BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR RAILCARS

A system and method for detecting the operational status of a brake system on a railcar. The system receives from a sensor an indication of the magnitude of a braking force applied by the braking system in response to an instruction to increase or decrease the braking force. It compares the response...

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1. Verfasser:	MARTIN, Andrew, H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS OR DISPOSITIONS OF BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDINGAPPARATUS IN RAIL VEHICLES BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING APPARATUS PECULIAR TO RAILVEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES RAILWAYS TRANSPORTING VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for detecting the operational status of a brake system on a railcar. The system receives from a sensor an indication of the magnitude of a braking force applied by the braking system in response to an instruction to increase or decrease the braking force. It compares the response to possible responses of the braking system in view of the instruction provided. Based on the comparison, the system generates at least one of a message and/or an alert indicating the status of the brake system. Additional sensors, including a pressure sensor on a brake pipe of the railcar, can be added for additional functionality.