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

Claim 11:
12. A rail monitoring method for monitoring a condition of a rail of a railway track comprising:
a) installing a monitoring sensor on a rail at a location of the rail to be monitored;
b) capturing with said monitoring sensor rail data comprising movements of the rail being monitored;
c) determining from captured movements a condition of the rail being monitored;
d) wherein said sensor comprises a radar unit, and wherein installing said sensor on said rail includes directing the aim of said radar unit to a fixed structure relative to said rail; and
e) wherein the sensor radar unit is configured to generate signals for detection, and wherein said signals are directed to a target, and wherein monitoring includes monitoring the strength of the signal and determining a signal to noise ratio; ascertaining from said signal to noise ratio whether a condition has occurred that affects the measurement of movements of the rail being monitored.