Machines With Vision utilizes computer vision technology to achieve millimeter-accurate mapping of railway infrastructure, enabling precise positioning of track features in real-time, even in GNSS-denied areas. This approach significantly enhances the safety and efficiency of maintenance operations by allowing engineers to remotely identify faults without the need for on-track inspections.
Funding
$5.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Current train positioning systems often have errors of several meters, especially in areas where satellite signals are weak or unavailable. This inaccuracy can lead to track workers being directed to the wrong location and render valuable infrastructure data unusable. Traditional methods of railway infrastructure monitoring also expose track engineers to risky on-track working conditions.
Solution
Machines With Vision provides a computer vision-based system for millimeter-accurate mapping of railway infrastructure, enabling precise positioning of track features in real-time, even in GNSS-denied environments. The RailLoc technology creates a map of rail track features using visible characteristics such as ballast structure and the orientation of bolts, cracks, and marks on sleepers. This allows infrastructure monitoring data to be positioned with sub-meter accuracy across the entire railway network. The Fault Navigator application, underpinned by RailLoc, directs track workers to specific faults with visual and audible prompts, improving safety and reducing the time spent locating defects.
Target Audience
The primary customers are railway infrastructure owners and engineers responsible for track maintenance and monitoring, as well as diagnostic and passenger train operators.
Features
- Millimeter-accurate positioning of track features using computer vision
- Positional accuracy validated to within 30mm in most scenarios
- Operates in GNSS-challenged or denied areas, such as tunnels and stations
- Requires no installation or maintenance of track-based physical infrastructure
- Near real-time processing of data
- Simple installation and small footprint on the vehicle
- Cloud-based software API for accessing geolocation data
- Fault Navigator app directs workers to faults within 30mm, improving safety and efficiency