Abstract
The maintenance of the Railway track switches, which are exposed to environment, are very critical as any failure in the switch system may lead to accidents. With the increase of the capacity in the network, availability of switches is very important which limits the schedule maintenance process. Parameter estimation techniques can be used to estimate and detect the gradual degradation of the system. In this research, a Simplified Refined Instrumental Variable based continuous time parameter estimation method is used to monitor the condition of a railway track switch actuator. This approach will lead to reduce the number of scheduled maintenance of the switch system. In the present study, a switch system with electro-mechanical actuator, which is in operation in the UK rail network, has been modelled using the multibody model. This technique is tested with changing switch parameters and it detects changes in the system parameters such friction, stiffness elements.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2020 |
Event | 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020 - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 27 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020 Conference number: 8th https://traconference.eu/ |
Conference
Conference | 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | TRA 2020 |
Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Helsinki |
Period | 27/04/20 → 30/04/20 |
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Keywords
- Railway Track Switch
- Parameter Estimation
- Continuous Time Systems
- Railways
- Health
- Monitoring