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THERMOGRAPHIC ROUTE EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20150285688A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2014
  • Published: 10/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system comprising:

  • a thermographic camera configured to be coupled with a vehicle that travels along a route, the thermographic camera also configured to sense infrared radiation emitted from the route, the thermographic camera configured to generate a thermal signature representative of different temperatures of one or more segments of the route based on the infrared radiation that is sensed by the thermographic camera;

    a computer readable memory device configured to store one or more healthy thermal signatures representative of temperatures of at least one of the one or more segments of the route that is not damaged; and

    an analysis processing unit configured to receive the thermal signature from the thermographic camera and to determine if the one or more segments of the route are damaged segments of the route based on the thermal signature, wherein the analysis processing unit is configured to compare the thermal signature of the one or more segments of the route with the one or more healthy thermal signatures to determine if the one or more segments of the route are the damaged segments of the route.

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