Increasing the Traffic Safety Level of Rolling Stock by Wheel Condition Monitoring Using an Automated Measuring Complex

Abstract

The rail rolling stock undercarriage condition monitoring is proposed by using an automated measuring system, located on the railway track and measuring the specified parameters of the wheels directly, while the train is moving. Regular undercarriage condition monitoring reduces the costs of preventive maintenance of rolling stock without compromising the traffic safety. An algorithm has been developed for the operation of a special software package for visualizing and assessing monitoring data on the condition of the undercarriage of rail rolling stock. The software package consists of separate software modules that can be used independently of each other. It is possible to make short- or long-term predictions of the behavior of any of the monitored parameters using an proposed automated measuring system.

Keywords

• rolling stock
• carriage part
• wheel
• rail
• measurements
• defect
• measurement accuracy
• traffic safety