Ballast delivery and computation system and method
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Nov 3, 2015
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Abstract
A method, performed by a computer having a processor and system memory, for calibrating a tie height of a ballast profiling rail vehicle having a remote sensing system, includes traversing the rail vehicle along a first calibration section of railroad track at a calibration speed, detecting, using the remote sensing system, a plurality of height to tie measurements in the first calibration section, establishing a rolling median average of the height to tie measurements, and determining a calibration tie height relative to the rail vehicle based upon the rolling median average.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- GEORGETOWN RAIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
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Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Aaron, Charles W | Salado, US | 13 | 243 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 243 | |||
Bachman, Nathan | Georgetown, US | 2 | 30 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 30 | |||
Howard, Joel Scott | Bedford, US | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Martinez, Carlos | Cedar Park, US | 54 | 577 |
# of filed Patents : 54 Total Citations : 577 | |||
Rozacky, David | Taylor, US | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Schewe, Jonathan Paul | Maple Grove, US | 1 | 30 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 30 | |||
Shackleton, John | Minneapolis, US | 2 | 56 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 56 | |||
Shell, William C | Georgetown, US | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Turner, H Lynn | Leander, US | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Van, Voorst Brian | Minneapolis, US | 1 | 30 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 30 |
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