Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for using ballast sensors to detect rock fall events in a vicinity of railway tracks or similar roadways or tracks. The ballast sensors are spaced apart from the tracks. Particular embodiments permit the use of signals from the ballast sensors to discriminate rock fall events from other types of events and to detect the hypocenter of a rock fall event.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ROCK FALL
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG VON STEINSCHLÄGEN
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTECTER LES CHUTES DE ROCHES
2017-01-18
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES / B61K Andere Hilfseinrichtungen für Eisenbahnen , OTHER AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAYS / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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IuD Bahn | 2007
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