Statistical and trend analysis of railroad bearing temperatures
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1. A system for analyzing temperature data received from the wheel bearings of trains, comprising:
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software operative on said processor for sorting the temperature data into at least a first grouping of temperature data, a second grouping of temperature data, and a third grouping of temperature data;
said first group of temperature data comprising temperatures lower than temperatures grouped in said second grouping of temperature data and said third grouping of temperature data;
said third grouping of temperature data comprising temperatures higher than the temperatures in said second grouping of temperature data;
said software being further operative on said processor for determining the highest temperature within said first grouping of temperature data and determining the lowest temperature within said third grouping of temperature data;
said software being further operative on said processor for detecting temperature outliers within said temperature data;
and means operatively coupled to said processor for displaying information relating to said temperature outliers.
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Abstract
A system is provided for tracking the wheel bearing temperatures of a train and selecting those that are statistically determined to be abnormally high, while eliminating from consideration, or otherwise categorizing those high temperature readings which are the result of other anomalous and non-anomalous conditions. The system determines the overall distribution of the bearing temperatures for both sides of a train at each wayside location. The bearing temperatures are ranked for comparison with the overall train distribution. Outliers are detected and characterized based on temperature patterns and previous history.
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1. A system for analyzing temperature data received from the wheel bearings of trains, comprising:
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a processor;
software operative on said processor for sorting the temperature data into at least a first grouping of temperature data, a second grouping of temperature data, and a third grouping of temperature data;
said first group of temperature data comprising temperatures lower than temperatures grouped in said second grouping of temperature data and said third grouping of temperature data;
said third grouping of temperature data comprising temperatures higher than the temperatures in said second grouping of temperature data;
said software being further operative on said processor for determining the highest temperature within said first grouping of temperature data and determining the lowest temperature within said third grouping of temperature data;
said software being further operative on said processor for detecting temperature outliers within said temperature data;
and means operatively coupled to said processor for displaying information relating to said temperature outliers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of analyzing temperature data received from the wheel bearings of trains, comprising the steps of:
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providing a processor, software that is operative on said processor, and display means operatively coupled to said processor for displaying information;
sorting the temperature data into at least a first grouping of temperature data, a second grouping of temperature data, and a third grouping of temperature data;
said first grouping of temperature data comprising temperatures lower than temperatures grouped in said second grouping of temperature data and said third grouping of temperature data;
said third grouping of temperature data comprising temperatures higher than the temperatures in said second grouping of temperature data;
determining the highest temperature within said first grouping of temperature data and the lowest temperature within said third grouping of temperature data;
detecting temperature outliers within said temperature data; and
displaying information relating to said temperature outliers on said display means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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