The utility of continual monitoring of track geometry from an in-service vehicle

Yeo, Graeme; Weston, Paul; Roberts, Clive

doi:10.1049/cp.2014.0997

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“…In Yeo et al [ 242 ], the condition of the track geometry was assessed with the use of a system that consisted of three accelerometers , three gyroscopes , a tachometer signal, and a GPS feeder comprising an inertial measurement unit; this system was mounted on the bogie. The aim of the authors was to investigate the renewal, degradation, and maintenance of rail tracks.…”

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Condition Monitoring of Rail Transport Systems: A Bibliometric Performance Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

Kostrzewski

Melnik

2021

Sensors

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Condition monitoring of rail transport systems has become a phenomenon of global interest over the past half a century. The approaches to condition monitoring of various rail transport systems—especially in the context of rail vehicle subsystem and track subsystem monitoring—have been evolving, and have become equally significant and challenging. The evolution of the approaches applied to rail systems’ condition monitoring has followed manual maintenance, through methods connected to the application of sensors, up to the currently discussed methods and techniques focused on the mutual use of automation, data processing, and exchange. The aim of this paper is to provide an essential overview of the academic research on the condition monitoring of rail transport systems. This paper reviews existing literature in order to present an up-to-date, content-based analysis based on a coupled methodology consisting of bibliometric performance analysis and systematic literature review. This combination of literature review approaches allows the authors to focus on the identification of the most influential contributors to the advances in research in the analyzed area of interest, and the most influential and prominent researchers, journals, and papers. These findings have led the authors to specify research trends related to the analyzed area, and additionally identify future research agendas in the investigation from engineering perspectives.

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“…The next keyword, “gyroscope”, was mentioned previously in [ 50 , 91 , 153 , 154 , 156 , 242 , 263 , 274 , 289 ]; some other publications are briefly described in the next paragraph.…”

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Condition Monitoring of Rail Transport Systems: A Bibliometric Performance Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

Kostrzewski

Melnik

2021

Sensors

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“…Several other studies have also been identified in literature that have reported vehicle based monitoring systems to infer the condition of the track with sensors [4], [5] and [6]. The detection of abnormal track features can, with some level of confidence, be inferred from the axlebox and bogie acceleration signals; however, a monitoring system with sensors located in the carbody is more challenging due to the suspension characteristics of the vehicle, particularly of those associated with the air suspension that are designed to improve passenger comfort but, as a consequence, eliminate high frequency vibrations.…”

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Development of railway track condition monitoring from multi-train in-service vehicles

Balouchi

Bevan

Formston

2020

Vehicle System Dynamics

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A cab-based track monitoring system has been developed which makes use of the existing on-board GSM-R cab radio present in the majority of trains operating in the UK. With the addition of a low-cost sensor, type, location and severity of the track defects are reported using the system. The system improves safety and network performance by efficiently directing maintenance crews to the location of defects, minimising time spent on maintenance and inspection. Initially, vehicle dynamic simulation was used to test the feasibility of the system for defect monitoring and to develop compensation factors for vehicle type and operating speed. Novel on-board signal processing techniques are also presented through comparison of vibration response from sites with known defects and outputs from Network Rail's (NR) New Measurement Train (NMT). Good agreement was reported for track faults in relation to vertical and lateral alignment and dip faults. Statistically, good agreement has been demonstrated, suggesting that the data acquired could be used to provide an indication of track quality thereby improving network performance, reducing rough ride and leading to improved passenger comfort. Improvements in the measured and statistical correlation are anticipated through the use, of multi-train / multi-journey and machine learning methods..

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“…The time interval between inspections can be reduced by performing measurements with in-service vehicles. In-service vehicles with built-in measurement systems are already used in many countries for track condition monitoring [1][2][3][4]. These systems usually use inertial sensors to indirectly estimate the track condition based on the measured irregular vehicle motion.…”

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Feasibility of Onboard Smartphones for Railway Track Geometry Estimation: Sensing Capabilities and Characterization

Vinkó

Simonek

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et al. 2022

Period. Polytech. Civil Eng.

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The performance and sensitivity of smartphone sensors developed rapidly in recent years. Due to their accessibility and low costs compared to other industrial solutions, the use of smartphone sensors has become more and more common. In this article, the validity and reliability of a smartphone application in railway track geometry estimation are tested on a conventional rail line. This work focused on Galaxy S-series smartphones of Samsung and proposes an evaluation of the onboard sensing capabilities of their inertial sensors with the comparison of synchronous measurements by a multi-functional Track Recording Vehicle equipped with a contactless Track Geometry- (TGMS), and a Vehicle Dynamic Measuring System (VDMS). The raw accelerometer recordings showed a high-degree correlation with VDMS in both signal magnitude and waveform. The accuracy of gyroscope angular tracking in heading and pitching angle calculation was in the range of 0.2°–0.6°, which allowed the acceptable estimation of the central angle and the radius of horizontal curves. Based on the kinematic analysis techniques, the roll flexibility coefficient of the vehicle was determined, which allowed calculating the cross-level and the twist of the track. Furthermore, the local extreme values of the roll-rate gyro correlate with the isolated track geometry defects of the track twist gathered by TRV’s TGMS. Despite its limitations, the application of smartphones represents a prospective technological opportunity to explore new approaches and support rail asset management.

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The utility of continual monitoring of track geometry from an in-service vehicle

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Condition Monitoring of Rail Transport Systems: A Bibliometric Performance Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

Condition Monitoring of Rail Transport Systems: A Bibliometric Performance Analysis and Systematic Literature Review

Development of railway track condition monitoring from multi-train in-service vehicles

Feasibility of Onboard Smartphones for Railway Track Geometry Estimation: Sensing Capabilities and Characterization

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