Patent ID: 9083861
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60R,B61L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An end-of-train unit mountable to a rear railroad car for sensing brake pressure, comprising: a housing mountable to a portion of the rear railroad car; a visual data collection device at least partially integral with the housing and having a field-of-view, wherein the visual data collection device is configured to obtain visual data representative of at least a portion of the area in the field-of-view; at least one pressure transducer within or supported by the housing, the at least one pressure transducer configured to monitor a brake pressure; at least one processor within or supported by the housing, the at least one processor in communication with the visual data collection device and the at least one pressure transducer; and at least one transmission device in communication with the at least one processor and at least partially integral with at least one of the housing and the visual data collection device, wherein the at least one transmission device is configured to transmit the visual data and the brake pressure directly or indirectly to a processing unit of a forward railroad car.