System and method for automatically cleaning internal combustion locomotive radar

Abstract

The invention discloses a system for automatically cleaning internal combustion locomotive radar. The system involves a radar mounting panel, a melting system, a purging system and a radar purging control system, wherein a radar, a temperature sensor and an ultrasonic measuring device are arranged on the radar mounting panel; the invention further provides a method for automatically cleaning the internal combustion locomotive radar, and in the method, the radar purging control system controls the purging system and the melting system according to one or more of data of the radar mounting paneland the data of the ultrasonic measuring device which are acquired in real-time, so that automatic cleaning of the internal combustion locomotive radar is achieved. According to the scheme, high-temperature water in an existing diesel engine cooling system of a locomotive is used for heating and melting the radar, in addition, the compressed air in an air braking system of the locomotive is utilized to carry out radar dust purging, and an air cylinder and an air compressor do not need to be independently arranged, so that the locomotive resource is saved.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the application field of radar technology, and more specifically, to an automatic radar cleaning system for a diesel locomotive and a method for automatically cleaning the radar of a diesel locomotive. Background technique [0002] Many control functions of the locomotive can be realized by installing radar (such as automatic measurement of locomotive wheel diameter, adhesion control, etc.), because the radar can obtain the true ground speed of the locomotive. But when the radar probe is covered by dust or ice and snow, if it cannot be cleared in time, it will affect the effectiveness of the radar. Since locomotives are in operation most of the time, manual and manual removal in real time cannot be achieved. [0003] In the prior art, there is a way of using compressed air to purge and clean the radar. By equipping the radar with an air compressor, the compressed air provided by the air compressor enters the radar through a g...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the above-mentioned technology has the following disadvantages: an air compressor needs to be installed separately; there is no dirt detection device, and the compressed air keeps blowing the radar, resulting in energy waste; it cannot solve the problem that the radar probe is covered with ice and snow in winter, which makes the blowing effect worse

However, the above-mentioned technology has the following disadvantages: the dust cannot be removed; the use of electricity to heat and melt ice causes energy waste; when the temperature is too low, there is no measure to prevent the melted ice water from freezing again, and the melted ice water must be evaporated by heating , the demand for electric heating power is large, which may easily cause radar burnout

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