Rail position measurement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10309763-B2
Application number	US-201515500636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2015
Priority date	Aug 7, 2014
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A rail position measurement device that measures a three-dimensional position of a rail using a measurement vehicle includes: a position posture measurement device to measure a position and a posture of the measurement vehicle; and a laser scanner that is a sensor installed on the measurement vehicle so as to be capable of irradiating at least a web and a bottom of a side surface of the rail with laser light and used for measuring the three-dimensional position of the rail.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rail position measurement device that measures a three-dimensional position of a rail using a measurement vehicle, the rail position measurement device comprising:
a position posture measurement device installed on the measurement vehicle configured to measure a position and a posture of the measurement vehicle;
a laser scanner that is a sensor installed on the measurement vehicle and configured to irradiate at least a web and a bottom of a side surface of the rail with laser light and used for measuring the three-dimensional position of the rail;
a laser position adjustment device installed on the measurement vehicle and configured to move a position of the laser scanner in an up-down direction; and
a calculator installed on the measurement vehicle and configured to calculate, based on measurement information of at least one of the laser scanner and the position posture measurement device, a position of the laser scanner such that at least the web and the bottom of the side surface of the rail are irradiated with the laser light.

2. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the laser position adjustment device controls the position of the laser scanner on a basis of information from the calculator.

3. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the laser scanner is installed on the laser position adjustment device.

4. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the laser position adjustment device includes, in addition to a movable mechanism in the up-down direction, a movable mechanism in a horizontal direction orthogonal to both the up-down direction and a travelling direction of the measurement vehicle.

5. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a base unit equipped with the position posture measurement device and the laser scanner, wherein
the laser position adjustment device is an adjustment device configured to move a position of the base unit in the up-down direction.

6. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard.

7. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein
the calculator is further configured to detect presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard from the measurement information obtained by the laser scanner, and, based on a detection result, calculate the position of the laser scanner.

8. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a track database to store track data including gauge information at a track position and information on presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard along a running track, wherein
the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of the track data and the measurement information obtained by the position posture measurement device.

9. The rail position measurement device according to claim 3 , wherein the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard.

10. The rail position measurement device according to claim 4 , wherein the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard.

11. The rail position measurement device according to claim 5 , wherein the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard.

12. The rail position measurement device according to claim 3 , wherein
the calculator is further configured to detect presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard from the measurement information obtained by the laser scanner, and, on a basis of a detection result, calculate the position of the laser scanner.

13. The rail position measurement device according to claim 4 , wherein
the calculator is further configured to detect presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard from the measurement information obtained by the laser scanner, and calculate, on a basis of a detection result, the position of the laser scanner.

14. The rail position measurement device according to claim 5 , wherein
the calculator is further configured to detect presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard from the measurement information obtained by the laser scanner, and to calculate, on a basis of a detection result, the position of the laser scanner.

15. The rail position measurement device according to claim 3 , comprising a track database to store track data including gauge information at a track position and information on presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard along a running track, wherein
the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of the track data and the measurement information obtained by the position posture measurement device.

16. The rail position measurement device according to claim 4 , comprising a track database to store track data including gauge information at a track position and information on presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard along a running track, wherein
the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of the track data and the measurement information obtained by the position posture measurement device.

17. The rail position measurement device according to claim 5 , comprising a track database to store track data including gauge information at a track position and information on presence or absence of a derailment prevention guard along a running track, wherein
the calculator calculates the position of the laser scanner on a basis of the track data and the measurement information obtained by the position posture measurement device.

18. The rail position measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the laser scanner scans a plane orthogonal to the travelling direction of the measurement vehicle or a plane inclined at a preset angle in the travelling direction from the plane orthogonal to the travelling direction of the measurement vehicle.

19. A calculator that is used for a rail position measurement device that measures a three-dimensional position of a rail using a measurement vehicle, the calculator comprising:
a position calculator to calculate a scanner position with respect to the rail from measurement information obtained by a laser scanner that is a sensor installed on the measurement vehicle so as to be capable of irradiating at least a web and a bottom of a side surface of the rail with laser light and used for measuring the three-dimensional position of the rail; and
a laser position calculator to compute a movement amount or a scanner position of the laser scanner in an up-down direction on a basis of a calculation result from the position calculator and to transmit information on the movement amount or the scanner position to a laser position adjustment device capable of moving a position of the laser scanner in the up-down direction.

20. A calculator that is used for a rail position measurement device that measures a three-dimensional position of a rail using a measurement vehicle, the calculator comprising:
a position calculator to calculate a scanner position with respect to the rail from measurement information obtained by a laser scanner that is a sensor installed on the measurement vehicle so as to be capable of irradiating at least a web and a bottom of a

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Shiraishi Hiroyuki
• Kamei Katsuyuki
• Sugo Kenichi
• Yoshida Mitsunobu
• Watanabe Masashi

Classifications

• B61L23/041

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• B61L25/026

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• B61L2205/04

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• G01B11/2518

  Projection by scanning of the object · CPC title

• B61L23/048

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