Wheel measurement systems and methods
AssigneeInternational Electronic Machines Corp.
InventorsZahid F. Mian, Jeremy C. Mullaney, Robert MacAllister, William Peabody
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Abstract
An improved maintenance, inspection, and/or measurement solution is provided. An embodiment of the invention includes a handheld measurement device for measuring an object, such as a railway wheel on a train. The handheld measurement device can comprise a single unit to provide one handed operation and can include various features, such as onboard evaluation, a graphical user interface, and/or a self-health monitor. Additionally, aspects of the invention provide an inspection environment that incorporates preliminary measurement data, wireless communications, and/or historical data into the measurement and evaluation process.
Claims10
A handheld measurement device comprising:
- a system for obtaining a plurality of measurements for a wheel, wherein the system for obtaining includes a system for detecting when a set of sensing devices are correctly aligned with the wheel;
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- a system for evaluating at least one of the plurality of measurements with at least one anticipated wheel property to determine a validity of the at least one of the plurality of measurements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.