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Rail measurement system

  • US 7,659,972 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2008
  • Issued: 02/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of continuously measuring a profile of rails in real time where said rails are in position on a track bed comprisingtransmitting a first beam of light at a selected wavelength onto a gauge side of a running rail to illuminate a portion of said running rail,transmitting a second beam of light at a selected wavelength onto a profile of a conductor rail to illuminate a portion of said conductor rail,recording a digital image of said illuminated portions of said rails at a first and second sensor head, each of said first and second sensor heads having an image acquisition means and wherein one acquisition means is angled to capture a profile of the gauge side of said running rail while a second image acquisition means is angled to capture the profile of said conductor railmanipulating said digital images to filter all but said selected wavelengths, determining rail wear from said digital images created by the selected wavelengths of light.

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