Patent ID: 8289526

Claim:
A system for capturing, measuring and analyzing rolling stock wheel parameters, comprising: a first flange camera provided between a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first flange camera is positioned to capture an image of at least a portion of a first wheel above the first rail, said first wheel having a flange provided between said first rail and said second rail; a first inside rim camera provided between said first rail and said second rail, wherein the first inside rim camera is positioned to capture an image of at least a portion of said first wheel; a first outside rim camera provided outside the area between said first rail and said second rail, wherein the first outside rim camera is positioned to capture an image of at least a portion of said first wheel including at least a portion of an internal diameter of said first wheel; at least one strobe light positioned to illuminate at least a portion of said first wheel; and at least one backface illumination plate provided between said first rail and said second rail and positioned to reflect light toward said first wheel.