Automated Railcar Vision & Inspection System

Large-scale vision platform integrating 40+ cameras for real-time railcar loading and inspection.

Stage
Research Prototype
Published
Who made it?
Ali Maghami
Tags
Computer Vision3D ImagingPythonAzureEdge Computing
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Overview

Architected and deployed a sophisticated vision system for railcar loading operations, integrating 40+ heterogeneous cameras, stereo pairs, and laser profilers for real-time localization and measurement.

Contributions

  • Designed containerized vision pipeline deployed across Linux edge systems with Azure cloud backend
  • Implemented 2D/3D localization and measurement algorithms for high-throughput inspection
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated builds and deployments
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams spanning automation, electrical, and mechanical engineering

Technologies

Computer Vision, 3D Imaging, Python, OpenCV, Open3D, Azure IoT Hub, Docker, Linux