Track gauge dynamic measurement based on 2d laser displacement sensor

Track irregularities can cause deterioation of riding comfort and derailment.Track gauge variation is one of the basic track irregularities. Track Recording Car is an automated track inspection vehicle on a rail transport system used to test several geometric parameters of the track. Track geomeotry parameters generally measured include position, speed, gauge, alignment, crosslevel, curvature and so on. This paper presents a novel technique for the measurement of track gauge variation, a new measurement system was introduced and been in assembled on a new type underground track recoring car.