Disclosed are a method and device for detecting a direction of motion of a wheel on a rail track, the device comprising: at least one magnet for providing a magnetic field; a magnetic field sensor for sensing a magnetic field value indicative for a flux density, or a change in the flux density, of the provided magnetic field; at least one processor in communication with the magnetic field sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain a plurality of the magnetic field values for respective times from the magnetic field sensor; and to analyse the obtained plurality of magnetic field values such that a direction of motion of a wheel passing the device is obtained.
Device for detecting a wheel on a rail track
2022-02-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC |