Norfolk Southern’s Machine Vision System Inspects Moving Rail Cars
To spot defects on moving trains, Norfolk Southern Railway (Atlanta, GA, USA) is building train inspection portals on tracks in the United States. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (Atlanta, GA, USA) is collaborating with the railroad on the inspection project.
The portals combine high-resolution cameras, stadium lights, and AI algorithms to capture and then analyze images of trains moving at up to 60 mph. All components are installed trackside inside tunnel-type steel structures.