Patent ID: 11858488
Assignee: PENNSY DIGITAL INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 25:
26. A rail monitoring system for monitoring a condition of a rail of a railway track comprising:
a) a monitoring sensor with mounting means for mounting said monitoring sensor on a rail at a location of the rail to be monitored;
b) circuitry in the monitoring means configured with instructions for obtaining measurements of rail movements of the rail being monitored;
c) said monitoring sensor comprising a radar unit, the radar unit having a detection range, the radar unit being programmable to generate and direct a radar beam at a target within the detection range at periodic intervals, and wherein said monitoring sensor includes a communication component that is configured to communicate and receive signals between a remote device;
d) a processor associated with a remote device that receives monitoring signals from the monitoring unit;
e) the processor configured to determine from said monitoring signals a condition of the rail being monitored;
f) a target positionable at a fixed location, and configured having a surface onto which said radar beam from said monitoring sensor is directed, the monitoring device circuitry configured to measure the radar signals and determine from said signals the distance between said monitoring sensor and said target; and
g) a target alignment tool being removably mounted to the target, including a level, and including a beam generator that generates a beam that is alignable to radiate onto an alignment point on the monitoring sensor, and wherein said target alignment is confirmed when said target alignment tool beam radiates onto said alignment point.