Systems and methods for identifying potential deficiencies in railway environment objects

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11904914
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16827238

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In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a machine vision device, an image of an object in a railway environment. The machine vision device is attached to a first train car that is moving in a first direction along a first railroad track of the railway environment. The method also includes analyzing, by the machine vision device, the image of the object using one or more machine vision algorithms to determine a value associated with the object. The method further includes determining, by the machine vision device, that the value associated with the object indicates a potential deficiency of the object and communicating, by the machine vision device, an alert to a component external to the first train car. The alert comprises an indication of the potential deficiency of the object.

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  • BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McBain, Joshua John Lawrence, US 1 0
Morgart, Dennis William Topeka, US 1 0
Pasta, Corey Tremain Topeka, US 1 0
Ratledge, Aaron Thomas Haslet, US 1 0

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