Monitoring system for monitoring status of wheels and monitoring method using same
AssigneeCentury Technology (Shenzhen) Corporation Limited
InventorYONG LI
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Abstract
A system for monitoring status of individual wheels in a tracked or free-moving transportation carriage or device. The monitoring system includes at least one sensor per wheel, a data processor, and an upper computer. Each wheel includes a point of contact with the chassis, the at least one sensor is configured to monitor a distance D from that contact point to the ground or track. The data processor receives signals as to the distance D. The data processor determines whether any wheel is abnormal according to the distance D. The data processor generates a real-time warning if any wheel is found abnormal in, for example, size or shock-absorbing performance, a method using the system is also disclosed.
Claims14
A monitoring system for monitoring status of a plurality of wheels in a transportation device, the transportation device comprising a chassis and the plurality of wheels rotatably connected to the chassis, the monitoring system comprising:
- at least one sensor on the chassis, each of the plurality of wheels comprising a contact point contacting the chassis, the at least one sensor being configured to monitor a distance D from the contact point of each of the plurality of wheels to the ground;
- a data processor communicable with the at least one sensor for receiving signals of the distance D from the at least one sensor, the data processor being configured to determine whether the plurality of wheels are abnormal according to the received signals, and generate abnormal information if any of the plurality of wheels is determined to be abnormal;
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- an upper computer communicable with the data processor for receiving the abnormal information and sending the abnormal information to a terminal.
A monitoring method applicable in a monitoring system, the monitoring system being configured for monitoring status of a plurality of wheels in a transportation device, the transportation device comprising a chassis and the plurality of wheels on the chassis, each of the plurality of wheels comprising a contact point contacting the chassis, the monitoring method comprising:
- monitoring a distance D from the contact point to the ground;
- receiving signals of the distance D, determining whether the plurality of wheels are abnormal according to the signals, and generating abnormal information if any of the wheels is determined to be abnormal;
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- receiving the abnormal information and sending the abnormal information to a terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.