Monitoring an axle of a railway vehicle

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PATENT NO 11697442
APP PUB NO 20200290658A1
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16759568

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Apparatus for monitoring an axle of a wheelset assembly of a railway vehicle, the apparatus comprising a wireless sensor node fitted to a wheelset assembly, the wheelset assembly comprising an axle mounted between opposed wheels, each wheel being fitted to a respective opposite end of the axle, the wireless sensor node comprising a vibration energy harvester for converting mechanical energy from vibration in the wheelset assembly into electrical energy, a sensor for measuring a parameter, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the measured parameter or data associated therewith, and the apparatus further comprising a processor for processing the measured parameter to produce processed data, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer mounted to an end of the axle and the sensor and processor are arranged respectively to measure and process an axle percussion vibration frequency in the form of resonant vibration along the axle.

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HITACHI RAIL LIMITED7TH FLOOR ONE NEW LUDGATE 60 LUDGATE HILL LONDON EC4M 7AW

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jones, Matt Romsey, GB 31 485
Luo, Renfan Romsey, GB 1 2
Rushton, Guy Romsey, GB 3 7
Thomas, Marc Romsey, GB 20 143
Vincent, David Romsey, GB 27 172
Wasenczuk, Adam Romsey, GB 11 92

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