527results about "Wheel-rims surveying/measuring" patented technology

A solution for optically evaluating a wheel along at least one circumference of the wheel is provided. Image data is obtained while the wheel moves along a path having a length of at least one circumference of the wheel. The path and / or wheel can be illuminated to enhance the resulting image data. One or more attributes of the wheel are measured based on the image data. The attributes can then be used to detect one or more defects in the wheel. In one embodiment, the wheel is a rail wheel, and a rail segment is illuminated. The rail can be specially configured to enhance a contrast between the rail and the rail wheel and / or to provide a consistent path for the rail wheel to travel.

A solution for optically evaluating a wheel along at least one circumference of the wheel is provided. Image data is obtained while the wheel moves along a path having a length of at least one circumference of the wheel. The path and / or wheel can be illuminated to enhance the resulting image data. One or more attributes of the wheel are measured based on the image data. The attributes can then be used to detect one or more defects in the wheel. In one embodiment, the wheel is a rail wheel, and a rail segment is illuminated. The rail can be specially configured to enhance a contrast between the rail and the rail wheel and / or to provide a consistent path for the rail wheel to travel.

The present invention discloses a method for online detecting railway car wheel set tread defect and its on-line detecting equipment. It is characterized by that the light sent out by light source of structure light can be irradiated on the wheel set tread, on the tread a projection image is formed. When the wheel set is run to the set position, the third position sensor can give out a triggering signal to start image sensor to shoot a series of tread projection images. By utilizing analysis and calculation a deviation image of actual shot image and defectless image can be obtained, it can further judge that in the deviation image the defect is existed or not, and can calculate tread defect parameter.

The invention provides a handheld electronic gauge that is configured to obtain measurement data for an object, such as a wheel, rail, axle, or the like. The gauge includes one or more position sensors that automatically determine when the gauge is in a measurement position. The invention also provides a handheld computing device that can automatically determine when a gauge is in the measurement position and automatically obtain measurement data using the gauge. As a result, the invention provides a solution for measuring an object, such as a railway wheel, that is portable and capable of repeatedly providing various desired measurements, irrespective of the operator.

Considerable damage to rails, wheels, and trucks can result from geometric anomalies in the wheelsets, rails, and truck hardware. A solution for identifying and quantifying geometric anomalies known to influence the service life of the rolling stock or the ride comfort for the case of passenger service is described. The solution comprises an optical system, which can be configured to accurately perform measurements at mainline speeds (e.g., greater than 100 mph). The optical system includes laser line projectors and imaging cameras and can utilize structured light triangulation.

The invention discloses a dynamic detector of train wheels and relative detecting method, which can improve the driving safety. Said detector comprises a on-site controller, a remote-controller, and a on-site detector, wherein, the on-site detector is controlled by the on-site controller to output the detecting result, which via the remote transmission channel is transmitted to the remote controller to be processed; the remote-controller comprises a background wheel dynamic detecting software, to control the open, detecting, image picking, automatic wheel size detecting, accident recognize, automatic storage, displaying, and printing; the on-site controller controls the on-site detector to detect and keep communication with the remote-controller. The invention can avoid contact train, with high automation and detecting accuracy, while it can realize unattended management.

A railway axle hub unit of the type including an axle box housing (1) for supporting a bearing, is provided with a sensor body (3, 9) containing sensors (4, 5) for detecting vibration in the vertical direction and the horizontal axial direction. The sensor body is mounted onto a stationary support element (2, 1, 15) rigidly secured to the bearing, preferably an annular sealing insert. The sensors perform monitoring of the operation condition of the hub unit by generating and transmitting signals indicative of the detected level of vibration to an electronic processing unit mounted on board of the railway vehicle or the train. The processing unit is capable of signalling in real time an impending failure and / or a damaged condition associated with the monitored hub unit.

The invention discloses a non-contact wheel set dimension online detection method and device based on various sensors. The device comprises the two laser displacement sensors symmetrically arranged on the inner side and the outer side of a track, and the two eddy current displacement sensors arranged on the inner side of the tract. The method comprises the steps that the two laser displacement sensors detect and obtain tread contour lines, and the rim height and the rim thickness are calculated through the extracted tread contour lines according to the geometric relation; the two eddy current displacement sensors are used for detecting the distances to the vertexes of the rims in the vertical direction, measurement data of the three sensors on the inner side of the track are extracted at the moment when wheels pass through the effective measurement range of the eddy current displacement sensors and the laser displacement sensors on the inner side of the rack simultaneously, the diameters of the vertex circles of the rims are calculated according to the measurement data and the geometric relation, and then the diameters of the wheels are calculated according to the wheel rim height. The non-contact wheel set dimension online detection method and device based on various sensors have the advantages that the measurement principle is simple and practical, cost is low, and precision is high; non-contact and real-time measurement can be achieved.

An improved maintenance, inspection, and / or measurement solution is provided. An embodiment of the invention includes a handheld measurement device for measuring an object, such as a railway wheel on a train. The handheld measurement device can comprise a single unit to provide one handed operation and can include various features, such as onboard evaluation, a graphical user interface, and / or a self-health monitor. Additionally, aspects of the invention provide an inspection environment that incorporates preliminary measurement data, wireless communications, and / or historical data into the measurement and evaluation process.

An exemplary system and method for analyzing rolling stock wheels helps allow a wheel to be analyzed at speed, reducing any need for manual inspections or other related delays. An exemplary system may include one or more strobe lights and one or more high-speed cameras to capture images of the rolling stock wheel(s) at speed. The images may include one or more markers to assist in analyzing various parameters of the rolling stock wheel. The exemplary system may include one or more backface illumination plates to assist in illuminating the rolling stock wheel(s) and / or the one or more marker(s).

A solution including a noncontact electronic measurement device is provided. The measurement device includes one or more imaging devices configured to acquire image data of a surface of an object located in a measurement region relative to the measurement device and one or more projected pattern generators configured to generate divergent pattern(s) of structured light, which impact the surface of the object within a field of view of the imaging device when the object is located in the measurement region. Using image data acquired by the imaging device(s), a computer system can measure a set of attributes of the surface of the object and / or automatically determine whether the measurement device is within the measurement region. An embodiment is configured to be held by a human user during operation.