Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Birmingham : A - Electronic, Electrical and computer engineering
Article title
Condition monitoring opportunities using vehicle-based sensors
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Article number
-
Volume number
225
Issue number
2
First page of article
202
ISSN of journal
0954-4097
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
8
Additional information
Manual inspection of railway points is dangerous, expensive, prone to error, and reduces capacity. In addition, automatic high-speed inspection systems disregard data recorded through points. This paper presents a novel approach to monitoring the condition of these critical sections of all railways by exploiting variations in the standard dynamic behavior of the bogies of in-service vehicles. It describes outputs from a collaborative project involving three universities and three companies. The work is being further developed as part of a £5M EPSRC programme grant and a €5M EU/FP7 project with 5 infrastructure management companies, 3 associations and 9 other collaborators.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
C - Railway Research and Energy
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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