Title :
Wheel/rail profile studies
Author_Institution :
Loram Maintenance of Way Inc., Hamel, MN, USA
fDate :
30 Apr-2 May 1996
Abstract :
The subject of determining the proper profile to use with either the wheel or rail has long been a discussion of controversy. Practices have evolved and become common in monitoring the rail profile and keeping in conformance with researched profiles that offer maximum rail life. However, with the wheel, preventative measures to maintain the accepted profile have not been widely adopted. Railroad companies and Loram Maintenance of Way have joined forces to develop an “Automatic Wheel Inspection System” (AWIS). This paper demonstrates the benefits of monitoring as well as profiling wheels in order to extend their useful life
Keywords :
automatic optical inspection; computerised monitoring; railways; Automatic Wheel Inspection System; Loram Maintenance of Way; rail profile monitoring; wheel life extension; wheel/rail profile studies; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Costs; Image resolution; Inspection; Laser theory; Optical imaging; Pixel; Rails; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 ASME/IEEE Joint
Conference_Location :
Oakbrook, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3351-9
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.1996.507963
