monitoring status of a railcar draft gear in an assembly, comprising:
- obtaining sensor data from at least one of an accelerometer installed on the assembly for detecting acceleration or deceleration of the assembly and a strain sensor installed on the assembly for detecting strain exerted on the draft gear;
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- processing the sensor data to determine the status of the railcar draft gear.
A system for monitoring status of a railcar draft gear in an assembly, comprising:
- at least one of an accelerometer for detecting acceleration or deceleration of the assembly and a strain sensor for detecting strain exerted on the draft gear;
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- a processor for processing data obtained from the at least an accelerometer and strain sensor to determine the status of the railcar draft gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.