Pantograph damage and wear monitoring system

摘要

A system for evaluating the condition of a pantograph, the system comprising: a track-side pantograph monitoring station that captures one or more images of a pantograph, while a locomotive comprising the pantograph is in normal service; a station management system that analyzes one or more images captured at the monitoring site and determines the condition of the pantograph; and a user interface that controls the system and presents the results of the analysis to the user. A user may control the track-side monitoring station and station management system remotely.

主权项

1. A system for evaluating the condition of a pantograph, the system comprising:
a track-side pantograph monitoring station for capturing an image of the pantograph while a locomotive comprising the pantograph is in normal service, the monitoring station comprising a first image capture device positioned below and at an oblique angle relative to the pantograph; a station management system for analyzing the image captured at the monitoring station and for determining the condition of the pantograph, the station management system configured to: a) determine a number of current collectors in the pantograph by matching the image to a pre-defined model of a plurality of pre-defined models, the plurality of pre-defined models representing a plurality of known pantograph types; b) generate a current collector profile for each of the number of current collectors and based upon the image; and c) analyse each of the current collector profiles to determine the condition of the pantograph; and a user interface for controlling the station management system and indicating whether the pantograph is damaged and/or worn.