In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data associated with a railroad environment, extracting an asset from the first LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment, and superimposing the asset into a spatial model. The method also includes receiving a field indication associated with a modification to the railroad environment and modifying the spatial model in response to receiving the field indication associated with the modification to the railroad environment. The method further includes receiving second LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment and comparing the second LiDAR data to the modified spatial model.
Systems and techniques for generating track geometry data (TGD) for railroad track analysis. In embodiments, rail profile data for each of the rails of a track may be obtained at regular intervals as a vehicle carrying the system traverses the track. The rail profile data may be validated, and reference points on the profiles of each of the rails corresponding to specific geometric features of the rails may be identified. The rail profile data may be filtered and processed to generate track geometry data. The track geometry data may include data for a plurality of data channels. The track geometry data may be transmitted to a backend system receives for further processing to determine rail defects, and to generate notifications and alerts based on the determined defects. The system utilizes machine learning algorithms and models for defect detection and validation.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61K 9/02 - Gabarits de profils, p. ex. gabarits de chargement
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
E01B 35/00 - Applications des appareils ou dispositifs de mesure à la construction des voies
6.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY TRACK MONITORING AND DEFECT DETECTION
Systems and techniques for railway track monitoring and defect detection. In embodiments, a system captures and processes rail profile data for detecting defects on a railroad track. An on-board rail profile capture system, mounted to a railroad vehicle, captures rail profile data at regular intervals as the vehicle traverses the track. The system includes profile capture sensors and an inertial measurement unit to capture rates and angles of the vehicle's orientation. A main computer receives the rail profile data and generates track geometry data. A backend rail profile processing system receives the track geometry data, processes it to determine rail defects, and generates notifications and alerts based on the determined defects. The system utilizes machine learning algorithms and models for defect detection and validation.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61K 9/02 - Gabarits de profils, p. ex. gabarits de chargement
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
E01B 35/00 - Applications des appareils ou dispositifs de mesure à la construction des voies
7.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING TRACK GEOMETRY DATA FOR TRACK MONITORING AND DEFECT DETECTION
Systems and techniques for analyzing track geometry data (TGD) for railroad track analysis. In embodiments, a system captures and processes rail profile data for detecting defects on a railroad track. An on-board rail profile capture system, mounted to a railroad vehicle, captures rail profile data at regular intervals as the vehicle traverses the track. A main computer receives the rail profile data and generates track geometry data. A backend rail profile processing system receives the TGD, validates the TGD, analyzes the validated TGD to determine rail defects, validates the rail defects to determine whether they are real defects or false positives, and generates notifications and alerts based on the validated defects. The system utilizes machine learning algorithms and models for defect detection and validation.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61K 9/02 - Gabarits de profils, p. ex. gabarits de chargement
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
E01B 35/00 - Applications des appareils ou dispositifs de mesure à la construction des voies
8.
APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, & METHODS FOR ENGINE DOWEL INSTALLATION
A drill jig apparatus configured to be coupled to a locomotive bedplate is presented. The apparatus can include a first member and a second member. The first member can be configured to attach a drill to provide stability while drilling, and the second member can be operably coupled to a locomotive, such as to an engine and bedplate of a locomotive. An engine dowel drilling system is also presented, which can include a drill jig member and a bushing member, and the members can be operably coupled with one another. A method of drilling holes in a locomotive bedplate can include using a drill jig and a bushing to facilitate drilling, and the drill jig can be a conductor-side jig or an engineer-side jig. A kit is also presented for engine dowel installation that can standardize dowels and dowel holes.
B23B 35/00 - Méthodes d'alésage ou de perçage ou autres méthodes de travail impliquant l'utilisation de machines à aléser ou à percerUtilisation d'équipements auxiliaires en relation avec ces méthodes
B23B 41/12 - Machines ou dispositifs à aléser ou à percer spécialement adaptés à un travail particulierAccessoires spécialement conçus à cet effet pour former les surfaces de travail des cylindres, des paliers, p. ex. dans les têtes de bielles motrices, ou autres pièces de moteurs
9.
ON-BOARD THERMAL TRACK MISALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
An on-board thermal track misalignment detection system method therefor is presented. The system can use on-board locomotive sensors attached to an end-of-train device to detect (on the edge), signs and symptoms of thermal misalignments of the track. Once detected an alert can be transmitted to prevent potential derailments. The system can also include a forward-facing and rearward-facing imaging sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR sensor, etc). The system can wirelessly communicate (e.g., via radio) with a leading locomotive to ensure proper air pressure and location. The system can be powered by an on-board battery and/or air pressure device. Advantageously, the system can calculate whether any rail deviation is significant (e.g., via one or more threshold values). The system can also leverage image processing functionality, executed by one or more processors) to find the centerline and the distance between the tracks.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
A system and method for strategic track and maintenance planning (STAMP) that can provide an organizational and adaptive infrastructure configured to facilitate railroad asset management and capital planning is presented. The system can provide a railroad asset inspector with relevant data for an assigned inspection segment. Location-based functionality can acquire a device's precise location and provide only the data necessary for the inspection of a particular railroad asset by providing step-by-step input prompting based upon the device location. The system provides adaptive thresholding of asset-related criteria to determine whether and when asset maintenance should occur. The system can acquire inspection data for one or more railroad assets, apply a data optimization algorithm to the inspection data, analyze railroad asset-related data (including historical data), and generate an optimized capital plan with a schedule for railroad asset maintenance and replacement.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
A Railroad Snapshot and Playback System and Method is disclosed that can provide a messaging/communication infrastructure configured to generate and route current train related messages for multi-region train routing plans. The types of railroad data being tracked can be organized into one or more domains. A method for railroad snapshot playback can include receiving a plurality of events related to train movements in the rail system; creating a first snapshot that can include the plurality of the events, wherein a number of events in the first snapshot can be based on a snapshot increment; receiving a playback request for a playback state of the rail system; pulling a snapshot and events received after the snapshot based on the playback request; building a state of the rail system using the pulled snapshot and the pulled events; operating controls of the rail system based on the state of the rail system.
G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
G07C 5/08 - Enregistrement ou indication de données de marche autres que le temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente, avec ou sans enregistrement des temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente
12.
AUTOMATED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EVENT DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS ENGINE AND METHOD THEREFOR
A system and method for automating workflow and performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
A railroad infrastructure communication network is presented. The network can include a plurality of infrastructure nodes distributed proximate a railroad track, such as near railroad equipment and/or assets. Infrastructure nodes can be configured to receive data from equipment sensor and/or assets and transmit such data via the network. Infrastructure nodes can further generate alert and/or alert packets based on such received data. Infrastructure nodes can self-define in a network infrastructure depending on configured connection types, and can for example, serve as repeater nodes (to promulgate a transmission to additional infrastructure nodes) and/or collector nodes (to collect data for a centralized server node). A server node can be configured to receive data and/or packet from infrastructure nodes and generate requests for additional systems, personnel, etc. to address such requests. The network can limit the data transmission size and leverage distributed processing capabilities to enable transmissions over long ranges, such as by reducing the bandwidth required to transmit packets.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 27/40 - Traitement de rapports de position ou de données relatives aux véhicules côté voie
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
A system and method for automating railroad maintenance for a tie gang using electronic tie marking (ETM) configured to optimize railroad asset maintenance. The system enables the automating of an adaptive maintenance process for the asset that is being maintainanced. The system can identify a railroad asset scheduled for maintenance using various forms of inspection including real-time kinematic (RTK)-corrected GPS data, radar signal processing data, and real-time imaging. The system also provides for the acquisition and upload of asset pictures for verification and analysis of a railroad asset. The system can identify a next location to perform maintenance and can calculate an optimum path based on sensor input incorporating machine-specific and environmental characteristics. The system further can provide a customizable user interface to identify, track, and process information related to maintenance of the railroad asset.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
E01B 29/02 - Transport, pose, dépose ou remplacement, par tronçons assemblés de la voie, d'aiguillages ou de croisements non démontés
E01B 29/10 - Transport, pose, enlèvement, ou remplacement des traverses en procédant par dessous les rails en place pour introduire ou enlever les traverses
E01B 29/26 - Fixation ou enlèvement des moyens d'attache démontables ou des accessoires pour ceux-ciAssemblage préalable d'éléments de la voie par des moyens d'attache démontables les moyens d'attache étant des crampons
E01B 29/32 - Mise en place ou enlèvement d'éléments de la voie, non couverts dans les groupes précédents, p. ex. patins, ancrages de rails
E01B 35/00 - Applications des appareils ou dispositifs de mesure à la construction des voies
15.
INTELLIGENT REAL-TIME INFORMATION INGESTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
According to some embodiments, a method by a computing system includes accessing a plurality of images captured by an imaging device. The imaging device and the computing system are coupled to a vehicle that moves within an intermodal container yard. The method further includes determining, by analyzing the plurality of images using a machine-learning module, that a shipping container is depicted within at least one of the plurality of images. The method further includes determining, using a map of the intermodal container yard, a parking location of the shipping container. The method further includes electronically communicating, in response to determining that the shipping container is depicted within at least one of the plurality of images, a message comprising data about the shipping container. The data includes the determined parking location of the shipping container and one or more identification markings of the shipping container.
According to some embodiments, a method for visualizing inventory of an intermodal container yard includes accessing a unit inventory stored in an inventory database. The unit inventory includes information about a plurality of shipping containers physically located in the intermodal container yard. The method further includes providing one or more instructions to display, on an electronic display of a user computing system, a graphical user interface comprising a three-dimensional representation of the intermodal container yard. The method further includes updating, in real time, the three-dimensional representation of the intermodal container yard based on the information about the plurality of shipping containers in the unit inventory. The method further includes providing one or more instructions to display in the graphical user interface, in response to a user selection of a particular visual representation of a particular shipping container, metadata about the particular shipping container.
A wedge driver and method therefor is presented. A wedge driver can be operably coupled to different ends of a link joiner to drive a wedge therebetween to form a single link. The wedge driver can also drive the wedge out of the link joiner. The present disclosure provides the benefit of allowing the safe and effective removal of the link joiner by preventing violent or forceful decoupling of a link joiner. The wedge driver can include a trunk, a first prong, a second prong, a bolt, and a driver. The driver can be spring enabled, such that the driver can recede into the trunk as the bolt egresses the trunk. A bolt of the wedge driver can push a driver out of the trunk to axially drive the wedge into (or out of) a link joiner without rotating the wedge.
B21L 1/00 - Fabrication de chaînes ou de maillons de chaînes par cintrage de barres, fils ou bandes pour former des maillons de forme ovale ou d'une autre forme simple
B21L 21/00 - Outils ou ustensiles pour la réparation des chaînes, par des opérations de travail des métaux, p. ex. pour retirer les maillons de chaînes déformés
18.
INTELLIGENT REAL-TIME INFORMATION INGESTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
According to some embodiments, a method by a computing system includes accessing a plurality of images captured by an imaging device. The imaging device and the computing system are coupled to a vehicle that moves within an intermodal container yard. The method further includes determining, by analyzing the plurality of images using a machine-learning module, that a shipping container is depicted within at least one of the plurality of images. The method further includes determining, using a map of the intermodal container yard, a parking location of the shipping container. The method further includes electronically communicating, in response to determining that the shipping container is depicted within at least one of the plurality of images, a message comprising data about the shipping container. The data includes the determined parking location of the shipping container and one or more identification markings of the shipping container.
G06V 20/56 - Contexte ou environnement de l’image à l’extérieur d’un véhicule à partir de capteurs embarqués
G01S 19/14 - Récepteurs spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/70 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique
G06V 20/62 - Texte, p. ex. plaques d’immatriculation, textes superposés ou légendes des images de télévision
G06V 30/19 - Reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
19.
INTERMODAL INVENTORY VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
According to some embodiments, a method for visualizing inventory of an intermodal container yard includes accessing a unit inventory stored in an inventory database. The unit inventory includes information about a plurality of shipping containers physically located in the intermodal container yard. The method further includes providing one or more instructions to display, on an electronic display of a user computing system, a graphical user interface comprising a three-dimensional representation of the intermodal container yard. The method further includes updating, in real time, the three-dimensional representation of the intermodal container yard based on the information about the plurality of shipping containers in the unit inventory. The method further includes providing one or more instructions to display in the graphical user interface, in response to a user selection of a particular visual representation of a particular shipping container, metadata about the particular shipping container.
A method for switching railcars at a railroad yard includes accessing a list of selected railcars for an outgoing train. The method further includes generating a plurality of train consists that each comply with a set of train rules. The method further includes displaying indications of the generated train consists and their associated number of railyard switch moves on an electronic display. The method further includes receiving a user selection of a desired train consist from the plurality of displayed train consists. The method further includes generating a plurality of switch lists according to the desired train consist and a current inventory of railcars in the railyard. The switch lists include instructions about how to form the desired train consist in the railyard. The method further includes displaying the plurality of switch lists on the electronic display.
An apparatus for applying a terminal end of a cable (165) includes a base plate (120) having a threaded rod support (131), and a threaded rod (135) inserted through an aperture of the threaded rod support. The apparatus further includes an anchor (125) coupled to the base plate and configured to couple a terminal end body (150) of a cable to the apparatus, and a cinch trolly (130) slidebly coupled to the base plate via a groove (132). The cinch trolly includes a protrusion (138) configured to couple a cable pulling clamp (170) to the cinch trolly, and one or more threaded nuts (137) configured to threadably couple the cinch trolly to the threaded rod. The cinch trolly is configured to move along the groove away from the anchor when the threaded rod is rotated, thereby pulling the cable away from the anchor via the cable pulling clamp and thereby cinching the cable and a wedge within the terminal end body.
F16G 11/04 - Moyens pour attacher les câbles ou les cordes l'un à l'autre ou à d'autres objetsChapeaux ou manchons à fixer sur les câbles ou les cordes avec action de serrage, p. ex. par pinces de friction du type bague et virole
F16G 11/12 - Moyens de raccordement ou de fixation, p. ex. tendeurs à lanterne, adaptés pour tendre des câbles, cordes ou fils métalliques
F16G 11/14 - Dispositifs ou pièces d'accouplement permettant la formation facile de boucles réglables, p. ex. agrafes d'étranglementCrochets ou illets avec parties constitutives conçues pour permettre leur fixation rapide en n'importe quel point des câbles ou cordes, p. ex. par la formation de boucles
B60M 1/28 - Fabrication ou réparation des lignes de trolley
B66B 7/08 - Aménagements des câbles ou filins pour leur fixation aux cabines, p. ex. attelages
An apparatus for applying a terminal end of a cable includes a base plate having a threaded rod support, and a threaded rod inserted through an aperture of the threaded rod support. The apparatus further includes an anchor coupled to the base plate and configured to couple a terminal end body of a cable to the apparatus, and a cinch trolly slidebly coupled to the base plate via a groove. The cinch trolly includes a protrusion configured to couple a cable pulling clamp to the cinch trolly, and one or more threaded nuts configured to threadably couple the cinch trolly to the threaded rod. The cinch trolly is configured to move along the groove away from the anchor when the threaded rod is rotated, thereby pulling the cable away from the anchor via the cable pulling clamp and thereby cinching the cable and a wedge within the terminal end body.
F16G 11/04 - Moyens pour attacher les câbles ou les cordes l'un à l'autre ou à d'autres objetsChapeaux ou manchons à fixer sur les câbles ou les cordes avec action de serrage, p. ex. par pinces de friction du type bague et virole
F16G 11/06 - Moyens pour attacher les câbles ou les cordes l'un à l'autre ou à d'autres objetsChapeaux ou manchons à fixer sur les câbles ou les cordes avec vis disposées latéralement
24.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
G06T 7/50 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c.-à-d. étalonnage de caméra
26.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY SWITCHING RAILCARS IN A RAILROAD YARD
A method for switching railcars at a railroad yard: includes accessing a list, of selected railcars for an outgoing train. The method further includes generating a plurality of train consists that each comply with a set of train rules. The method further includes displaying indications of the generated train consists and their associated, number of railyard switch moves on an electronic display. The method further includes receiving a user selection of a desired train consist from the plurality of displayed train consists. The method birther includes generating a plurality of switch lists according to the desired train consist and a current inventory of railcars in the railyard. The switch lists include instructions about how to form the desired train consist in the railyard. The method further includes displaying the plurality of switch lists on the electronic display.
Systems and techniques for optimizing hub resources and maximizing hub throughput based on dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, a first flow of units arriving to the hub from customers to be loaded into departing trains is represented as a consolidation stream, and a second flow of units arriving to the hub via arriving trains to be unloaded and delivered customers is represented as a deconsolidation stream. A time-space network is generated for each of the consolidation and deconsolidation streams, and included in a DSRO model. Each stage of the streams is represented as a node of the corresponding time-space network in the DSRO model, which also models resource interdependence between the streams. An operating schedule based on the DSRO model optimizes the resources over a planning horizon to ensure they are allocated to both streams fairly so as to maximize the unit flow during operations.
G06Q 10/0631 - Planification, affectation, distribution ou ordonnancement de ressources d’entreprises ou d’organisations
G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
28.
QUANTUM DE MÉXICO A J.B. HUNT, BNSF AND GMXT SERVICE
Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for automated inventory control are provided. In embodiments, an operational workflow for providing automated inventory control includes automated data collection and automated image data analysis. The automated data collection includes capturing image data for a storage facility by a capturing device (e.g., an unmanned aerial system (UAS)). The automated image data analysis includes functionality to detect objects (e.g., containers, trailers, empty slots, and/or other objects) appearing in the image data (e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model), to identify the objects in the image data (e.g., using the ML model), to inspect the objects (e.g., including determining a condition and/or location of the objects) based on the collected image data and metadata associated with the image capturing device and correlated to the image data (e.g., using an advance mathematical rule-based analysis), and/or to generate results that may be used by an inventory management system.
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
G06Q 10/087 - Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks, p. ex. exécution des commandes, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/70 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique
G06V 20/17 - Scènes terrestres transmises par des avions ou des drones
G06V 20/40 - ScènesÉléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
31.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING RAILROAD TRACK SURFACE DEGRADATION
According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing track geometry data for a railroad track. The track geometry data includes historical measurements for a plurality of types of surface conditions of the railroad track over a period of time. The method further includes determining, by analyzing the track geometry data for a particular type of surface condition, a plurality of measurements that exceed a predetermined value. The method further includes identifying, by clustering the plurality of measurements that exceed the predetermined value, a particular track location on the railroad track as a progressive defect location. The method further includes determining, using a remaining useful life model and the track geometry data for the particular type of surface condition at the progressive defect location, a future time when the particular type of surface condition at the progressive defect location will exceed a predetermined limit.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
An articulated support fixture for a wind turbine blade includes a base frame with first and second bearing slide areas and first and second bearing blocks disposed to slide thereabout, each bearing block including a laterally oriented bearing. A fixture mount with a laterally oriented axle engages the laterally oriented bearings enabling the fixture mount to articulate about the lateral axle. The first and second bearing slide areas are configured to enable the first and second bearing blocks, together with the fixture mount, to slide along a generally longitudinal path, and to enable rotation of the fixture mount about a vertical axis as the first and second bearing blocks cooperatively slide upon the first and second bearing slide areas. A wind turbine blade interface is attached to the fixture mount, to enable engagement with, and support of, the wind turbine blade.
According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing track geometry data for a railroad track. The track geometry data includes historical measurements for a plurality of types of surface conditions of the railroad track over a period of time. The method further includes determining, by analyzing the track geometry data for a particular type of surface condition, a plurality of measurements that exceed a predetermined value. The method further includes identifying, by clustering the plurality of measurements that exceed the predetermined value, a particular track location on the railroad track as a progressive defect location. The method further includes determining, using a remaining useful life model and the track geometry data for the particular type of surface condition at the progressive defect location, a future time when the particular type of surface condition at the progressive defect location will exceed a predetermined limit.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G01M 5/00 - Examen de l'élasticité des structures ou ouvrages, p. ex. fléchissement de ponts ou d'ailes d'avions
G06Q 10/1093 - Ordonnancement basé sur un agenda pour des personnes ou des groupes
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
34.
INTERMODAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing yard check data received from a plurality of sources. The yard check data includes a unit identification number of a particular shipping container of a plurality of shipping containers, a location of the particular shipping container within a container yard, and a confidence level. The method farther includes storing the unit identification number and the location of the particular shipping container in a unit inventory of an inventory database. The method further includes comparing the confidence level of the particular message to a confidence threshold for the particular source. The method further includes electronically communicating, across a communications network, the unit identification number and the location of the particular shipping container for storage in a production database when the confidence level of the particular.message exceeds the confidence threshold for the particular source.
Systems and techniques for optimizing utilization of chassis of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, a chassis optimization system optimizes utilization of chassis resources in a hub based on a unit traffic prediction in an optimized operating schedule, where the unit traffic prediction includes a prediction of containers and chassis to arrive at the hub at each time increment of a planning horizon. The chassis optimization system optimizes the utilization of chassis resources by managing capacity constraints associated with the chassis resource capacity in the hub over the planning horizon to optimize the use of the chassis resource capacity to maximize unit throughput through the hub based on the unit traffic prediction and the chassis resources capacity, and by managing the chassis resource capacity surplus/deficit cycles over the planning horizon to maximize the unit throughput over the planning horizon based on the unit traffic prediction.
B61L 27/16 - Optimisation côté voie du fonctionnement d'un véhicule ou d'un train
B61L 27/04 - Systèmes automatiques, p. ex. commandés par les trainsPassage à la commande manuelle
39.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENTLY DIFFUSING UNIT STORAGE ACROSS PARKING LOT RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE UNIT THROUGHPUT IN A HUB BASED ON A DUAL-STREAM RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION
Systems and techniques for intelligently diffusing units across parking lot resources of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, a unit diffusion manager intelligently diffuses or spreads units across the parking spots of a parking lot resource to which the units may be assigned based on unit characteristics to maximize unit throughput within the hub. The unit characteristics of a unit include a unit-train assignment identifying the outbound train to which the unit may be assigned, a train-track assignment of the outbound train identifying the production track to which the outbound train is assigned for loading the units onto the outbound train, an identification of the customer to which the unit belongs, and/or other characteristics that may be relevant to the movement of the unit within the hub.
B61L 27/16 - Optimisation côté voie du fonctionnement d'un véhicule ou d'un train
B61L 25/06 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position des appareils de la voie, p. ex. des aiguillages, des signaux
40.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HOSTLER-AIDED MULTI-HOP OPERATIONS TO REPAIR DEVIATIONS IN EXECUTION OF OPTIMIZED OPERATING SCHEDULES ASSOCIATED WITH A HUB
Systems and techniques for intelligently repairing deviations in the execution of an optimized operating schedule associated with a hub. In embodiments, intelligently repairing deviations in the execution of an optimized operating schedule associated with a hub may include managing hostler-aided multi-hop operations that may be configured to repair the impact of mis-located units within the hub by optimizing the use of hostler resources during execution of the optimized operating schedule to insert multihop operations configured to move or transport the mis-located units from suboptimal locations to optimal locations into hostler route operations, which may improve or reoptimize the unit throughput within the hub over the planning horizon of the optimized operating schedule. In embodiments, an optimal location includes a location that leads to a higher unit throughput for the hub when the unit is located therein than when the unit is located in the current mis-location.
Systems and techniques for optimizing ramp operations of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, inbound and outbound trains scheduled to arrive at or depart from a hub over a planning horizon are identified. A set of candidate track-train assignment sequences involving the inbound and outbound trains and production tracks of the hub facility is generated. Infeasible candidate track-train assignment sequences are eliminated from the set. A cost associated with each remaining candidate track-train assignment sequence over the planning horizon is determined based on one or more effort matrices. An optimized track-train assignment sequence is selected from the set of candidate track-train assignment sequences based on the determined cost. A control signal is automatically sent to a controller to cause execution of the optimized track-train assignment sequence.
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an object reconstruction module, a first image and a second image. The first image includes a first region of an object and the second image comprises a second region of the object. The method also includes identifying, by the object reconstruction module, a transitional image. The transitional image includes the first region of the object and the second region of the object. The method further includes determining, by the object reconstruction module, that the first region of the object in the transitional image and the first region of the object in the first image are equivalent regions and generating, by the object reconstruction module, a reconstruction of the object using the first image and the transitional image. The reconstruction of the object includes the first region of the object and the second region of the object and excludes equivalent regions.
Systems and techniques for optimizing hub resources and maximizing hub throughput based on dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO), In embodiments, a first flow of unite arriving to the hub from, customers to be loaded into departing trains is represented as a consolidation stream, and a second flow of unite arriving to the hub via arriving trains to be unloaded, and delivered customers is represented as a deconsolidation stream. A time-space network is generated for each of the consolidation and deconsolidation streams, and included in a DSRO model. Each stage of the streams is represented as a node of the corresponding time-space network in the DSRO model, which also models resource interdependence between the streams. An operating schedule based on the DSRO model optimizes the resources over a planning horizon to ensure they are allocated to both streams fairly so as to maximize the unit flow during operations.
According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing yard check data received from a plurality of sources. The yard check data includes a unit identification number of a particular shipping container of a plurality of shipping containers, a location of the particular shipping container within a container yard, and a confidence level. The method further includes storing the unit identification number and the location of the particular shipping container in a unit inventory of an inventory database. The method further includes comparing the confidence level of the particular message to a confidence threshold for the particular source. The method further includes electronically communicating, across a communications network, the unit identification number and the location of the particular shipping container for storage in a production database when the confidence level of the particular message exceeds the confidence threshold for the particular source.
Systems and techniques for optimizing utilization of parking lots of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, an optimized operating schedule over a planning horizon may be obtained, including predictions of units arriving at the hub through a consolidation stream and/or a deconsolidation stream during each time increment of the planning horizon. In embodiments, a unit is received at the hub during a first time increment of the planning horizon of the optimized operating schedule, a dwell time of the unit over the planning horizon ids determined, the unit is classified based on the dwell time of the unit over the planning horizon, and the unit is assigned to a parking lot associated with the hub based on the classification of the unit and a prediction of units to be processed during remaining time increments of the planning horizon after the first time increment.
Systems and techniques for optimizing utilization of hostlers of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, a dual-stream optimization model is utilized, incorporating a consolidated time-space network and a deconsolidated time-space network spanning a planning horizon. The model identifies hostler operations and pairs them based on proximity criteria, forming operation pairs that lead to higher unit throughput within the hub. An optimized hostler operation schedule is generated for implementation during the planning horizon. The system also includes a feature for automatically transmitting a control signal to a hostler control system to direct a hostler to execute the paired operations in accordance with the pairing.
Systems and techniques for optimizing ramp operations of a hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO) through an intelligent graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI dynamically visualizes an optimized ramp operations schedule, enabling operators to interact with and adjust the schedule of inbound and outbound trains. Re-optimization features adapt to changes made by the operator, maintaining efficient hub operations. The GUI's intelligent decision-making capabilities consider complex resource interdependencies and the cascading effects of schedule adjustments. Enhanced operational efficiency is achieved by providing alerts and notifications for deviations from the optimized plan, facilitating swift action. User-driven optimization offers operators the flexibility to select from multiple optimization options or maintain the original schedule. This intelligent GUI integration with the ramp operations optimization system advances intermodal hub management, driving efficiency and responsiveness.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CLASSIFICATION OF CHASSIS POOLS FOR OPTIMIZING UTILIZATION OF CHASSIS RESOURCES OF A HUB BASED ON A DUAL-STREAM RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION
Systems and techniques for enhancing the efficiency and utility of chassis pools within a hub by providing functionality for dynamic classification of chassis pools associated with the hub. In embodiments, the dynamic classification of chassis pools may be used for optimizing the utilization of chassis resources of the hub based on a dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, the functionality of a system implemented in accordance with the present disclosure for dynamic classification of chassis pools associated with a hub may include determining and/or setting a configuration for one or more dynamic chassis pool classifications that may include rulesets, guidelines, performance metrics, constraint, requirements, etc., and/or other information related to the management and operations of the chassis pools associated with the hub. A chassis optimization system may use the configured one or more dynamic chassis pool classifications to optimize the utilization of the chassis during operations of the hub.
Systems and techniques for adaptively classifying parking lots associated with a hub. In embodiments, adaptively classifying parking lots associated with a hub may include classifying the physical parking lots of the hub into one or more logical parking lots, in which each logical parking lot may have a parking lot classification. In embodiments, the configuration of each logical parking lot (e.g., the classification, layout, size, etc.) may be based on various factors, which may include factors associated with the physical parking lots, factors associated with the hub, environmental factors, cyclical factors, seasonal factors, unit traffic through the hub, proximity of the parking lots to productions tracks, ease of access to the parking lots, direction of traffic flow within the hub, etc. In embodiments, the logical parking lots may represent a logical or virtual classification of the physical parking lots.
A method for switching railcars at a railroad yard includes accessing a list of selected railcars for an outgoing train. The method further includes generating a plurality of train consists that each comply with a set of train rules. The method further includes displaying indications of the generated train consists and their associated number of railyard switch moves on an electronic display. The method further includes receiving a user selection of a desired train consist from the plurality of displayed train consists. The method further includes generating a plurality of switch lists according to the desired train consist and a current inventory of railcars in the railyard. The switch lists include instructions about how to form the desired train consist in the railyard. The method further includes displaying the plurality of switch lists on the electronic display.
A system for enhancing personnel safety on a railroad track is presented. The system can receive data from sensors and/or a PTC system to determine positions of clients/worker and/or vehicles, and further utilize such data to determine if a vehicle is within a certain proximity of the client/worker location. The system can further generate geofences around clients/vehicles to and determine when such geofences intersect one another. Additionally, the present disclosure can assign severity levels and generate alerts with the assigned severity levels, and such severity levels can indicate how close a vehicle is to a particular location. It is an object of the invention to provide a system for generating alerts to notify personnel when they much retreat to a place of safety.
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
H04W 4/021 - Services concernant des domaines particuliers, p. ex. services de points d’intérêt, services sur place ou géorepères
A crane-less locked axle cradle system configured to lift a rail vehicle wheel off a rail and transport the lifted wheel along a rail is presented. The present disclosure discloses a system that can lift the locked-axle wheel off the rail with no crane thereby allowing the train with a locked axle to be transported off the mainline in a shorter period of time. A cradle system can have two parts (male and female members with wedges and rail wheels) that can be mated with each other around a rail wheel. As the male and female members are pulled together, locked wheel engagers can couple with different portions of the locked-axle wheel, causing the locked-axle wheel to lift off the rail given the gradient of the wedge or rotation of the wheel. In another embodiment, the wheel lifting can be assisted by an air bag, hydraulic cylinder, jack, or other.
An apparatus, system, and method for temporary fluid commodity transfer stations. A fluid commodity transfer structure can include a base member, a casing, and a fluid commodity transfer system. The fluid commodity transfer system can be configured to dispense a commodity for transloading from opposite sides of the fluid commodity transfer structure. A modular fueling station system can include one or more receptacles operably coupled to a fluid commodity transfer structure to allow a fluid commodity transfer system to utilize each receptacle as a fuel reservoir. The fluid commodity transfer structure can be loaded onto an intermodal transport vehicle, unloaded at a location, deposited at the location, and be operably coupled with one or more receptacles and/or other fluid commodity transfer structures to provide fueling infrastructure for fleet vehicles or allow for the commercial transfer of fluid from one receptable to another as a mobile fluid transfer system.
F17C 13/08 - Dispositions de montage des récipients
B67D 7/04 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour transférer des liquides à partir de récipients ou de réservoirs de stockage en vrac vers des véhicules ou des récipients portables, p. ex. pour la vente au détail pour transférer des carburants, des lubrifiants ou leurs mélanges
B67D 7/36 - Aménagements des vannes de commande du débit ou de la pression
Systems and techniques for optimizing hub resources and maximizing hub throughput based on dual-stream resource optimization (DSRO). In embodiments, a first flow of units arriving to the hub from customers to be loaded into departing trains is represented as a consolidation stream, and a second flow of units arriving to the hub via arriving trains to be unloaded and delivered customers is represented as a deconsolidation stream. A time-space network is generated for each of the consolidation and deconsolidation streams, and included in a DSRO model. Each stage of the streams is represented as a node of the corresponding time-space network in the DSRO model, which also models resource interdependence between the streams. An operating schedule based on the DSRO model optimizes the resources over a planning horizon to ensure they are allocated to both streams fairly so as to maximize the unit flow during operations.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
G06Q 10/0631 - Planification, affectation, distribution ou ordonnancement de ressources d’entreprises ou d’organisations
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
57.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL BLOCK STICK CIRCUITS
A system and method for virtual block stick circuits is presented. The present disclosure implements specialized algorithms adapted to determine the true status of a virtual block based on multiple inputs from different perspectives. In one embodiment, the system can use the far house perspective of that virtual track segment and the PTC hazard for the near virtual track segment directly adjacent to the near house uses the near house perspective of that virtual track segment. For the middle virtual track segments, the near house perspectives of the middle virtual track segments are held ‘TRUE’ if they are already ‘TRUE’ when the train first enters the block, using stick circuits for the near house perspective of the middle track circuits. The vital application can then indicate the true state of the virtual track segment as occupied (FALSE), to protect the train from trains that follow.
B61L 11/08 - Manœuvre des aiguillages à partir du véhicule ou par le passage du véhicule utilisant l'action réciproque électrique ou magnétique entre véhicule et voie
B61L 3/22 - Commande continuelle le long de la voie utilisant une induction magnétique ou électrostatiqueCommande continuelle le long de la voie utilisant une radiation électromagnétique
B61L 21/10 - Aménagements pour trains qui se suivent de près
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 23/16 - Circuits de voie spécialement adaptés pour protéger des sections de la voie
B61L 27/30 - Systèmes de commande multiples côté voie, p. ex. commutation d'un système à un autre
A railroad crossing signal test system includes a power source, a timer device configured to provide periodic electrical pulses, and first and second relays. The first relay can be configured to alternately provide the periodic electrical pulses to a left and right light of the railroad crossing signal. The second relay can be configured to alternately change a polarity of a common connection between the left light and the right light of the railroad crossing signal. The test system also includes a first switch configured to test a bell of the railroad crossing signal, a second switch configured to enable flashing of the left light according to the periodic electrical pulses, and a third switch configured to enable flashing of the right light according to the periodic electrical pulses. The system also includes test leads for electrically coupling the test system to test terminals of the railroad crossing signal.
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
A railroad crossing signal test system includes a power source, a timer device configured to provide periodic electrical pulses, and first and second relays. The first relay can be configured to alternately provide the periodic electrical pulses to a left and right light of the railroad crossing signal. The second relay can be configured to alternately change a polarity of a common connection between the left light and the right light of the railroad crossing signal. The test system also includes a first switch configured to test a bell of 'the railroad crossing signal, a second switch configured to enable flashing o f the left light according to the periodic electrical pulses, and a third switch configured to enable flashing of the right light according to the periodic electrical pulses. The system also includes test leads for electrically coupling the test system to test terminals of the railroad crossing signal
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
B61L 29/28 - Dispositifs pour avertir le trafic routier que la barrière est fermée ou va se fermer ou que le train approche, p. ex. par avertisseurs visibles ou sonores par moyens électriques
B61L 29/30 - Surveillance, p. ex. aménagements du contrôle
60.
Grounded Operations Management System and Method Therefor
A grounded operations facilities management system is disclosed that can facilitate communications in grounded operations facilities. Specifically, a method is provided for managing and supervising trucks as they park in truck spots to await freight deposits. Check-in instances reflecting, among other things, the actual truck spot a fleet vehicle is parked in can be retrieved by a client from a server or database in operable communication with the client, and upon instantiation and execution of several processes, the check-in instance can be updated and retrieved/served as needed throughout the system. The system can be managed and controlled via a geofence, such that fleet vehicle operators can only check-in to particular truck spots when located within the geofence.
A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
G01F 23/02 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par tubes de niveau ou autres appareils impliquant une fenêtre ou un tube transparent pour observer directement le niveau à mesurer ou celui d'une colonne de liquide de communication libre avec la cuve principale du liquide
B67D 7/04 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour transférer des liquides à partir de récipients ou de réservoirs de stockage en vrac vers des véhicules ou des récipients portables, p. ex. pour la vente au détail pour transférer des carburants, des lubrifiants ou leurs mélanges
B67D 7/12 - Aménagements des dispositifs pour commander, indiquer, mesurer ou enregistrer la quantité ou le prix du liquide transféré actionnés par le mouvement du tuyau ou de l'orifice de distribution ou par des dispositifs qui leur sont associés
B67D 7/32 - Aménagements des dispositifs de sécurité ou d'alarmeMoyens pour empêcher un débit non autorisé du liquide
62.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION
A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
G01F 23/02 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par tubes de niveau ou autres appareils impliquant une fenêtre ou un tube transparent pour observer directement le niveau à mesurer ou celui d'une colonne de liquide de communication libre avec la cuve principale du liquide
B67D 7/04 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour transférer des liquides à partir de récipients ou de réservoirs de stockage en vrac vers des véhicules ou des récipients portables, p. ex. pour la vente au détail pour transférer des carburants, des lubrifiants ou leurs mélanges
B67D 7/12 - Aménagements des dispositifs pour commander, indiquer, mesurer ou enregistrer la quantité ou le prix du liquide transféré actionnés par le mouvement du tuyau ou de l'orifice de distribution ou par des dispositifs qui leur sont associés
B67D 7/32 - Aménagements des dispositifs de sécurité ou d'alarmeMoyens pour empêcher un débit non autorisé du liquide
Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for automated inventory control are provided. In embodiments, an operational workflow for providing automated inventory control includes automated data collection and automated image data analysis. The automated data collection includes capturing image data for a storage facility by a capturing device (e.g., an unmanned aerial system (UAS)). The automated image data analysis includes functionality to detect objects (e.g., containers, trailers, empty slots, and/or other objects) appearing in the image data (e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model), to identify the objects in the image data (e.g., using the ML model), to inspect the objects (e.g., including determining a condition and/or location of the objects) based on the collected image data and metadata associated with the image capturing device and correlated to the image data (e.g., using an advance mathematical rule-based analysis), and/or to generate results that may be used by an inventory management system.
G01S 19/45 - Détermination de position en combinant les mesures des signaux provenant du système de positionnement satellitaire à radiophares avec une mesure supplémentaire
G06Q 10/087 - Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks, p. ex. exécution des commandes, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/70 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique
G06V 20/17 - Scènes terrestres transmises par des avions ou des drones
G06V 20/40 - ScènesÉléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteursMontage des injecteurs
65.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD DIRECTIVE MANAGEMENT
A system for railroad directive management is presented. The system can receive a myriad of data related to a directive, track segments, and/or vehicle events on the track and/or track segments. Vehicle- and/or event-specific data can be compared with one or more thresholds, including force thresholds, temporal thresholds, environmental thresholds, and/or event thresholds to determine whether and what kind of directive modification should be instantiated. Specialized algorithms can be implemented to trace vehicle paths along the track to determine whether directive-related segments are traversed, and specialized clustering algorithms can be utilized to cluster data unique to a particular segment on a per-segment basis. The system can be integrated with existing track infrastructure and can further generate alerts to notify coupled systems and/or personnel of directives and/or modification thereof.
A method for assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard includes determining, using a first optimization model and outbound train schedule data, a first list of train block assignments for a planning horizon. The method further includes determining whether an unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero. The method further includes displaying the first list of train block assignments generated by the first optimization model on an electronic display in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is not greater than zero. The method further includes, in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero: determining and then displaying on the electronic display a second list of train block assignments for the planning horizon using a second optimization model and the outbound train schedule data.
A Railroad Tie Management System is disclosed that can provide an efficient and organized method of inspecting and auditing ties in a rail system. Tie mark files can be retrieved by a client from a server or database in operable communication with the client, and upon instantiation of an inspection process governed by the system, an inspection information table and tie grid can be generated. The tie grid can operable to receive commands from a user, and the inspection information table is operable to automatically increment and decrement fields contained within in response to changes within the tie grid. The tie grid can also be configured to incorporate data from tie scans and serve the data to the client in a useful and user-friendly manner.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
68.
Multi-objective systems and methods for optimally assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard
A method for assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard includes determining, using a first optimization model and historical train block volume data, a first list of train block assignments for a plurality of train blocks and a plurality of classification tracks of a classification bowl. The method further includes displaying the first list of train block assignments generated by the first optimization model if the volume of the train blocks is not greater than the total available track length of the classification tracks. The method further includes determining and displaying, using a second optimization model and the historical train block volume data, a second list of train block assignments for the plurality of train blocks and the plurality of classification tracks of the classification bowl if the volume of the plurality of train blocks is greater than the total available track length of the plurality of classification tracks.
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data associated with a railroad environment, extracting an asset from the first LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment, and superimposing the asset into a spatial model. The method also includes receiving a field indication associated with a modification to the railroad environment and modifying the spatial model in response to receiving the field indication associated with the modification to the railroad environment. The method further includes receiving second LiDAR data associated with the railroad environment and comparing the second LiDAR data to the modified spatial model.
A system and methods for mobile reporting of railroad operations. The system can estimate a current geographic location of railway assets, defects, and projects based on input from at least a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a graphical user interface (GUI). The system can display a geographic region of interest and estimate a location of a client device of the user based on geo-coded information. In this way, a network of users can determine a location of the railway assets, defects, and project locations and corresponding updates in real-time.
A system and methods for mobile reporting of railroad operations. The system can estimate a current geographic location of railway assets, defects, and projects based on input from at least a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a graphical user interface (GUI). The system can display a geographic region of interest and estimate a location of a client device of the user based on geo-coded information. In this way, a network of users can determine a location of the railway assets, defects, and project locations and corresponding updates in real-time.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 27/10 - Opérations, p. ex. planification ou emplois du temps
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
G06Q 10/20 - Administration de la réparation ou de la maintenance des produits
G06Q 50/40 - Procédés d’affaires s’appliquant à l’industrie du transport
74.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL BLOCK OPERATIONAL STATUS CONTROL WITH LONG BLOCK TIME DELAY
A system and method for virtual block operational status control with long block time delay is presented. The present disclosure can advantageously increase the capacity and safety of the existing railroad track infrastructure used by the railroads by determining whether a virtual block is healthy or unhealthy. The long block mode can provide a coarse granularity on the presence of a train. In virtual block mode, the system can implement a finer granularity so the virtual aspects of the sub blocks can be realized. The present disclosure provides a long block mode that can provide the system an opportunity to analyze the potential tradeoffs between granularity and reliability by determining which mode (virtual block or long block) is best utilized in a given situation. The system can operate by default in long block mode and ignore the virtual block capabilities until absolutely needed.
B61L 23/18 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour commander le trafic dans une direction uniquement à commande automatique spécialement adaptés pour maintenir une distance de sécurité entre les véhicules ou les trains en fonction de la vitesse ou de la densité du trafic
B61L 27/40 - Traitement de rapports de position ou de données relatives aux véhicules côté voie
B61L 27/53 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des éléments ou des systèmes côté voie, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l’état des systèmes de commande côté voie
B61L 23/16 - Circuits de voie spécialement adaptés pour protéger des sections de la voie
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/00 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs
B25B 27/02 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
A system and method for providing virtual approach signaling between physical signaling components. The system and method can generate virtual approach signal indicators to increase an efficiency along a segment of track. The system can provide a signal for the locomotive to increase the speed at which the locomotive can travel along the segment of track based on the virtual approach signal indicators, rather than physical signal components. The system can provide enhanced safety along the segment of track by automating the virtual approach signal indicators for the locomotive. The system and method can provide a reduced cost through the efficiency gains along the railway by upgrading the virtual approach signal to an all-clear indication removing any speed restrictions previously binding the locomotive. The system and method can provide a modular signaling ability to enhance a capacity along the segment of track.
B61L 3/12 - Dispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p. ex. pour relâcher les freins ou pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur à des endroits choisis le long de la voie, p. ex. à commande intermittente à commande électrique utilisant une induction magnétique ou électrostatiqueDispositifs le long de la voie commandant des dispositifs sur le véhicule ou sur le train, p. ex. pour relâcher les freins ou pour manœuvrer un signal avertisseur à des endroits choisis le long de la voie, p. ex. à commande intermittente à commande électrique utilisant des ondes radio
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
B61L 27/20 - Commande côté voie de la sécurité du déplacement d'un véhicule ou d'un train , p. ex. calcul des courbes de freinage
A system and method for providing virtual approach signaling between physical signaling components. The system and method can generate virtual approach signal indicators to increase an efficiency along a segment of track. The system can provide a signal for the locomotive to increase the speed at which the locomotive can travel along the segment of track based on the virtual approach signal indicators, rather than physical signal components. The system can provide enhanced safety along the segment of track by automating the virtual approach signal indicators for the locomotive. The system and method can provide a reduced cost through the efficiency gains along the railway by upgrading the virtual approach signal to an all-clear indication removing any speed restrictions previously binding the locomotive. The system and method can provide a modular signaling ability to enhance a capacity along the segment of track.
Methods and systems for providing automated asset management are provided. In embodiments, an asset data collector is configured to automatically collect asset data associated with assets in an intermodal facility according to a mission plan. An automated data collection configurator is configured to configure the mission plan based on one or more parameters and to instantiate the asset data collector to initiate collection of the asset data according to the mission plan. An automated asset data analyzer is configured to identify data in which one or more assets appear, to identify the one or more assets detected in the set of data, to inspect, based on the set of data in which the one or more assets are detected, the one or more assets to determine a condition of the one or more assets, and to output the condition of the one or more assets.
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
80.
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
81.
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
82.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a "restricting" indication to an "approach" or "clear and accelerate" indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 27/20 - Commande côté voie de la sécurité du déplacement d'un véhicule ou d'un train , p. ex. calcul des courbes de freinage
B61L 23/18 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour commander le trafic dans une direction uniquement à commande automatique spécialement adaptés pour maintenir une distance de sécurité entre les véhicules ou les trains en fonction de la vitesse ou de la densité du trafic
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteursMontage des injecteurs
A removal tool configured for removing an insertable engine component from an engine assembly. In the removal tool may include a coupling device, a drive member, and a lifting member attached to a main shaft. The coupling device is mounted onto a retainer securing an engine component, and the lifting member is positioned against the underside of a flange of the engine component. A rotational force applied against the drive member is transferred to the coupling device and causes the retainer to be unscrewed. As the retainer is unscrewed, this causes a lifting force from the retainer pushing against the coupling device, which causes the lifting member to be pushed upward, and further causing the engine component to be pushed upward and away from the engine assembly. This facilitates removal of the engine component concurrently with the removal of the retainer (e.g., in a single operation).
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
F02M 61/14 - Disposition des injecteurs par rapport aux moteursMontage des injecteurs
85.
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
A system and method for providing a virtual approach signal restriction upgrade between physical signaling components is presented. In one embodiment, in a CTC type of operation, the use of a virtual signal with signal type functionality to split a block into two or more sections can allow a train currently governed by an approach indication to accelerate on a clear indication if the advance signal indication upgrades. The addition of audio frequency type circuits with the advance signal indication can allow a train to upgrade from a restricting indication to an approach or clear indication, while protecting open HT switches, broken rail, hazards, and follow up moves. The present invention provides a system for allowing trains to upgrade from a “restricting” indication to an “approach” or “clear and accelerate” indication with an upgraded PTC track line for the segment.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/34 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour indiquer la distance entre les véhicules ou les trains par la transmission de signaux entre ceux-ci
86.
System and method for railroad smart flasher lamps
A smart lamp system and method for monitoring a status of LEDs. The system can provide LED status monitoring using a logic controller communicating with at least one strip of LEDs. The system can utilize the logic controller to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the at least one strip of LEDs based on a physical position of a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches incorporated within a smart lamp housing. The system can provide a hardware architecture to interface the logic controller with a power-line communication (PLC) transceiver. The system can establish a communication protocol between the PLC transceiver and a PLC receiver to efficiently communicate the statuses of the LEDs. The logic controller can generate a payload including a binary representation of the unique ID of the smart lamp and the statuses of the LEDs and transmit the payload to the PLC transceiver.
H05B 45/58 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] réagissant aux dysfonctionnements des LED ou à un comportement indésirable des LEDCircuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LEDCircuits de protection impliquant la détection de fin de vie des LED
B61L 5/18 - Signaux lumineuxMécanismes associés à ceux-ci, p. ex. volets
G01R 31/26 - Test de dispositifs individuels à semi-conducteurs
H05B 45/46 - Détails des circuits de charge à LED avec un contrôle actif à l'intérieur d'une matrice de LED les diodes étant disposées parallèlement
H05B 45/50 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] réagissant aux dysfonctionnements des LED ou à un comportement indésirable des LEDCircuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LEDCircuits de protection
H05B 45/52 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] réagissant aux dysfonctionnements des LED ou à un comportement indésirable des LEDCircuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LEDCircuits de protection dans un ensemble parallèle de LED
H05B 45/54 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] réagissant aux dysfonctionnements des LED ou à un comportement indésirable des LEDCircuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LEDCircuits de protection dans un ensemble sériel de LED
H05B 47/185 - Commande de la source lumineuse par télécommande via une transmission par ligne électrique
87.
Transit Bracket Assembly for Wind Turbine Tower Section
A bracket assembly for securing a tower section to a deck includes a lower support bracket, columns, and a pair of upper upper support brackets, which all have vertical plates with circular apertures. Each circular aperture spans at least two tower flange bolt holes. Attachment yokes are inserted into the circular apertures, and each have at least two bolt apertures, which match the bolt holes size and spacing. The yokes are rotated to align the holes for insertion of bolts. Specific yokes are provided to fit various tower sizes. The brackets can be stacked, and the yoke arrangement substantially reduces bolt torque requirements.
A railroad wheel impact load detection test panel includes a secondary instrumentation rail proximate a field side of a primary or running rail of a section of railroad track, and elevated a prescribed distance so that the wheels of a rail car traverse the instrumentation rail within the test panel. The instrumentation rail includes an optical strain gauge to sense the wheel impact load. The sensed impact data is correlated with wheel damage signatures to identify wheels to be restored or replaced before failure occurs.
B61K 9/12 - Mesure ou surveillance des jantes des roues
B61L 27/57 - Diagnostic ou maintenance côté voie, p. ex. mises à jour de logiciel pour des véhicules ou des trains, p. ex. surveillance côté voie de l'état des trains
G01L 5/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour la mesure des forces, du travail, de la puissance mécanique ou du couple, spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuéesArchitectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - IndexationStructures de données à cet effetStructures de stockage
90.
Systems and methods for identifying potential deficiencies in railway environment objects
In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a machine vision device, an image of an object in a railway environment. The machine vision device is attached to a first train car that is moving in a first direction along a first railroad track of the railway environment. The method also includes analyzing, by the machine vision device, the image of the object using one or more machine vision algorithms to determine a value associated with the object. The method further includes determining, by the machine vision device, that the value associated with the object indicates a potential deficiency of the object and communicating, by the machine vision device, an alert to a component external to the first train car. The alert comprises an indication of the potential deficiency of the object.
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61L 23/00 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains
B61L 27/40 - Traitement de rapports de position ou de données relatives aux véhicules côté voie
91.
System and method for data pruning via dynamic partition management
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuéesArchitectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - IndexationStructures de données à cet effetStructures de stockage
92.
On-board thermal track misalignment detection system and method therefor
An on-board thermal track misalignment detection system method therefor is presented. The system can use on-board locomotive sensors attached to an end-of-train device to detect (on the edge), signs and symptoms of thermal misalignments of the track. Once detected an alert can be transmitted to prevent potential derailments. The system can also include a forward-facing and rearward-facing imaging sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR sensor, etc). The system can wirelessly communicate (e.g., via radio) with a leading locomotive to ensure proper air pressure and location. The system can be powered by an on-board battery and/or air pressure device. Advantageously, the system can calculate whether any rail deviation is significant (e.g., via one or more threshold values). The system can also leverage image processing functionality, executed by one or more processors) to find the centerline and the distance between the tracks.
B61K 9/08 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains
Methods and systems for filtering a trigger signal from an encoder (120) for triggering an image capturing device (140). In embodiments, a trigger signal may be received as an input signal from an encoder (120) including a sequence of pulses for triggering the image capturing device (140). In embodiments, an average pulse frequency of the trigger signal over a period of time may be determined based on sampling a number of pulses in the trigger signal over the period of time, and frequency restrictions may be applied to the average pulse frequency to generate a trigger frequency. In embodiments, an output frequency may be determined based on the trigger frequency, and a pulse width modulation, PWM, signal having a frequency based on the output frequency may be determined for triggering the image capturing device.
B61L 15/00 - Indicateurs de signalisation sur le véhicule ou sur le train
B61K 9/10 - Installations de mesure pour surveiller la voie pour détecter les fissures dans les rails ou dans leurs soudures
B61L 23/04 - Dispositifs de commande, d'avertissement ou autres dispositifs de sécurité le long de la voie ou entre les véhicules ou les trains pour contrôler l'état mécanique de la voie
H03K 5/1252 - Suppression ou limitation du bruit ou des interférences
94.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING IMAGE CAPTURING MODULES
In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a camera of an image capturing module, a first image of a target. The image capturing module and a drum are attached to a fixture and the target is attached to the drum. The method also includes determining a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target, determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels, and determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size. The drum encoder rate is programmed into a drum encoder. The method further includes capturing, by the camera, a second image of the target while the target is rotated about an axis of the drum, determining a number of longitudinal pixels in a longitudinal pitch distance of the second image, and comparing the number of lateral pixels to the number of longitudinal pixels.
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c.-à-d. étalonnage de caméra
G01C 25/00 - Fabrication, étalonnage, nettoyage ou réparation des instruments ou des dispositifs mentionnés dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
A rail vehicle includes a truck having wheels for engaging a railroad track, a bolster supported by the truck, and a tank supported by the bolster for storing a lading. A measurement system measures the level of the lading within the tank and includes gauges and a controller. The gauges are disposed at selected points on the bolster for sensing at least one of lateral and longitudinal localized displacement experienced by the bolster during motion of the rail vehicle. The controller calculates the level of the lading within the tank and compensates for changes in the level of the lading during motion of the rail vehicle in response to signals generated by the gauges.
G01F 23/20 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme par mesurage du poids, p. ex. pour déterminer le niveau d'un gaz liquéfié stocké
G01F 23/00 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme
G01F 25/20 - Test ou étalonnage des appareils pour la mesure du volume, du débit volumétrique ou du niveau des liquides, ou des appareils pour compter par volume des appareils pour mesurer le niveau des liquides
G01G 19/04 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser des objets à roues ou roulants, p. ex. des véhicules pour peser des véhicules de chemin de fer
G01N 3/08 - Recherche des propriétés mécaniques des matériaux solides par application d'une contrainte mécanique par application d'efforts permanents de traction ou de compression
G01N 27/90 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault
96.
System and method for data pruning via dynamic partition management
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuéesArchitectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - IndexationStructures de données à cet effetStructures de stockage
97.
System and method for data pruning via dynamic partition management
A system and method for managing data lifecycles that can provide an adaptable data management system configured to optimize the lifecycles of data and the reliability of databases. The system can provide data management systems with the ability to attach, detach, and drop segments of data based on key partitions of the data objects to optimize database utilization. By including the key partitions to the data objects, the database including the data objects can now perform data management operations based on the key partitions. The system, based on the key partitions, can identify a location of the data object to attach row entries, detach row entries from the existing tables, and delete the detached row entries from the database altogether. The system can operate on any relational database management system.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuéesArchitectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
G06F 16/22 - IndexationStructures de données à cet effetStructures de stockage
98.
Automated positive train control event data extraction and analysis engine and method therefor
A system and method for automating workflow and performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
A smart lamp system and method for monitoring a status of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The system can provide LED status monitoring using a logic controller communicating with at least one strip of LEDs. The system can utilize the logic controller to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the at least one strip of LEDs based on a physical position of a plurality of dual-inline package (DIP) switches incorporated within a smart lamp housing. The system can provide a hardware architecture to interface the logic controller with a power-line communication (PLC) transceiver. The system can establish a communication protocol between the PLC transceiver and a PLC receiver to efficiently communicate the statuses of the LEDs. The logic controller can generate a payload including a binary representation of the unique ID of the smart lamp and the statuses of the LEDs and transmit the payload to the PLC transceiver.
H05B 45/50 - Circuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] réagissant aux dysfonctionnements des LED ou à un comportement indésirable des LEDCircuits pour faire fonctionner des diodes électroluminescentes [LED] sensibles à la vie des LEDCircuits de protection
H05B 47/155 - Commande coordonnée de plusieurs sources lumineuses
H05B 47/185 - Commande de la source lumineuse par télécommande via une transmission par ligne électrique
Methods and systems for selection of a control speed for a remote-controlled vehicle based on rulesets applied to control nodes within a viewing window. In embodiments, a viewing window including control nodes, each having a having ruleset defining operating conditions associated therewith, may be determined. The ruleset for a control node may define operating limitations (e.g., speed limitations, orientation limitations, etc.) at the control node. In embodiments, a control speed plan for the viewing window may be generated based on the operating conditions for each control node within the current viewing window based on the limitations associated with each control node. The control speed plan may include an optimal control speed at each control node within the viewing window and a speed profile indicating an acceleration or deceleration curve to be followed through each of the optimal control speeds in the control speed plan when executing the control speed plan.
