System and method for detecting wheel bearing condition
AssigneeProgress Rail Services Corporation
InventorsMark J. Bartonek, Donald J. Arndt, Roland F. O'Connell
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car. The method may include detecting a size and a location of the wheel bearing. The method may also include detecting a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the size and the location of the wheel bearing. The method may further include determining a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature.
Claims17
A method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car, the method comprising:
- generating a thermal image with a sensor;
- determining with a processor a size and a location of the wheel bearing based on the thermal image;
- determining with the processor a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the size and the location of the wheel bearing and based on the thermal image;
- determining with the processor a wheel bearing condition based on the temperature;
- and
- selectively implementing with the processor a control action associated with the train car based on the wheel condition.
A system for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to generate at least one thermal image;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine a size and a location of the wheel bearing based on the at least one thermal image;
- determine a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the at least one thermal image and the size and the location of the wheel bearing;
- determine a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature;
- and
- implement a control action associated with the train car based on the wheel bearing condition.
A method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one thermal image from at least one sensor;
- determining a size and a location of the wheel bearing based on the at least one thermal image;
- determining a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the at least one thermal image and the size and the location of the wheel bearing;
- determining whether an obstruction is located a predetermined distance from the wheel bearing;
- determining a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature and a location of the obstruction;
- and
- implementing a control action associated with the train car based on the wheel bearing condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.