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US 2022/0024503 A1Published application
Vehicle monitoring system
AssigneeWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
InventorMatthew Vrba
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Abstract
A method is provided that may include obtaining image data related to a route from a imaging device associated with a vehicle. The method may also include determining an environmental condition based on the image data, and operating the vehicle or communicating an alert signal based on the environmental condition that is determined.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining image data related to a route from a imaging device onboard a vehicle;
- determining an environmental condition based on the image data;
- and
- operating the vehicle or communicating an alert signal based on the environmental condition that is determined;
- wherein determining the environmental condition comprises:
- selecting at least one route image from the image data;
- comparing the at least one route image to a route image within at least one route database.
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A system comprising:
- a monitoring system including at least one imaging device that is configured to be disposed within a vehicle and positioned to capture image data related to a route of the vehicle;
- one or more processors configured to:
- obtain image data related to a route from a imaging device associated with the vehicle;
- determine an environmental condition based on the image data;
- and
- operate the vehicle or communicate an alert signal based on the environmental condition determined;
- wherein to determine the environmental condition the one or more processors are configured to:
- select at least one image from the image data;
- and
- compare the at least one route image to a route image within a route database.
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A system comprising:
- a monitoring system including at least one imaging device that is configured to be disposed within a vehicle and positioned to capture image data related to a route of the vehicle;
- one or more processors configured to:
- obtain image data related to a route from a imaging device associated with the vehicle;
- select a first image of the route from the image data;
- obtain a second image of the route from a route database;
- compare the first image of the route to the second image of the route;
- and
- determine an environmental condition based on the image data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.