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Rail wheel measurement

  • US 20070043486A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2005
  • Published: 02/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of determining a remaining service life for a rail wheel of a railway vehicle using an electronic rail wheel wear gauge mountable on a rail wheel for measuring at least one rail wheel dimension, the method comprising:

  • measuring a rail wheel dimension;

    processing the measured wheel dimension relative to an allowable wear dimension;

    accessing a historical wheel wear rate database relating to the rail wheel; and

    predicting a remaining service life of the wheel based on the historical wheel wear rate data and the processed wheel dimension.

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