Title :
Assessing the condition of railway assets using DIFCAM: results from tunnel examinations
Author :
McCormick, N.J. ; Kimkeran, S.A. ; Najimi, A. ; Jonas, D.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
The objective of the digital imaging for condition asset management (DIFCAM) project was to show the feasibility of imaging and laser scanning based techniques for tunnel examination. This was successfully done by developing a demonstrator for monitoring the interior of rail tunnels, reducing or eliminating the need for track access and subjective human visual inspections. This is an example of a generic technology platform that could be deployed in other sectors.
Keywords :
automatic optical inspection; condition monitoring; optical scanners; rails; railways; structural engineering computing; tunnels; DIFCAM; digital imaging for condition asset management; interior monitoring; laser scanning based techniques; rail tunnel examinations; railway condition asset management; tunnel examinations; Tunnel; assets; examination; imaging; railway;
Conference_Titel :
Railway Condition Monitoring (RCM 2014), 6th IET Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-913-1
