An Investigation of Rail Condition Monitoring by Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors

T. K. Ho, S. Y. Liu, K. Y. Lee, Y. T. Ho, K. H. Ho, A. McCusker, J. Kam, Hwa Yaw Tam, Siu Lau Ho

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Abstract

Condition monitoring on rails and train wheels is vitally important to the railway asset management and the rail-wheel interactions provide the crucial information of the health state of both rails and wheels. Continuous and remote monitoring is always a preference for operators. With a new generation of strain sensing devices in Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors, this study explores the possibility of continuous monitoring of the health state of the rails; and investigates the required signal processing techniques and their limitations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-15
Number of pages7
JournalHKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Condition Monitoring
  • FBG Sensors
  • Rail-wheel Interaction
  • Railway Maintenance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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