Duos Technologies, Inc.
Safety Is the #1 Concern of the Railroad Industry!
This article first appeared in the Railway-News magazine, Issue 2 2024.
Railcars contain hundreds of parts and critical components that must be inspected frequently to ensure safe and reliable operations.
With more than 1.6 million railcars running on nearly 200,000 miles of track in North America, railroads and railcar owners are seeking advanced technologies to keep their operations safe, reliable and efficient. Improving processes in this area is key to improving safety and operations.
Duos Railcar Inspection Portal (RIP®) offers comprehensive remote visual inspection of railcars aided by the power of advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms.
Railcar Inspection Portal (RIP®)
Remote Visual Railcar Inspections Made Easy
Capturing finely detailed high-resolution images at track speed, the RIP® provides a 360-degree (all-around) view of a passing railcar in mere seconds. The images are presented in CENTRACO® – a modern, intuitive browser-based application thoughtfully designed to facilitate thorough and accurate railcar inspections within a flexible and streamlined workflow.
Expertly-Developed AI/ML Offers a Second Set of Eyes
Who couldn’t use a little help now and then?
The RIP® features a set of over forty (and growing) expertly crafted artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) models that offer just that. As the RIP captures high-resolution images, our AI models immediately analyse the images and look for anomalies or defects on the railcars. Detected defects are immediately reported in the CENTRACO® application, giving the inspector advanced notification of such conditions.
Railcar Inspectors – The Voice of Authority
No one knows more about inspecting railcars than experienced railcar inspectors. That’s why Duos employs skilled and certified railcar mechanics on our staff to oversee the planning, development and continual training of our AI models. In addition, each of our AI models is developed and trained to detect conditions that matter most to railcar inspectors and railroad industry in general.
