TY - JOUR
T1 - On the fault detection and diagnosis of railway switch and crossing systems
T2 - an overview
AU - Hamadache, Moussa
AU - Dutta, Saikat
AU - Olaby, Osama
AU - Ambur , Ramakrishnan
AU - Stewart, Edward
AU - Dixon, Roger
PY - 2019/11/27
Y1 - 2019/11/27
N2 - Railway switch and crossing (S&C) systems have a very complex structure that requires not only a large number of components (such as rails, check rails, switches, crossings, turnout bearers, slide chair, etc.) but also different types of components and technologies (mechanical devices to operate switches, electrical and/or electronic devices for control, etc.). This complexity of railway S&C systems makes them vulnerable to failures and malfunctions that can ultimately cause delays and even fatal accidents. Thus, it is crucial to develop suitable condition monitoring techniques to deal with fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) in railway S&C systems. The main contribution of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the existing FDD techniques for railway S&C systems. The aim is to overview the state of the art in rail S&C and in doing so to provide a platform for researchers, railway operators, and experts to research, develop and adopt the best methods for their applications; thereby helping ensure the rapid evolution of monitoring and fault detection in the railway industry at a time of the increased interest in condition based maintenance and the use of high-speed trains on the rail network.
AB - Railway switch and crossing (S&C) systems have a very complex structure that requires not only a large number of components (such as rails, check rails, switches, crossings, turnout bearers, slide chair, etc.) but also different types of components and technologies (mechanical devices to operate switches, electrical and/or electronic devices for control, etc.). This complexity of railway S&C systems makes them vulnerable to failures and malfunctions that can ultimately cause delays and even fatal accidents. Thus, it is crucial to develop suitable condition monitoring techniques to deal with fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) in railway S&C systems. The main contribution of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the existing FDD techniques for railway S&C systems. The aim is to overview the state of the art in rail S&C and in doing so to provide a platform for researchers, railway operators, and experts to research, develop and adopt the best methods for their applications; thereby helping ensure the rapid evolution of monitoring and fault detection in the railway industry at a time of the increased interest in condition based maintenance and the use of high-speed trains on the rail network.
KW - Railway switch & crossing (S&C) system
KW - Condition monitoring
KW - Fault detection and diagnosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076091545&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/app9235129
DO - 10.3390/app9235129
M3 - Review article
SN - 2076-3417
VL - 9
JO - Applied Sciences
JF - Applied Sciences
IS - 23
M1 - 5129
ER -