Patent ID: 11884310
Assignee: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a plurality of tank classifications, wherein the plurality of tank classifications comprises:
a first tank classification associated with a tank containing a hazardous material; and
a second tank classification associated with a tank containing a nonhazardous material;
identifying a tank within an image of a railway environment;
analyzing the tank to determine one or more characteristics associated with the tank;
classifying the tank into the first tank classification based on the one or more characteristics;
determining that the tank contains the hazardous material and that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment based on classifying the tank into the first tank classification; and
generating an alert in response to determining that the tank presents the hazard to the railway environment.