EP4059805A3 - Real-time computer vision-based track monitoring - Google Patents

Real-time computer vision-based track monitoring Download PDF

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EP4059805A3
EP4059805A3 EP22162767.2A EP22162767A EP4059805A3 EP 4059805 A3 EP4059805 A3 EP 4059805A3 EP 22162767 A EP22162767 A EP 22162767A EP 4059805 A3 EP4059805 A3 EP 4059805A3
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Archie Marshall
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains
    • B61L23/04—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
    • B61L23/041—Obstacle detection
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains
    • B61L23/04—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
    • B61L23/042—Track changes detection
    • B61L23/047—Track or rail movements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains
    • B61L23/06—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains for warning men working on the route
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or vehicle trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/06—Indicating or recording the setting of track apparatus, e.g. of points, of signals

Abstract

A rail-vehicle mounted system arranged to receive data concerning a state of a track ahead of the vehicle, and to analyse the data in real time to indicate conditions of the track ahead of the vehicle, the system comprising a sensor unit mounted on the rail vehicle and directed at a track ahead of the rail vehicle in the direction of motion.
EP22162767.2A 2021-03-17 2022-03-17 Real-time computer vision-based track monitoring Pending EP4059805A3 (en)

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DE102015219690A1 (en) * 2015-10-12 2017-04-13 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for track recognition for a rail vehicle
US20200172134A1 (en) * 2018-11-30 2020-06-04 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Method and Apparatus to Improve Unmonitored Switch Position Reporting
US20210279488A1 (en) * 2018-07-10 2021-09-09 Rail Vision Ltd Method and system for railway obstacle detection based on rail segmentation

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EP3523177A2 (en) * 2016-12-07 2019-08-14 Siemens Mobility GmbH Method, system and track-bound vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, for recognizing obstacles in track-bound traffic, in particular in rail traffic

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DE102015219690A1 (en) * 2015-10-12 2017-04-13 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for track recognition for a rail vehicle
US20210279488A1 (en) * 2018-07-10 2021-09-09 Rail Vision Ltd Method and system for railway obstacle detection based on rail segmentation
US20200172134A1 (en) * 2018-11-30 2020-06-04 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Method and Apparatus to Improve Unmonitored Switch Position Reporting

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