Patent ID: 11964681
Assignee: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 30:
31. A mobile railway asset monitoring apparatus comprising:
a sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of a rotation of a wheelset of a mobile railway asset;
a processor to receive data corresponding to a ground speed of the mobile railway asset;
the processor operably coupled to the sensor and configured to calculate a running dimension of the wheelset based at least in part on the rotation of the wheelset and the ground speed of the mobile railway asset;
the processor is configured to determine at least one parameter of the mobile railway asset based at least in part on the running dimension of the wheelset;
a bracket to be connected to a bolster of the mobile railway asset; and
wherein the sensor detects at least one of strain and acceleration of the bracket.