Patent ID: 11893322
Assignee: LORAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  E | IPC B  E  G

Claim 10:
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising repeating iteratively with the updated rail profile with the updated crack profile and subsequent updated rail profiles with subsequent updated crack profiles for corresponding subsequent predetermined time periods the following steps:
running the contact model to produce a subsequent simulated loading;
running the wear model to produce a subsequent simulated wear profile based on the subsequent simulated loading;
running the crack growth model to produce a subsequent simulated crack growth profile; and
generating the subsequent updated rail profile with the subsequent updated crack profile by modifying an immediately prior updated rail profile by the subsequent simulated wear profile and the subsequent simulated crack growth profile;
wherein the step of modeling wear in the rail is completed when a final subsequent updated rail profile exceeds a predetermined wear limit for the rail or a final subsequent updated crack profile exceeds a predetermined crack growth fail limit.