TTCI R&D: Machine Learning for Machine Vision Systems
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RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2021 ISSUE: Reliable, real-time monitoring of in-service railcar components will enhance the potential for maintenance planning.
BY ANISH POUDEL, PH.D – PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR I (NDT); ABE MEDDAH – PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR I; AND MATT WITTE, PH.D – SCIENTIST, TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.
Through the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has been assisting suppliers and other stakeholders in the development of machine vision technologies and related algorithms for evaluating railcar components and conditions. To enhance safety and reduce worker exposure to yard risk, North American railroads have begun to install machine vision inspection systems in revenue service.