An end of train device (100) suitable of use on a railway vehicle includes an enclosure (110), one or more accelerometers (180) positioned inside the enclosure (110) and providing accelerometer data of a railway vehicle (230) when travelling on a railway track (240), and a tracking device (185) positioned inside the enclosure (110) and providing location data, wherein the accelerometer data and location data are analyzed to determine a condition of the railway track (240). Further, a track monitoring system (200) and a method (300) for continuous monitoring of railway tracks (240) are provided.
END OF TRAIN (EOT) REMOTE TRACK-CONDITION MONITORING
2021-08-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC |
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